New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 4:19-22

19A decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942has beenissuedשִׂ֣יםsimH7761by me, and a searchוּבַקַּ֣רוּu.va.Ka.ruH1240has been madeH1240and it has been discoveredוְהַשְׁכַּ֔חוּve.hash.Ka.chuH7912that that cityקִרְיְתָ֣אkir.ye.Ta'H7149has risenמִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑הmit.na.se.'AhH5376up againstעַל־'al-H5922the kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430in pastH5957daysיוֹמָת֙yo.MatH3118,that rebellionוּמְרַ֥דu.me.RadH4776and revoltוְאֶשְׁתַּדּ֖וּרve.'esh.ta.DurH849have been perpetratedH5957in it,

20that mightyתַּקִּיפִ֗יןta.ki.FinH8624kingsוּמַלְכִ֣יןu.mal.KhinH4430haveruledהֲווֹ֙ha.VoH1934overעַל־'al-H5922Jerusalemיְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔םye.Ru.she.LemH3390,governingוְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔יןve.Sha.li.TinH7990allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3606the provincesbeyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103, and thattributeוּמִדָּ֥הu.mi.DahH4061,customבְל֛וֹve.LoH1093and tollוַהֲלָ֖ךְva.ha.LakhH1983were paidמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052to them.

21So, nowכְּעַן֙ke.'AnH3705issueשִׂ֣ימוּSi.muH7761a decreeטְּעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942to make theseאִלֵּ֑ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400stopלְבַטָּלָ֖אle.va.ta.La'H989work,that thisדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityוְקִרְיְתָ֥אve.kir.ye.Ta'H7149may not be rebuiltתִתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124untilH5704a decreeטַעְמָ֥אta'.Ma'H2942is issuedיִתְּשָֽׂם׃yi.te.SamH7761by me.

22Bewareהֱו֛וֹhe.VoH1934of being negligentשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7960in carryingלְמֶעְבַּ֣דle.me'.BadH5648out thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836matter;whyלְמָה֙le.MahH4101should damageחֲבָלָ֔אcha.va.La'H2257increaseיִשְׂגֵּ֣אyis.Ge'H7680to the detrimentלְהַנְזָקַ֖תle.han.za.KatH5142of the kingsמַלְכִֽין׃ סmal.KhinH4430?”

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