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Ezra 6:14-18

14So the Jewishיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062eldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יve.sa.VeiH7868builtבָּנַ֣יִןba.Na.yinH1124and prosperedוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןu.matz.le.ChinH6744through the prophesyingבִּנְבוּאַת֙bin.vu.'AtH5017of Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292the prophetנְבִיָּ֔אne.vi.'ah'H5029and Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הu.ze.khar.YahH2148sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Iddoעִדּ֑וֹאi.Do'H5714.They finishedוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּve.shakh.Li.luH3635buildingוּבְנ֣וֹu.ve.NoH1124according toמִן־min-H4481the commandטַ֙עַם֙ta.'amH2942of the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479and the decreesוּמִטְּעֵם֙u.mi.te.'EmH2942of Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567,Dariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868,and Artaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאve.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783,kingsמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6540.

15And thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005was completedוְשֵׁיצִיא֙ve.shei.Tzi'H3319onעַ֛ד'adH5705the thirdתְּלָתָ֖הte.la.TahH8532dayי֥וֹםYomH3118of the monthלִירַ֣חli.RachH3393of Adarאֲדָ֑ר דִּי־ הִ֣יא'a.Dar di- hi'H144 H1768 H1932,in the sixthשֵׁ֔תShetH8353yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437of Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868.

16Then the peopleH1123of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479—the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549,the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of the exilesגָלוּתָ֗אga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547—celebratedוַעֲבַ֣דוּva.'a.Va.duH5648the dedicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597of theדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426with joyבְּחֶדְוָֽה׃be.ched.VahH2305.

17For theדְנָה֒de.NahH1836dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426they offeredוְהַקְרִ֗בוּve.hak.Ri.vuH7127a hundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bullsתּוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,two hundredמָאתַ֔יִןma.Ta.yinH3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H703hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563,and a sin offeringH2409forעַל־'al-H5922allכָּל־kol-H3606Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3479of twelveתְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ןte.rei- 'a.Sar le.min.YanH8648 H6236 H4510male goatsוּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜יןu.tze.fi.Rei 'i.ZinH6841 H5796,one for each tribeשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7625of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.

18They also appointedוַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.muH6966the priestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549by their divisionsבִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.HonH6392and the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879by their groupsבְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbe.mach.le.Ka.te.HonH4255toעַל־'al-H5922the serviceעֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.DatH5673of Godאֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י'e.la.Ha' diH426 H1768in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,according to what is writtenכִּכְתָ֖בkikh.TavH3792in the Bookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4873.

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