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Ezra 9:10-12

10And nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whatמַה־mah-H4100can we sayנֹּאמַ֥רno.MarH559afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063?Forכִּ֥יkiH3588we have forsakenעָזַ֖בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800the commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687

11thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You gaveצִוִּ֗יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680throughבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559: ‘The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemH859are enteringבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423isהִ֔יאHi'H1931a landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776pollutedנִדָּה֙ni.DahH5079by the impurityבְּנִדַּ֖תbe.ni.DatH5079of its peoplesעַמֵּ֣י הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת'a.Mei ha.'a.ra.TzotH5971 H776and the abominationsבְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םbe.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they have filled itמִלְא֛וּהָmil.'U.haH4390from endמִפֶּ֥הmi.PehH6310toאֶל־'el-H413endפֶּ֖הpehH6310בְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃be.tum.'a.TamH2932.

12Now, thereforeוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258,do notאַל־'al-H408giveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414your daughters in marriageבְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to their sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֗םliv.nei.HemH1121or takeתִּשְׂא֣וּtis.'UH5375their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ אַל־u.ve.no.tei.Hem 'al-H1323 H408for your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֔םliv.nei.KhemH1121.Neverוְלֹֽא־ עַד־ עוֹלָ֑םve.lo'- 'ad- o.LamH3808 H5704 H5769seekתִדְרְשׁ֧וּtid.re.ShuH1875their peaceשְׁלֹמָ֛םshe.lo.MamH7965or prosperityוְטוֹבָתָ֖םve.toa.TamH2896,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may be strongתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte.chez.KuH2388and may eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙va.'a.khal.TemH398אֶת־'et-H853the good thingsט֣וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,leaving it as an inheritanceוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥םve.ho.rash.TemH3423to your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.’

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