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Ezra 8:24-36

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,

25and I weighed outוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254to themאֶת־'et-H853the contributionתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the articlesהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627that the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,his counselorsוְיֹעֲצָ֣יוve.yo.'a.TzavH3289,his leadersוְשָׂרָ֔יוve.sa.RavH8269,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thereהַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃ha.nim.tza.'ImH4672had offeredהַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ha.he.Ri.muH7311for the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

26I weighed outוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254intoעַל־'al-H5921their handsיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027650שֵֽׁשׁ־ מֵא֣וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםshesh- me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH8337 H3967 H2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,articlesוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701weighing100מֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603,100מֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,

2720עֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091bowlsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713valued at1,000אָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505daricsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150,and twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147articlesוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627of fineטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896polishedמֻצְהָ֤בmutz.HavH6668bronzeנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,as precious asחֲמוּדֹ֖תcha.mu.DotH2530goldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.

28Then I toldוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559themאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413, “Youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859are holyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944to the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and these articlesוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627areholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944.The silverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091are a freewill offeringנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

29Guard themשִׁקְד֣וּshik.DuH8245carefullyוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104untilעַֽד־'ad-H5704you weigh them outתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254in the chambersהַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתha.lish.KhotH3957of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the leadingשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and headsוְשָׂרֵֽי־ve.sa.rei-H8269of the Israeliteלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478familiesהָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1.”

30So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881took charge ofוְקִבְּלוּ֙ve.ki.be.LuH6901the silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091and sacred articlesוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627that had been weighed outמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948to be takenלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430in Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389.

31On the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙bish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240day of the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320we set outוַֽנִּסְעָ֞הva.nis.'AhH5265from the Ahavaאַֽהֲוָ֗א'a.ha.Va'H163Canalמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430wasהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961upon usעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921to protect usוַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּvai.Ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337from the handsמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of the enemiesאוֹיֵ֛ב'o.YevH341and banditsוְאוֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH693alongעַל־'al-H5921the wayהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870.

32So we arrivedוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and restedוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033for threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

33On the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117,in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,we weighed outנִשְׁקַ֣לnish.KalH8254the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָ֨בve.ha.za.HavH2091and sacred articlesוְהַכֵּלִ֜יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627intoעַ֠ל'alH5921the handיַד־yad-H3027of Meremothמְרֵמ֤וֹתme.re.MotH4822sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548.Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֑סpin.ChasH6372was with himוְעִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH5973,along withוְעִמָּהֶ֞םve.'i.ma.HemH5973the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֧דyo.za.VadH3107sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeshuaיֵשׁ֛וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442and Noadiahוְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥הve.no.'ad.YahH5129sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Binnuiבִּנּ֖וּיbi.NuiH1131.

34Everythingלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605was verified by numberבְּמִסְפָּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557and weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948,and the totalכָּֽל־kal-H3605weightהַמִּשְׁקָ֖לha.mish.KalH4948was recordedוַיִּכָּתֵ֥בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789at thatהַהִֽיא׃ פha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

35Then the exilesבְנֵֽי־ הַגּוֹלָ֜הve.nei- ha.go.LahH1121 H1473who had returnedהַ֠בָּאִיםHa.ba.'imH935from captivityמֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨יme.ha.she.ViH7628sacrificedהִקְרִ֥יבוּhik.Ri.vuH7126burnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹת׀o.LotH5930to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:12שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240bullsפָּרִ֨יםpa.RimH6499forעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,96תִּשְׁעִ֣ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֗הtish.'Im ve.shi.ShahH8673 H8337ramsאֵילִ֣ים׀'ei.LimH352,77שִׁבְעִ֣ים וְשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'Im ve.shiv.'AhH7657 H7651lambsכְּבָשִׂים֙ke.va.SimH3532,and a sin offeringחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403of 12שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240male goatsצְפִירֵ֥יtze.fi.ReiH6842.Allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605this wasa burnt offeringעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

36They also deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ׀vai.yi.te.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428edictsדָּתֵ֣יda.TeiH1881to the royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satrapsלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙la.'a.chash.dar.pe.NeiH323and governorsוּפַחֲו֖וֹתu.fa.cha.VotH6346of the region westעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676of the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,who proceeded to assistוְנִשְּׂא֥וּve.ni.se.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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