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Ezra 8:19-24

19alsoוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,together withוְאִתּ֥וֹve.'i.ToH854Jeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470,from the descendantsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,and his brothersאֶחָ֥יו'e.ChavH251and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,20 menעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס'es.RimH6242.

20They also brought220מָאתַ֣יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםma.Ta.yim ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480the temple servantsהַנְּתִינִ֗יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411,allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605designatedנִקְּב֥וּni.ke.VuH5344by nameבְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ve.she.MotH8034.Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732and the officialsוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269had appointedשֶׁנָּתַ֨ןshe.na.TanH5414themנְתִינִ֖יםne.ti.NimH5411to assistלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881.

21And there byעַל־'al-H5921the Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163Canalהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104I proclaimedוָאֶקְרָ֨א שָׁ֥םva.'ek.Ra' shamH7121 H8033a fastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685,so that we might humbleלְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹתle.hit.'a.NotH6031ourselves beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430and ask Him forלְבַקֵּ֤שׁ מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙le.va.Kesh mi.Me.nuH1245 H4480a safeיְשָׁרָ֔הye.sha.RahH3477journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for usand our childrenוּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּu.le.ta.Pe.nuH2945,with allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605our possessionsרְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃re.khu.She.nuH7399.

22Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I was ashamedבֹ֗שְׁתִּיVo.she.tiH954to ask the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428forלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592an escort of soldiersחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428and horsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֔יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571to protect usלְעָזְרֵ֥נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826fromמִן־min-H4480our enemiesמֵאוֹיֵ֖בme.'o.YevH341on the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588we had told himלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH559 H4428, “The handיַד־yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is graciousלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896toעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605who seek Himמְבַקְשָׁיו֙me.vak.ShavH1245,but His greatוְעֻזּ֣וֹve.'u.ZoH5797angerוְאַפּ֔וֹve.'a.PoH639is againstעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605who forsake Himעֹזְבָֽיו׃'o.ze.VavH5800.”

23So we fastedוַנָּצ֛וּמָהva.na.Tzu.mahH6684and petitionedוַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥הva.ne.vak.ShahH1245our Godמֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּme.'e.lo.Hei.nuH430aboutעַל־'al-H5921thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063,and He granted our requestוַיֵּעָתֵ֖רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279.

24Then I set apartוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהva.'av.Di.lahH914twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240of the leadingמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,together with Sherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.YahH8274,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,andוְעִמָּהֶ֥םve.'i.ma.HemH5973tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235of their brothersמֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.chei.HemH251,

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