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Ezra 10:1-5

1AndwhileEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830prayedוּכְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לu.khe.hit.pa.LelH6419,andmadeconfession,weepingH1058andfallingH5307downH5307beforethehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, thereweregatheredנִקְבְּצוּ֩nik.be.TzuH6908tohimoutofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֜לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478averyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966greatcongregationofmenH376andwomenH802andchildrenH3206;forthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptH1058veryH3966muchH7235.

2AndShechaniahthesonH1121ofJehielיְחִיאֵ֜לye.chi.'ElH3171,ofthesonsH1121ofElamעֵילָם֙o.lamH5867,answeredandsaidH559toEzraלְעֶזְרָ֔אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,WehaveactedH4603unfaithfullyמָעַ֣לְנוּma.'Al.nuH4603towardourGodבֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430,andhavetakenforeignנָכְרִיּ֖וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesH802ofthepeoplesH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;yetnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258thereishopeforIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerningthisthing.

3AndnowH6258letusmakeH6213acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285withourGodלֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּLe.lo.hei.nuH430toputawayallthewivesH802,andsuchasarebornH3205ofthem, accordingtothecounselבַּעֲצַ֣תba.'a.TzatH6098of[my]lordH113,andofthosethattrembleatthecommandmentsבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;andletitbedoneaccordingtothelawוְכַתּוֹרָ֖הve.kha.to.RahH8451.

4Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965,forthismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697isincumbentonthee,andwewillbewiththee:beofgoodcourage,anddo[it].

5ThenEzraעֶזְרָ֡א'ez.Ra'H5830aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andmadeH6213thechiefsH8269ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,andofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toswearH7650thattheywoulddoaccordingtothiswordH1697.AndtheysworeH7650.

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