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Ezra 9:11-14

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.’

13Afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310allכָּל־kol-H3605that has comeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935upon usעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921because of our evilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451deedsבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙be.ma.'a.Sei.nuH4639and our greatהַגְּדֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419guiltוּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּu.ve.'ash.ma.Te.nuH819(thoughכִּ֣י׀kiH3588Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859,our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,have punished usחָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽcha.Sakh.taH2820lessלְמַ֙טָּה֙le.Ma.tahH4295than our iniquitiesמֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּme.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771deserveand have givenוְנָתַ֥תָּהve.na.Ta.tahH5414us sucha remnantפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413as thisכָּזֹֽאת׃ka.ZotH2063),

14shall we againהֲנָשׁוּב֙ha.na.ShuvH7725breakלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687and intermarryוּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ןu.le.hit.cha.TenH2859with the peoplesבְּעַמֵּ֥יbe.'a.MeiH5971who commit theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתֹּעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441?Would You notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808become so angryתֶֽאֱנַף־te.'e.naf-H599with usas toעַד־'ad-H5704wipe us outכַּלֵּ֔הka.LehH3615,leaving noלְאֵ֥יןle.'EinH369remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611or survivorוּפְלֵיטָֽה׃ פu.fe.lei.TahH6413?

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