New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 5:11-15

11Thusוּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'H3660theyansweredפִתְגָמָ֖א הֲתִיב֣וּנָאfit.ga.Ma' ha.ti.Vu.na'H8421 H6600us, sayingלְמֵמַ֑רle.me.MarH560, ‘We are the servantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649of the Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and earthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772and are rebuildingוּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yinH1124the templeבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005that was builtבְנֵ֜הve.NehH1124manyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140agoמִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.MatH6928,which a greatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479builtבְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hiH1124and finishedוְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.LehH3635.

12Butbecauseמִן־ דִּ֨יmin- diH4481 H1768our fathersאֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'H2had provokedH7265the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065to wrathH7265,He gaveיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052them into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3028of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH895,the ChaldeanH3779, whodestroyedסַתְרֵ֔הּsat.RehH5642thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836templeוּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'H1005and deportedהַגְלִ֥יhag.LiH1541the peopleוְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'H5972to Babylonלְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.VelH895.

13Howeverבְּרַם֙be.RamH1297,in the firstחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140of Cyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,Kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567issuedשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942to rebuildלִבְּנֵֽא׃li.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426.

14Alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638the goldדַהֲבָ֣הda.ha.Vah'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּא֒ve.khas.Pa'H3702utensilsמָאנַיָּ֣אma.nai.Ya'H3984of the houseבֵית־veit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָא֮'e.la.Ha'H426whichH1768Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020had takenהַנְפֵּק֙han.PekH5312from the templeהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965in Jerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,and broughtוְהֵיבֵ֣לve.hei.VelH2987them to the templeלְהֵיכְלָ֖אle.hei.khe.La'H1965of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,theseH1994Kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567tookהַנְפֵּ֨קhan.PekH5312from the templeהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965of Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH895and they were givenוִיהִ֙יבוּ֙vi.HivuH3052to onewhose nameשְׁמֵ֔הּshe.MehH8036was Sheshbazzarלְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רle.she.she.ba.TzarH8340,whomH1768he had appointedשָׂמֵֽהּ׃sa.MehH7761governorפֶחָ֖הfe.ChahH6347.

15He saidוַאֲמַר־va.'a.mar-H560to him, “Takeשֵׂ֚אse'H5376theseH429utensilsמָֽאנַיָּ֔אma.nai.Ya'H3984,goאֵֽזֶל־'e.zel-H236anddepositאֲחֵ֣ת'a.ChetH5182them in the templeבְּהֵיכְלָ֖אbe.hei.khe.La'H1965in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390and let the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426be rebuiltיִתְבְּנֵ֥אyit.be.Ne'H1124in its placeאַתְרֵֽהּ׃ ס'at.RehH870.”

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