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Ezra 3:10-13

10And when the buildersהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129laid the foundationוְיִסְּד֥וּve.yi.se.DuH3245of the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,they setוַיַּעֲמִידוּ֩vai.ya.'a.mi.DuH5975the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548in their apparelמְלֻבָּשִׁ֜יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֗וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Asaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623with cymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֔יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,to praiseלְהַלֵּל֙le.ha.LelH1984the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,after the ordinanceיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And they sang together by courseוַֽ֠יַּעֲנוּVai.ya.'a.nuH6030in praisingבְּהַלֵּ֨לbe.ha.LelH1984and giving thanksוּבְהוֹדֹ֤תu.ve.ho.DotH3034unto the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068; because he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,for his mercyחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769toward Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And all the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971shoutedהֵרִיעוּ֩he.ri.'UH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֤הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְרוּעָ֙הte.ru.'AhH8643,when they praisedבְהַלֵּל֙ve.ha.LelH1984the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,because the foundationH3245of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068was laidH3245.

12But manyוְרַבִּ֡יםve.ra.BimH7227of the priestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881and chiefוְרָאשֵׁ֨יve.ra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1, who wereancient menהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,that had seenרָא֜וּra.'UH7200the firstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,when the foundationH3245of this houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004was laidH3245before their eyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,weptבֹּכִ֖יםbo.KhimH1058with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceH6963;and manyוְרַבִּ֛יםve.ra.BimH7227shoutedבִּתְרוּעָ֥הbit.ru.'AhH8643aloudלְהָרִ֥יםle.ha.RimH7311for joyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057:

13So that the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971could not discernמַכִּירִים֙ma.ki.RimH5234the noiseק֚וֹלKolH6963of the shoutתְּרוּעַ֣תte.ru.'AtH8643of joyהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הha.sim.ChahH8057from the noiseלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963of the weepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:for the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971shoutedמְרִיעִים֙me.ri.'ImH7321with a loudגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643,and the noiseוְהַקּ֥וֹלve.ha.KolH6963was heardנִשְׁמַ֖עnish.Ma'H8085afar offלְמֵרָחֽוֹק׃ פle.me.ra.ChokH7350.

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