New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 10:8-14

8and that whoeverוְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רve.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834would not comeיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935within threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117,according to the counselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the leadersהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,allכָּל־kol-H3605his possessionsרְכוּשׁ֑וֹre.khu.ShoH7399should be forfeitedיָחֳרַ֖םyo.cho.RamH2763and he himselfוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931excludedיִבָּדֵ֖לyi.ba.DelH914from the assemblyמִקְּהַ֥לmi.ke.HalH6951of the exilesהַגּוֹלָֽה׃ סha.go.LahH1473.

9So allכָל־khol-H3605the menH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀u.vin.ya.MinH1144assembledוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389within the threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117.It was the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320on the twentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242of the monthבַּחֹ֑דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,and allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the openבִּרְחוֹב֙bir.chOvH7339squareH7339beforethe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tremblingמַרְעִידִ֥יםmar.'i.DimH7460becauseעַל־'al-H5921of this matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697and the heavy rainוּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ פu.me.ha.ge.sha.MimH1653.

10Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stoodוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965up and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You have beenH4603unfaithfulH4603and have marriedוַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּva.to.Shi.vuH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802addingלְהוֹסִ֖יףle.ho.SifH3254to the guiltאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,makeתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414confessionתוֹדָ֛הto.DahH8426to the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1anddoוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213His willרְצוֹנ֑וֹre.tzo.NoH7522; andseparateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselves from the peoplesמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and from the foreignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802.”

12Then allכָֽל־khol-H3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֛לha.ka.HalH6951repliedוַיַּֽעְנ֧וּvai.ya'.NuH6030with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, “That’s rightH3653!As you have saidכִּדְבָרְךָ֥ke.div.rei.khaH1697, so it isour dutyעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.

13But there are manyרָב֙ravH7227peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971;it is the rainyגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653seasonוְהָעֵ֣תve.ha.'EtH6256and we are not ableכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to standלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975in the openבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351.NorH3808canthe taskוְהַמְּלָאכָ֗הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399be donein oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259or twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147daysלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117,for we have transgressedלִפְשֹׁ֖עַlif.Sho.a'H6586greatlyהִרְבִּ֥ינוּhir.Bi.nuH7235in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

14Let our leadersשָׂ֠רֵינוּSa.rei.nuH8269representיַֽעֲמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975the wholeלְֽכָל־le.kholH3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951and let allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605those in our citiesבֶּעָרֵ֗ינוּbe.'a.Rei.nuH5892who have marriedהַהֹשִׁ֞יבha.ho.ShivH3427foreignנָכְרִיּוֹת֙na.khe.ri.yOtH5237wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935at appointedמְזֻמָּנִ֔יםme.zu.ma.NimH2163timesלְעִתִּ֣יםle.'i.TimH6256,togetherוְעִמָּהֶ֛םve.'i.ma.HemH5973with the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205and judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָve.sho.fe.Tei.haH8199of eachעִ֥יר'irH5892cityוָעִ֖ירva.'IrH5892,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704thefierceחֲר֤וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430on accountעַ֖ד'adH5704of thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088matterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697is turnedלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725awayH7725from us.”

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