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Ezra 6

1Thenבֵּאדַ֛יִןbe.Da.yinH116kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868gaveorders,andsearchוּבַקַּ֣רוּ׀u.va.Ka.ruH1240wasmadeinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1005oftherolls,wherethetreasureswerelaidupinBabylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH895.

2AndtherewasfoundH7912at Achmethainthefortressthatisintheprovinceמְדִינְתָּ֖הme.di.ne.Tah'H4083ofMediaaroll,andthereinwasarecordthuswritten:

3Inthefirstyearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8140ofkingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430Cyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567,kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567madeH7761adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942[concerning]thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426atJerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390: Letthehouseבַּיְתָ֣אbay.Ta'H1005bebuiltH1124foraplaceאֲתַר֙'a.TarH870wheretheyoffersacrifices,andlet itsfoundationsוְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִיve.'u.Sho.hiH787besolidlylaid; itsheightרוּמֵהּ֙ru.MehH7314sixtyשִׁתִּ֔יןshi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521, its breadthsixtyשִׁתִּֽין׃shi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֥ין'a.MinH521,

4[with]threeתְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'H8532rowsofgreatstonesאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH69,anda rowofnewtimberאָ֣ע'a'H636;andlettheexpensesbegivenoutoftheking'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005:

5andalsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638letthegoldenandsilverH3702vesselsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984ofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1005ofGodH426,whichNebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020tookoutofthetemplethatisatJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390andbroughttoBabylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH895,berestoredandbroughtagaintothetemplethatisatJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390,intheirplaceלְאַתְרֵ֔הּle.'at.RehH870;andthou shaltput[them]inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1005ofGodH426.

6Therefore Tatnai,governorפַּחַ֨תpa.ChatH6347beyondtheriverנַהֲרָ֜הna.ha.Rah'H5103, Shethar-boznai,andyour companionstheApharsachites,whoarebeyondtheriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,beyefarfromthence:

7lettheworkלַעֲבִידַ֖תla.'a.vi.DatH5673ofthishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426alone; letthegovernorפַּחַ֤תpa.ChatH6347oftheJewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062andtheeldersוּלְשָׂבֵ֣יu.le.sa.VeiH7868oftheJewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062buildthishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426initsplaceאַתְרֵֽהּ׃'at.RehH870.

8Moreover,Igiveorderswhatye shalldototheseeldersשָׂבֵ֤יsa.VeiH7868oftheJewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,forthebuildingלְמִבְנֵ֖אle.miv.Ne'H1124ofthishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426:thatoftheking'sgoods,ofthetributeמִדַּת֙mi.DatH4061beyondtheriverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103, expensesbediligentlyאָסְפַּ֗רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629giventothesemenH1400,thattheybenothindered.

9Andthatwhichtheyhaveneedof, bothyoungbullocksandramsוְדִכְרִ֣יןve.dikh.RinH1798andlambsוְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ve.'i.me.RinH563,fortheburnt-offeringstotheGodלֶאֱלָ֪הּle.'e.LahH426oftheheavensשְׁמַיָּ֟אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, wheat,saltמְלַ֣ח׀me.LachH4416,wineחֲמַ֣רcha.MarH2562,andoilוּמְשַׁ֗חu.me.ShachH4887, accordingtotheappointmentofthepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֤אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549thatareatJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390, let itbegiventhemdayי֥וֹם׀YomH3118bydayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3118withoutfail;

10thattheymaypresent sweet odourstotheGodלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426oftheheavensשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,andprayוּמְצַלַּ֕יִןu.me.tza.La.yinH6739forthelifeofthekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430andofhissons.

11AlsoIhave given orderthatwhosoever shall alterthisrescript, lettimberH636be pulled downfromhishouseבַּיְתֵ֔הּbay.TehH1005,andbeingsetH7761up, lethimbe hanged thereon,andlethishouseוּבַיְתֵ֛הּu.vay.TehH1005bemadeadunghillforthis.

12AndtheGodH426thathascausedhisnameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036todwellthereoverthroweverykingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4430andpeopleוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5972thatshall put forththeirhandיְדֵ֗הּye.DehH3028toalter [or]todestroyלְחַבָּלָ֛הle.cha.ba.LahH2255thishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426whichisatJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390.IDariusדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙da.re.Ya.veshH1868havegiven [this] order; let itbedonediligentlyאָסְפַּ֖רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629.

13Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116Tatnai,governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347on this sidetheriverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103, Shethar-boznai,andtheir companions,becauseofthatwhichkingמַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868hadsent, didsodiligentlyאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629.

14Andtheeldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יve.sa.VeiH7868oftheJewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062builtH1124;andtheyprosperedוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןu.matz.le.ChinH6744throughtheprophesyingofHaggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292theprophetנְבִיָּ֔אne.vi.'ah'H5029andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הu.ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבַּר־bar-H1247ofIddoעִדּ֑וֹאi.Do'H5714.AndtheybuiltH1124andcompleted [it]accordingמִן־min-H4481tothecommandmentoftheGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479,andaccordingH4481tothecommandmentofCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567,andDariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868,andArtaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאve.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6540.

15Andthishouseבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005wasfinishedonthethirddayי֥וֹםYomH3118ofthemonthAdar,whichwasinthesixthyearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140ofthereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437ofkingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868.

16AndthechildrenofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479,thepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549andtheLevitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,andtherestוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606ofthechildrenofthecaptivity, keptthededicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597ofthishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426withjoy;

17andtheypresentedatthededicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597ofthishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426ahundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bullocks, twohundredמָאתַ֔יִןma.Ta.yinH3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H703hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563,andfora sin-offeringforallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3479,twelvehe-goats, accordingtothenumberofthetribesofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.

18AndtheysetH6966thepriestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549intheir classes,andtheLevitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879intheirdivisions,fortheserviceofGodH426,whichisatJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390:asitiswritteninthebookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609ofMoses.

19Andthechildrenofthecaptivityheldthepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453uponthefourteenthofthefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

20Forthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881hadpurifiedH2891themselvesasoneכְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.ChadH259[man]:theywereallpureטְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.RimH2889;andtheykilledthepassoverהַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachH6453forallthechildrenofthecaptivity,andfortheirbrethrenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andforthemselves.

21AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwerecomebackH7725outofcaptivity,andallsuchashadseparatedH914themselvestothemfromthefilthinessofthenationsגּוֹיֵֽ־go.ye-H1471ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,toseekלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875JehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, dideatH398;

22andtheykeptthefeastH2282ofunleavenedמַצּ֛וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057;forJehovahhadmadeH6213themjoyful,andturnedוְֽהֵסֵ֞בve.he.SevH5437theheartלֵ֤בlevH3820ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804tothem,tostrengthenH2388theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027intheworkבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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