New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 1:5-11

5Then the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881aroseוַיָּק֜וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,even everyoneלְכֹ֨לle.KholH3605whose spiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430had stirredהֵעִ֤ירhe.'IrH5782to goלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927up and rebuildלִבְנ֔וֹתliv.NotH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605those aboutסְבִיבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙se.vi.vo.tei.HemH5439themencouragedחִזְּק֣וּ בִֽידֵיהֶ֔םchi.ze.Ku vi.dei.HemH2388 H3027them with articlesבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֧סֶףKhe.sefH3701,with goldבַּזָּהָ֛בba.za.HavH2091,with goodsבָּרְכ֥וּשׁba.re.KhushH7399,with cattleוּבַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.va.be.he.MahH929and with valuablesוּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹתu.va.mig.da.NotH4030,asideלְבַ֖דle.VadH905from allכָּל־kol-H3605that was givenH5068as a freewillהִתְנַדֵּֽב׃ סhit.na.DevH5068offeringH5068.

7Also Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusכּ֔וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566broughtH3318out the articlesכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019had carriedH3318awayH3318from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389and putוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of his godsאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430;

8and Cyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,had them broughtוַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗םvai.yo.tzi.'EmH3318out by the handיַ֖דyadH3027of Mithredathמִתְרְדָ֣תmit.re.DatH4990the treasurerהַגִּזְבָּ֑רha.giz.BarH1489,and he countedוַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙vai.yis.pe.RemH5608them out toSheshbazzarלְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔רle.she.she.ba.TzarH8339,the princeהַנָּשִׂ֖יאha.na.Si'H5387of Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

9Now thisוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428wastheir numberמִסְפָּרָ֑םmis.pa.RamH4557:30שְׁלֹשִׁ֗יםshe.lo.ShimH7970goldזָהָ֜בza.HavH2091dishesאֲגַרְטְלֵ֨י'a.gar.te.LeiH105,1,000אָ֔לֶף'A.lefH505silverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701dishesאֲגַרְטְלֵי־'a.gar.te.lei-H105,29תִּשְׁעָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סtish.'Ah ve.'es.RimH8672 H6242duplicatesמַחֲלָפִ֖יםma.cha.la.FimH4252;

1030שְׁלֹשִׁ֔יםshe.lo.ShimH7970goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091bowlsכְּפוֹרֵ֤יke.fo.ReiH3713,410אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וַעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'ar.Ba' me.'ot va.'a.sa.RahH702 H3967 H6235silverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701bowlsכְּפ֤וֹרֵיke.Fo.reiH3713of a secondמִשְׁנִ֔יםmish.NimH4932kind and1,000אָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312articlesכֵּלִ֥יםke.LimH3627.

11Allכָּל־kol-H3605the articlesכֵּלִים֙ke.LimH3627of goldלַזָּהָ֣בla.za.HavH2091and silverוְלַכֶּ֔סֶףve.la.Ke.sefH3701numbered5,400חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְאַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֑וֹתcha.Me.shet 'a.la.Fim ve.'ar.Ba' me.'otH2568 H505 H702 H3967.Sheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗רshe.she.ba.TzarH8339broughtהֶעֱלָ֣הhe.'e.LahH5927them allהַכֹּ֞לha.KolH3605up with the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473who wentהֵעָל֣וֹתhe.'a.LotH5927up from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לmi.ba.VelH894to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פli.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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