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Ezra 9:10-12

10And now, O our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,what shall we sayנֹּאמַ֥רno.MarH559afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this? for we have forsakenעָזַ֖בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

11Which thou hast commandedצִוִּ֗יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680byבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,unto which ye goבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, is an uncleanנִדָּה֙ni.DahH5079landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776with the filthinessבְּנִדַּ֖תbe.ni.DatH5079of the peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,with their abominationsבְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םbe.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441,which have filledמִלְא֛וּהָmil.'U.haH4390it from one endמִפֶּ֥הmi.PehH6310to anotherפֶּ֖הpehH6310with their uncleannessבְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃be.tum.'a.TamH2932.

12Now therefore giveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414not your daughtersבְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323unto their sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֗םliv.nei.HemH1121,neither takeתִּשְׂא֣וּtis.'UH5375their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323unto your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֔םliv.nei.KhemH1121,nor seekתִדְרְשׁ֧וּtid.re.ShuH1875their peaceשְׁלֹמָ֛םshe.lo.MamH7965or their wealthוְטוֹבָתָ֖םve.toa.TamH2896forH5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:that ye may be strongתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte.chez.KuH2388,and eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙va.'a.khal.TemH398the goodט֣וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and leave itfor an inheritanceוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥םve.ho.rash.TemH3423to your childrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121for everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

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