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Ezra 9:1-2

1After these thingsאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428had been accomplishedוּכְכַלּ֣וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615,the leadersהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269approachedנִגְּשׁ֨וּni.ge.ShuH5066meאֵלַ֤י'e.LaiH413and saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,including the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808kept themselves separateנִבְדְּל֞וּniv.de.LuH914from the surroundingהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776peoplesמֵעַמֵּ֖יme.'a.MeiH5971whose abominationsכְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶםKe.to.'a.vo.tei.hemH8441are like those of the Canaanitesלַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יla.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֣יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֗יhay.vu.SiH2983,Ammonitesהָֽעַמֹּנִי֙ha.'a.mo.NiH5984,Moabitesהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יha.Mo.'a.ViH4125,Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713,and Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

2Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,the Israelites have takenנָשְׂא֣וּna.se.'UH5375some of their daughtersמִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.no.tei.HemH1323as wives for themselvesand their sonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.liv.nei.HemH1121,so that the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233has been mixedוְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ve.hit.'a.re.VuH6148with the peopleבְּעַמֵּ֖יbe.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776.And the leadersהַשָּׂרִ֣יםha.sa.RimH8269and officialsוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461have taken the leadוְיַ֧ד הָֽיְתָ֛ה רִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ סve.Yad ha.ye.Tah ri.sho.NahH3027 H1961 H7223in thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088unfaithfulnessבַּמַּ֥עַלba.Ma.'alH4604!”

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