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Ezra 4:4-7

4Then the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776weakenedמְרַפִּ֖יםme.ra.PimH7503the handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and troubledוּֽמְבַהֲלִ֥יםu.me.va.la.himH1089 H926them in buildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129,

5And hiredוְסֹכְרִ֧יםve.so.khe.RimH7936counsellorsיוֹעֲצִ֖יםyo.'a.TzimH3289against them, to frustrateלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565their purposeעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098,all the daysיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117of Cyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,even until the reignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539.

6And in the reignוּבְמַלְכוּת֙u.ve.mal.KhutH4438of Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,in the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of his reignמַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,wroteכָּתְב֣וּka.te.VuH3789they unto himan accusationשִׂטְנָ֔הsit.NahH7855against the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

7And in the daysוּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.MeiH3117of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא'ar.tach.Shas.ta'H783wroteכָּתַ֨בka.TavH3789Bishlamבִּשְׁלָ֜םbish.LamH1312,Mithredathמִתְרְדָ֤תmit.re.DatH4990,Tabeelטָֽבְאֵל֙ta.ve.'ElH2870,and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of their companionsכְּנָוֹתָ֔יוke.na.vo.tovH3674,unto Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ'ar.tach.shas.taH783kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539;and the writingוּכְתָב֙u.khe.TavH3791of the letterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ןha.nish.te.VanH5406waswrittenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789in the Syrian tongueאֲרָמִ֖ית'a.ra.MitH762,and interpretedוּמְתֻרְגָּ֥םu.me.tur.GamH8638in the Syrian tongueאֲרָמִֽית׃ פ'a.ra.MitH762.

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