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Ezra 6:16-21

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.

19On the fourteenth dayבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240of the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the exilesבְנֵי־ הַגּוֹלָ֖הve.nei- ha.go.LahH1121 H1473אֶת־'et-H853keptוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the Passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453.

20Allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם כְּאֶחָ֖דve.hal.vi.Yim ke.'e.ChadH3881 H259כִּ֣יkiH3588had purified themselvesהִֽטַּהֲר֞וּhi.ta.ha.RuH2891and were ceremonially cleanטְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.RimH2889.And the Levites slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the Passover lambהַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachH6453for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the exilesבְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔הbe.Nei ha.go.LahH1121 H1473,for their priestlyהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548brothersוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251, and for themselves.

21The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478who had returnedהַשָּׁבִים֙ha.sha.VimH7725from exileמֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔הme.ha.go.LahH1473ate itוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,together with allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605who had separated themselvesהַנִּבְדָּ֛לha.niv.DalH914from the uncleannessמִטֻּמְאַ֥תmi.tum.'AtH2932of the peoplesגּוֹיֵֽ־go.ye-H1471of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to seekאֲלֵהֶ֑ם לִדְרֹ֕שׁ'a.le.Hem lid.RoshH413 H1875the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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