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Ezra 9:4-7

4Then everyoneכֹּ֤לkolH3605who trembledחָרֵד֙cha.RedH2730at the wordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697of the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredיֵאָסְפ֗וּye.'a.se.FuH622around meוְאֵלַ֣יve.'e.LaiH413because ofעַ֖ל'alH5921the unfaithfulnessמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4604of the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֑הha.go.LahH1473,while Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589sat thereיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in horrorמְשׁוֹמֵ֔םme.sho.MemH8074untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153offeringלְמִנְחַ֥תle.min.ChatH4503.

5At the eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153offeringוּבְמִנְחַ֣תu.ve.min.ChatH4503,I got upקַ֚מְתִּיKam.tiH6965from my humiliationמִתַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔יmi.ta.'a.ni.TiH8589with my tunicבִגְדִ֖יvig.DiH899and cloakוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598tornוּבְקָרְעִ֥יu.ve.ka.re.'IH7167,and I fellוָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙va.'ekh.re.'AhH3766onעַל־'al-H5921my kneesבִּרְכַּ֔יbir.KaiH1290,spread outוָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥הva.'ef.re.SahH6566my handsכַפַּ֖יkha.PaiH3709toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430,

6and saidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559: “O my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430,I am ashamedבֹּ֣שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954and embarrassedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיve.nikh.Lam.tiH3637to lift upלְהָרִ֧יםle.ha.RimH7311my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440to Youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771are higher thanרָבוּ֙ לְמַ֣עְלָהra.Vu le.Ma'.lahH7235 H4605our headsרֹּ֔אשׁRoshH7218,and our guiltוְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּve.'ash.ma.Te.nuH819has reachedגָדְלָ֖ה עַ֥דga.de.Lah 'adH1431 H5704the heavensלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃la.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

7From the daysמִימֵ֣יmi.MeiH3117of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nuH587toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,our guiltבְּאַשְׁמָ֣הbe.'ash.MahH819has been greatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419.Because of our iniquitiesוּבַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֡ינוּu.va.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771,weאֲנַחְנוּ֩'a.nach.NuH587and our kingsמְלָכֵ֨ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428andpriestsכֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּkho.ha.Nei.nuH3548have been deliveredנִתַּ֡נּוּni.Ta.nuH5414into the handsבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאֲרָצ֗וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776and subjectedto the swordבַּחֶ֜רֶבba.Che.revH2719and to captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֧יba.she.ViH7628,to pillageוּבַבִּזָּ֛הu.vab.bi.ZahH961and humiliationוּבְבֹ֥שֶׁת פָּנִ֖יםu.ve.Vo.shet pa.NimH1322 H6440,as we are thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

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