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Ezra 7:1-14

1Many years laterוְאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּהve.'a.Char ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH310 H428 H1697,during the reignבְּמַלְכ֖וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539,Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֔הse.ra.YahH8304,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽה׃chil.ki.YahH2518,

2the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

3the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meraiothמְרָיֽוֹת׃me.ra.YotH4812,

4the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֥הze.rach.YahH2228,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Uzziעֻזִּ֖י'u.ZiH5813,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bukkiבֻּקִּֽי׃bu.KiH1231,

5the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abishuaאֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ'a.vi.Shu.a'H50,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Phinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175the chiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548—

6thisה֤וּאhu'H1931Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830came upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894.Heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931wasa scribeסֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608skilledמָהִיר֙ma.HirH4106in the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,had givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414.The kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414Ezraallכֹּ֖לkolH3605his requestsבַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פba.ka.sha.ToH1246,for the handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430was upon himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921.

7So in the seventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783,he went upוַיַּֽעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927toאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with some ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480the Israelitesמִבְּנֵֽי־ יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלmi.be.nei- Yis.ra.'elH1121 H3478,including priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֜םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,gatekeepersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֛יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,and temple servantsוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411.

8Ezra arrivedוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֑י הִ֛יאha.cha.mi.Shi hi'H2549 H1931monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

9כִּ֗יKiH3588Heה֣וּאhu'H1931had begunיְסֻ֔דye.SudH3246the journeyהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הha.ma.'a.LahH4609from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894on the firstבְּאֶחָד֙be.'e.ChadH259dayof the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,and he arrivedבָּ֚אba'H935inאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389on the firstוּבְאֶחָ֞דu.ve.'e.ChadH259day of the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,for the graciousהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430was upon himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

10Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830had setהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824to studyלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875אֶת־'et-H853the Lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to practice itוְלַעֲשֹׂ֑תve.la.'a.SotH6213,and to teachוּלְלַמֵּ֥דu.le.la.MedH3925its statutesחֹ֥קchokH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סu.mish.PatH4941in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Thisוְזֶ֣ה׀ve.ZehH2088is the textפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6572of the letterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןha.nish.te.VanH5406אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783had givenנָתַן֙na.TanH5414to Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֥אle.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548andscribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608,an expertסֹפֵ֞רso.FerH5608in the commandmentsדִּבְרֵ֧י מִצְוֹת־div.Rei mitz.vot-H1697 H4687and statutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068toעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478:

12Artaxerxesאַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783,kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of kingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430.To Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5831the priestכָ֠הֲנָאKha.ha.na'H3549,the scribeסָפַ֨רsa.FarH5613of the Lawדָּתָ֜אda.Ta'H1882ofדִּֽי־di-H1768the Godאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֛אshe.mai.Ya'H8065:Greetingsגְּמִ֖יר וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃ge.Mir u.khe.'E.netH1585 H3706.

13Iמִנִּי֮mi.NiH4481herebyשִׂ֣יםsimH7761decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942thatדִּ֣יdiH1768anyכָל־khol-H3606volunteersמִתְנַדַּ֣בmit.na.DavH5069among the Israelitesעַמָּ֨ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל'a.Mah' Yis.ra.'ElH5972 H3479in my kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתִי֩ מִן־be.mal.khu.Ti min-H4437 H4481,including the priestsוְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיve.kha.ha.No.hiH3549and Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֗אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,may go upלִמְהָ֧ךְlim.HakhH1946with youעִמָּ֖ךְ'i.MakhH5974יְהָֽךְ׃ye.HakhH1946to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םli.ru.she.LemH3390.

14H3606קֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903דִּי֩diH1768You are sentשְׁלִ֔יחַshe.Li.achH7972byמִן־ קֳדָ֨םmin- ko.DamH4481 H6925the kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430and his sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7655counselorsיָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ya.'a.To.hiH3272to evaluateלְבַקָּרָ֥א עַל־le.va.ka.Ra' 'al-H1240 H5922Judahיְה֖וּדye.HudH3061and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑םve.li.ru.she.LemH3390according to the Lawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of your Godאֱלָהָ֖ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whichדִּ֥יdiH1768is in your handבִידָֽךְ׃vi.DakhH3028.

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