New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 4:12-13

12let it be knownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ye.Di.a'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430that the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֗אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062whoH1768cameסְלִ֙קוּ֙se.Li.kuH5559up from you have comeאֲת֖וֹ'a.ToH858to us at Jerusalemלִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םli.ru.she.LemH3390;they are rebuildingבָּנַ֔יִןba.Na.yinH1124the rebelliousמָֽרָדְתָּ֤אma.ra.de.Ta'H4779and evilוּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙u.vi.yo.she.Ta'H873cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149andare finishingשַׁכְלִ֔ילוּshakh.Li.luH3635the wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֣אve.shu.rai.Ya'H7792and repairingיַחִֽיטוּ׃ya.Chi.tuH2338the foundationsוְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖אve.'u.shai.Ya'H787.

13Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705let it be knownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ye.Di.a'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430,that ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006that cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is rebuiltתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124and the wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792are finishedיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635,they will not payיִנְתְּנ֔וּןyin.te.NunH5415tributeמִנְדָּֽה־min.dah-H4061,customבְל֤וֹve.LoH1093or tollוַהֲלָךְ֙va.ha.loKhH1983,and it will damageתְּהַנְזִֽק׃te.han.ZikH5142the revenueוְאַפְּתֹ֥םve.'a.pe.TomH674of the kingsמַלְכִ֖יםmal.KhimH4430.

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