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Ezra 9:1-4

1Nowwhenthesethingsאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428weredone,theprincesH8269drewH5066nearuntome,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ThepeopleH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,havenotseparatedH914themselvesfromthepeoplesH5971ofthelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, doingaccordingtotheirabominationsכְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶםKe.to.'a.vo.tei.hemH8441,evenoftheCanaanitesH3669,theHittitesH2850,thePerizzites,theJebusites,theAmmonitesH5984,theMoabitesH4125,theEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713,andtheAmoritesH567.

2FortheyhavetakenH5375oftheirdaughtersמִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.no.tei.HemH1323forthemselvesandfortheirsonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.liv.nei.HemH1121,sothattheholyH6944seedH2233havemingledthemselveswiththepeoplesH5971ofthelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776:yea,thehandוְיַ֧דve.YadH3027oftheprincesH8269andrulershathbeenH1961chiefH8269inthistrespass.

3AndwhenIheardH8085thisthingH1697,Irentmygarmentבִּגְדִ֖יbig.DiH899andmyrobeוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598,andpluckedoffthehairמִשְּׂעַ֤רmi.se.'ArH8181ofmyheadרֹאשִׁי֙ro.ShiH7218andofmybeardוּזְקָנִ֔יu.ze.ka.NiH2206,andsatH3427downוָאֵשְׁבָ֖הva.'e.she.VahH3427confounded.

4Thenwereassembleduntomeeveryonethattrembledatthewordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697oftheGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseofthetrespassofthemofthecaptivity;andIsatH3427confoundeduntiltheeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153oblation.

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