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Ezra 10:8-14

8Whoeverוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834failedלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to appearיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935within threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117would forfeitיָחֳרַ֖םyo.cho.RamH2763allכָּל־kol-H3605his propertyרְכוּשׁ֑וֹ וְה֥וּאre.khu.Sho ve.Hu'H7399 H1931,according to the counselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the leadersהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and would himself be expelledיִבָּדֵ֖לyi.ba.DelH914from the assemblyמִקְּהַ֥לmi.ke.HalH6951of the exilesהַגּוֹלָֽה׃ סha.go.LahH1473.

9So within the threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117,allכָל־khol-H3605the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀u.vin.ya.MinH1144assembledוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם ה֛וּאye.ru.sha.Lim hu'H3389 H1931,and on the twentieth dayחֹ֥דֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםCho.desh be.'es.RimH6242 H2320of the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֑דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the squareבִּרְחוֹב֙bir.chOvH7339at the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tremblingמַרְעִידִ֥יםmar.'i.DimH7460regardingעַל־'al-H5921this matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697and because of the heavy rainוּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ פu.me.ha.ge.sha.MimH1653.

10Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stood upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413, “Youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859have been unfaithfulמְעַלְתֶּ֔םme.'al.TemH4603by marryingוַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּva.to.Shi.vuH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802,addingלְהוֹסִ֖יףle.ho.SifH3254toעַל־'al-H5921the guiltאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Now, thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,makeתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414a confessionתוֹדָ֛הto.DahH8426to the LORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213His willרְצוֹנ֑וֹre.tzo.NoH7522.Separateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselvesוּמִן־u.min-H4480from the peopleמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and from your foreignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802.”

12And the wholeכָֽל־khol-H3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֛ל וַיֹּאמְר֖וּha.ka.Hal vai.yo.me.RuH6951 H559respondedוַיַּֽעְנ֧וּvai.ya'.NuH6030in a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963: “Trulyכֵּ֛ןkenH3651we must doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213as you sayכִּדְבָרְךָ֥ עָלֵ֖ינוּke.div.rei.kha 'a.Lei.nuH1697 H5921!

13Butאֲבָ֞ל'a.ValH61there are manyרָב֙ravH7227people hereהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,and it is the rainyגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653seasonוְהָעֵ֣תve.ha.'EtH6256.We are notוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369ableכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to stayלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975out in the openבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351.Norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808is thisthe workוְהַמְּלָאכָ֗הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399of oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147daysלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have transgressedלִפְשֹׁ֖עַlif.Sho.a'H6586greatlyהִרְבִּ֥ינוּhir.Bi.nuH7235in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

14Let our leadersשָׂ֠רֵינוּSa.rei.nuH8269representיַֽעֲמְדוּ־ נָ֣אya.'am.du- na'H5975 H4994the wholeלְֽכָל־le.kholH3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951.Then let everyoneוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in our townsH5892who has marriedהַהֹשִׁ֞יבha.ho.ShivH3427a foreignנָכְרִיּוֹת֙na.khe.ri.yOtH5237womanנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935at an appointedמְזֻמָּנִ֔יםme.zu.ma.NimH2163timeלְעִתִּ֣יםle.'i.TimH6256,together withוְעִמָּהֶ֛םve.'i.ma.HemH5973the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205and judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָ עַ֠דve.sho.fe.Tei.ha 'adH8199 H5704of each townH5892,until the fierce angerחֲר֤וֹן אַף־cha.Ron 'af-H2740 H639of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430עַ֖ד'adH5704in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088matterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697is turned awayלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725from usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.”

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