New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 7:1-7

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.

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