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Ezra 1:2-4

2“This is whatכֹּ֣הkohH3541Cyrusכֹּ֚רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539saysאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559: ‘The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whoוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931has givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414meallכֹּ֚לkolH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,has appointedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Himat Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃Bi.hu.DahH3063.

3Whoeverמִֽי־mi-H4310among youbelongs toמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605His peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971,may his Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430beיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961with himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973,and may he goוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063and buildוְיִ֗בֶןve.Yi.venH1129אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Heה֥וּאhu'H1931isthe Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4And let everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605survivorהַנִּשְׁאָ֗רha.nish.'ArH7604,whereverמִֽכָּל־ הַמְּקֹמוֹת֮mi.kol ha.me.ko.mOtH3605 H4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heה֣וּאhu'H1931livesגָֽר־ שָׁם֒gar- shamH1481 H8033,be assistedיְנַשְּׂא֙וּהוּ֙ye.na.se.'U.huH5375by the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of that regionמְקֹמ֔וֹme.ko.MoH4725with silverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,goldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091,goodsוּבִרְכ֣וּשׁu.vir.KhushH7399,and livestockוּבִבְהֵמָ֑הu.viv.he.MahH929,along withעִם־'im-H5973a freewill offeringהַ֨נְּדָבָ֔הha.ne.da.VahH5071for the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.’”

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