New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 6:6-12

6“Nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705therefore,Tattenaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674,governorפַּחַ֨תpa.ChatH6347of the provincebeyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theRiverנַהֲרָ֜הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar-bozenaiH8370andyour colleaguesוּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןu.khe.na.Va.te.HonH3675,the officialsאֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.far.se.kha.Ye'H671of the provincesbeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theRiverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,keepH7352awayH7352from thereתַּמָּֽה׃ta.MahH8536.

7Leaveשְׁבֻ֕קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662thisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791workלַעֲבִידַ֖תla.'a.vi.DatH5673on the houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426aloneH7662;let the governorפַּחַ֤תpa.ChatH6347of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062and the eldersוּלְשָׂבֵ֣יu.le.sa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062rebuildיִבְנ֥וֹןyiv.NonH1124thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426on its siteאַתְרֵֽהּ׃'at.RehH870.

8Moreover,I issueשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942concerning whatH4101 H1768you are to doתַֽעַבְד֗וּןta.'av.DunH5648for theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersשָׂבֵ֤יsa.VeiH7868of Judahיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062in the rebuildingלְמִבְנֵ֖אle.miv.Ne'H1124of thisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426:the fullאָסְפַּ֗רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629costנִפְקְתָ֛אnif.ke.Ta'H5313is to be paidמִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛אmit.ya.ha.Va'H3052to theseאִלֵּ֖ךְ'i.LekhH479peopleלְגֻבְרַיָּ֥אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400from the royalמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430treasuryוּמִנִּכְסֵ֣יu.mi.nikh.SeiH5232out of the taxesמִדַּת֙mi.DatH4061of the provincesbeyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and that withoutלָ֥אla'H3809delayלְבַטָּלָֽא׃le.va.ta.La'H989.

9Whateverוּמָ֣הu.MahH4101is neededH2819,both youngH1123bullsתוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,ramsוְדִכְרִ֣יןve.dikh.RinH1798,and lambsוְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ve.'i.me.RinH563for a burntH5928offeringH5928to the Godלֶאֱלָ֪הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֟אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,and wheatחִנְטִ֞יןchin.TinH2591,saltמְלַ֣ח׀me.LachH4416,wineחֲמַ֣רcha.MarH2562and anointingH4887oilוּמְשַׁ֗חu.me.ShachH4887,as the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֤אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390requestכְּמֵאמַ֨רke.me.MarH3983, itis to be givenמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052to them dailyH3118withoutלָ֥אla'H3809failשָׁלֽוּ׃sha.LuH7960,

10that they may offerמְהַקְרְבִ֛יןme.hak.re.VinH7127acceptableH5208sacrificesH5208to the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065andprayוּמְצַלַּ֕יִןu.me.tza.La.yinH6739for the lifeלְחַיֵּ֥יle.chai.YeiH2417of the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430and his sonsH1123.

11And I issuedשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942thatanyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֗שׁ'e.NashH606whoH1768violatesיְהַשְׁנֵא֙ye.hash.Ne'H8133thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836edictפִּתְגָמָ֣אpit.ga.Ma'H6600,a timberאָע֙'a'H636shall be drawnיִתְנְסַ֥חyit.ne.SachH5256from his houseבַּיְתֵ֔הּbay.TehH1005and he shall be impaledוּזְקִ֖יף יִתְמְחֵ֣אu.ze.Kif yit.me.Che'H2211 H4223on it andhis houseוּבַיְתֵ֛הּu.vay.TehH1005shall be madeיִתְעֲבֵ֖דyit.'a.VedH5648a refuseH5122heapH5122on accountH5922of thisדְּנָֽה׃de.NahH1836.

12May the Godוֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.la.Ha'H426whoH1768has caused His nameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036to dwellשַׁכִּ֧ןsha.KinH7932thereתַּמָּ֗הta.MahH8536overthrowיְמַגַּ֞רye.ma.GarH4049anyכָּל־kol-H3606kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4430or peopleוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5972whoH1768attemptsיִשְׁלַ֣ח יְדֵ֗הּyish.Lach ye.DehH7972 H3028to changeלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133it,so as to destroyלְחַבָּלָ֛הle.cha.ba.LahH2255thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390.I, Dariusדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙da.re.Ya.veshH1868,have issuedשָׂ֣מֶתSa.metH7761thisdecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942, let itbe carriedיִתְעֲבִֽד׃ פyit.'a.VidH5648out with allH629diligenceH629!”

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