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Ezra 8:24-36

24Then I separatedוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהva.'av.Di.lahH914twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147of the chiefמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Sherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.YahH8274,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,and tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235of their brethrenמֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.chei.HemH251with them,

25And weighedוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254unto them the silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,and the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091,and the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627, eventhe offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,which the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,and his counsellorsוְיֹעֲצָ֣יוve.yo.'a.TzavH3289,and his lordsוְשָׂרָ֔יוve.sa.RavH8269,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478therepresentהַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃ha.nim.tza.'ImH4672,had offeredהַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ha.he.Ri.muH7311:

26I even weighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254unto their handיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,and silverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701vesselsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627an hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603, andof goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603;

27Also twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242basonsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,of a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505dramsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150;and twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147vesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627of fineמֻצְהָ֤ב טוֹבָה֙mutz.Hav to.VahH6668 H2896copperנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,preciousH2532as goldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.

28And I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559unto them, Ye areholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944unto the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;the vesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627areholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944also; and the silverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091area freewill offeringנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071unto the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

29Watchשִׁקְד֣וּshik.DuH8245ye, and keepוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104them,until ye weighתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the chiefשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and chiefוְשָׂרֵֽי־ve.sa.rei-H8269of the fathersהָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,in the chambersהַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתha.lish.KhotH3957of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30So tookוְקִבְּלוּ֙ve.ki.be.LuH6901the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881the weightמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948of the silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091,and the vesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627,to bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935themto Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389unto the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

31Then we departedוַֽנִּסְעָ֞הva.nis.'AhH5265from the riverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104of Ahavaאַֽהֲוָ֗א'a.ha.Va'H163on the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙bish.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147dayof the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,to goH3212unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and the handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430was upon us, and he deliveredוַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּvai.Ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from the handמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of the enemyאוֹיֵ֛ב'o.YevH341,and of such as lay in waitוְאוֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH693by the wayהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870.

32And we cameוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and abodeוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427there threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

33Now on the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117was the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֨בve.ha.za.HavH2091and the vesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֜יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627weighedנִשְׁקַ֣לnish.KalH8254in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430by the handיַד־yad-H3027of Meremothמְרֵמ֤וֹתme.re.MotH4822the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548; and with him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֑סpin.ChasH6372; and with them wasJozabadיוֹזָבָ֧דyo.za.VadH3107the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeshuaיֵשׁ֛וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,and Noadiahוְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥הve.no.'ad.YahH5129the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Binnuiבִּנּ֖וּיbi.NuiH1131,Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881;

34By numberבְּמִסְפָּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557andby weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948of every one: and all the weightהַמִּשְׁקָ֖לha.mish.KalH4948was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֥בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

35Alsothe childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of those that had been carried awayהַגּוֹלָ֜הha.go.LahH1473,which were come outהַ֠בָּאִיםHa.ba.'imH935of the captivityמֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨יme.ha.she.ViH7628,offeredהִקְרִ֥יבוּhik.Ri.vuH7126burnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹת׀o.LotH5930unto the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147bullocksפָּרִ֨יםpa.RimH6499for all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֣יםtish.'ImH8673and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֗הve.shi.ShahH8337ramsאֵילִ֣ים׀'ei.LimH352,seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֔הve.shiv.'AhH7651lambsכְּבָשִׂים֙ke.va.SimH3532,twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147he goatsצְפִירֵ֥יtze.fi.ReiH6842fora sin offeringחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403: all this wasa burnt offeringעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930unto the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

36And they deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ׀vai.yi.te.NuH5414the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commissionsדָּתֵ֣יda.TeiH1881unto the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lieutenantsלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙la.'a.chash.dar.pe.NeiH323,and to the governorsוּפַחֲו֖וֹתu.fa.cha.VotH6346on this sideעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676the riverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104:and they furtheredוְנִשְּׂא֥וּve.ni.se.'UH5375the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,and the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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