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Ezra 5:11-15

11And thusוּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'H3660they returnedהֲתִיב֣וּנָאha.ti.Vu.na'H8421us answerפִתְגָמָ֖אfit.ga.Ma'H6600,sayingלְמֵמַ֑רle.me.MarH560,Weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586areהִמּ֡וֹhi.MoH1994the servantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649of the Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and earthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772,and buildוּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yinH1124the houseבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005that wasהֲוָ֨אha.Va'H1934buildedבְנֵ֜הve.NehH1124theseדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836manyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140agoמִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.MatH6928,which a greatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479buildedבְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hiH1124and set upוְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.LehH3635.

12Butלָהֵ֗ןla.HenH3861afterמִן־min-H4481that our fathersאֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'H2had provokedH7265the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065unto wrathH7265,he gaveיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3028of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH895,the Chaldeanכַּסְדָּאָ֑הkas.da.ya'H3679,who destroyedסַתְרֵ֔הּsat.RehH5642thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseוּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'H1005,and carriedH1541the peopleוְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'H5972awayH1541into Babylonלְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.VelH895.

13Butבְּרַם֙be.RamH1297in the firstחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140of Cyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895the samekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567madeשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942to buildלִבְּנֵֽא׃li.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426.

14And the vesselsמָאנַיָּ֣אma.nai.Ya'H3984alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638ofH1768goldדַהֲבָ֣הda.ha.Vah'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּא֒ve.khas.Pa'H3702of the houseבֵית־veit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָא֮'e.la.Ha'H426,which Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020tookהַנְפֵּק֙han.PekH5312out ofמִן־min-H4481the templeהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965that wasin Jerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,and broughtוְהֵיבֵ֣לve.hei.VelH2987them into the templeלְהֵיכְלָ֖אle.hei.khe.La'H1965of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,thoseH1994did Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430takeהַנְפֵּ֨קhan.PekH5312out ofמִן־min-H4481the templeהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965of Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH895,and they were deliveredוִיהִ֙יבוּ֙vi.HivuH3052unto one,whose nameשְׁמֵ֔הּshe.MehH8036wasSheshbazzarלְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רle.she.she.ba.TzarH8340,whom he had madeשָׂמֵֽהּ׃sa.MehH7761governorפֶחָ֖הfe.ChahH6347;

15And saidוַאֲמַר־va.'a.mar-H560unto him, Takeשֵׂ֚אse'H5376theseאֵ֚ל'e.lehH412vesselsמָֽאנַיָּ֔אma.nai.Ya'H3984,goאֵֽזֶל־'e.zel-H236,carryאֲחֵ֣ת'a.ChetH5182themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994into the templeבְּהֵיכְלָ֖אbe.hei.khe.La'H1965that isin Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,and let the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426be buildedיִתְבְּנֵ֥אyit.be.Ne'H1124inעַל־'al-H5922his placeאַתְרֵֽהּ׃ ס'at.RehH870.

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