New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 1:1-2

1Now in the firstאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of Cyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,in order to fulfillלִכְל֥וֹתlikh.LotH3615the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by the mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הyir.me.YahH3414,the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068stirredהֵעִ֣ירhe.'IrH5782up the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of Cyrusכֹּ֣רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539, so that hesentוַיַּֽעֲבֶר־vai.ya.'a.ver-H5674a proclamationקוֹל֙kOlH6963throughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571put itin writingבְּמִכְתָּ֖בbe.mikh.TavH4385,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

2“Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saysאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559Cyrusכֹּ֚רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,has givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414me allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776andHe has appointedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485me to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129Him a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃Bi.hu.DahH3063.

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