New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 7:1-14

1Now afterוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,in the reignבְּמַלְכ֖וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438ofArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539, there went upEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֔הse.ra.YahH8304,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽה׃chil.ki.YahH2518,

2sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

3sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meraiothמְרָיֽוֹת׃me.ra.YotH4812,

4sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֥הze.rach.YahH2228,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Uzziעֻזִּ֖י'u.ZiH5813,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bukkiבֻּקִּֽי׃bu.KiH1231,

5sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abishuaאֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ'a.vi.Shu.a'H50,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Phinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175the chiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548.

6ThisH1931Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830wentעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927up from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894, and he was ascribeH5613skilledמָהִיר֙ma.HirH4106in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478had givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414;and the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him allכֹּ֖לkolH3605he requestedבַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פba.ka.sha.ToH1246because the handH3028of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430was upon him.

7SomeH4480of the sonsמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478and someH4480of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֜םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,the gatekeepersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֛יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778and the templeוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsH5411wentוַיַּֽעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in the seventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783.

8He cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֑יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichהִ֛יאhi'H1931was in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

9For on the firstבְּאֶחָד֙be.'e.ChadH259of the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320he beganיְסֻ֔דye.SudH3246to goהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הha.ma.'a.LahH4609up from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894;and on the firstוּבְאֶחָ֞דu.ve.'e.ChadH259of the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320he cameבָּ֚אba'H935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,because the goodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430was upon him.

10For Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830had setהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824tostudyלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875the lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and to practiceוְלַעֲשֹׂ֑תve.la.'a.SotH6213it, andto teachוּלְלַמֵּ֥דu.le.la.MedH3925Hisstatutesחֹ֥קchokH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סu.mish.PatH4941in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Now thisוְזֶ֣ה׀ve.ZehH2088is the copyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6572of the decreeהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןha.nish.te.VanH5406whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414to Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֥אle.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,the scribeH5613,learnedH5613in the wordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of the commandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068and His statutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478:

12“Artaxerxesאַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783,kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of kingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430,to Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5831the priestכָ֠הֲנָאKha.ha.na'H3549,the scribeסָפַ֨רsa.FarH5613of the lawדָּתָ֜אda.Ta'H1882of the Godאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֛אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,perfectגְּמִ֖ירge.MirH1585peace.And nowוּכְעֶֽנֶת׃u.khe.'E.netH3706

13I have issuedשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942that anyכָל־khol-H3606of the peopleעַמָּ֨ה'a.Mah'H5972of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3479and their priestsוְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיve.kha.ha.No.hiH3549and the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֗אve.le.va.Ye'H3879in my kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתִי֩be.mal.khu.TiH4437whoדִּ֣יdiH1768are willingמִתְנַדַּ֣בmit.na.DavH5069to goH1981to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םli.ru.she.LemH3390,may goH1981with you.

14Forasmuchקֳבֵ֗ל דִּי֩ko.Vel diH3606 H6903 H1768as you are sentשְׁלִ֔יחַshe.Li.achH7972by the kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430and hissevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7655counselorsיָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ya.'a.To.hiH3272to inquireלְבַקָּרָ֥אle.va.ka.Ra'H1240concerningעַל־'al-H5922Judahיְה֖וּדye.HudH3061and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑םve.li.ru.she.LemH3390according to the lawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of your Godאֱלָהָ֖ךְ'e.la.HakhH426whichדִּ֥יdiH1768is in your handבִידָֽךְ׃vi.DakhH3028,

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