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Ezra 8:21-32

21AndIproclaimedוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685there,attheriverהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163,thatwemight humbleourselvesbeforeourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,toseekלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245ofhimarightH3477wayH1870forus,andforourlittleוּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּu.le.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945,andforalloursubstance.

22ForIwasashamedבֹ֗שְׁתִּיVo.she.tiH954torequireH1245ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428abandofsoldiersandhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֔יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571tohelpלְעָזְרֵ֥נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826usagainsttheenemyמֵאוֹיֵ֖בme.'o.YevH341inthewayH1870;forwehadspokentothekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428sayingH559,Thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isuponallthemforgoodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896thatseekמְבַקְשָׁיו֙me.vak.ShavH1245him;buthispowerandhisangerוְאַפּ֔וֹve.'a.PoH639isagainstallthemthatforsakeעֹזְבָֽיו׃'o.ze.VavH5800him.

23Andwefastedוַנָּצ֛וּמָהva.na.Tzu.mahH6684,andbesoughtourGodמֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּme.'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forthis;andhewasentreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֖רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279ofus.

24AndIseparatedH914twelveofthechiefsH8269ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Sherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.YahH8274,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,andtenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235oftheirbrethrenwiththem,

25andIweighedוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254tothemthesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andthegoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091andthevesselsהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627,theheave-offeringforthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whichthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andhiscounsellorsandhisprincesH8269,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478present,hadofferedH7311.

26AndIweighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254intotheirhandיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701;andsilverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701vesselsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627ahundredH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603, [and]ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091ahundredH3967talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603;

27andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242basonsofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,ofathousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505daricsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150;andtwoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147vesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627ofshiningcopperH5178,preciousH2532asgoldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.

28AndIsaidH559tothem, Yeareholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944untoJehovah;thevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627alsoareholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;andthesilverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091isavoluntaryofferingנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071toJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1.

29WatchH8104andkeepוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104[them]untilyeweighתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254thembeforethechiefsH8269ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andthechiefsH8269ofthefathersהָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,inthechambersofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

30Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881receivedbyweightמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948thesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091andthevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627,tobringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935themtoJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389untothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

31AndwedepartedH5265fromtheriverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104Ahavaאַֽהֲוָ֗א'a.ha.Va'H163onthetwelfthofthefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,togotoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andthehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430wasH1961uponus,andhedeliveredוַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּvai.Ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usfromthehandH3027oftheenemyאוֹיֵ֛ב'o.YevH341,andofsuchaslayH693inwaitH693bythewayH1870.

32AndwecameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andabodetherethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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