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Ezra 4:13-16

13Let it nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705beלֶהֱוֵ֣אle.he.Ve'H1934knownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ye.Di.a'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430thatדִּ֠יdiH1768ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thatדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is rebuiltתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124and its wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792are restoredיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635,they will notלָ֣אla'H3809payיִנְתְּנ֔וּןyin.te.NunH5415tributeמִנְדָּֽה־min.dah-H4061,dutyבְל֤וֹve.LoH1093,or tollוַהֲלָךְ֙va.ha.loKhH1983,and the royalמַלְכִ֖יםmal.KhimH4430treasuryוְאַפְּתֹ֥םve.'a.pe.TomH674will sufferתְּהַנְזִֽק׃te.han.ZikH5142.

14Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705becauseH3606קֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903דִּֽי־di-H1768מְלַ֤חme.LachH4416we are in the serviceמְלַ֔חְנָאme.Lach.na'H4415of the palaceהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965and it is not fittingלָ֥א אֲֽרִֽיךְla' 'arikhH3809 H749for usto allowלְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א עַ֨ל־ דְּנָ֔הle.me.che.Ze' 'Al- de.NahH2370 H5922 H1836the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430to be dishonoredוְעַרְוַ֣תve.'ar.VatH6173,we have sentשְׁלַ֖חְנָאshe.Lach.na'H7972to informוְהוֹדַ֥עְנָאve.ho.Da'.na'H3046the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430

15thatדִּ֡יdiH1768a search should be madeיְבַקַּר֩ye.va.KarH1240of the recordדָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜אda.khe.Ra.nai.Ya'H1799booksבִּֽסְפַר־bis.far-H5609ofדִּ֣יdiH1768your fathersאֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ'a.va.ha.TakhH2. In theseדָּכְרָנַיָּא֮da.khe.ra.nai.Ya'H1799booksבִּסְפַ֣רbis.FarH5609you will discoverוּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּחU.te.hash.kachH7912and verifyוְתִנְדַּע֒ve.tin.Da'H3046thatדִּי֩diH1768the cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149דָ֜ךְdakhH1791is a rebelliousמָֽרָדָ֗אma.ra.Da'H4779cityקִרְיָ֣אkir.Ya'H7149,harmfulוּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤תu.me.han.ze.KatH5142to kingsמַלְכִין֙mal.KhinH4430and provincesוּמְדִנָ֔ןu.me.di.NanH4083,incitingעָבְדִ֣ין'a.ve.DinH5648seditionוְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ve.'esh.ta.DurH849בְּגַוַּ֔הּbe.ga.VahH1459fromמִן־min-H4481ancientעָלְמָ֑א'al.Ma'H5957timesיוֹמָ֖תyo.MatH3118.That is whyעַ֨ל־'Al-H5922thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836cityקִרְיְתָ֥א דָ֖ךְkir.ye.Ta' dakhH7149 H1791was destroyedהָֽחָרְבַֽת׃Ha.cha.re.VatH2718.

16Weאֲנַ֙חְנָה֙'a.Nach.nahH586adviseמְהוֹדְעִ֤יןme.hod.'InH3046the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430thatדִּ֠יdiH1768ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thisדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is rebuiltתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124and its wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792are restoredיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן לָקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔הyish.takh.le.Lun lo.ko.Vel de.NahH3635 H6903 H1836,you will haveאִיתַ֖י'i.TaiH383noלָ֥אla'H3809dominionחֲלָק֙cha.LakH2508westבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֔אna.ha.Ra'H5103.

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