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Ezra 7:6-11

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:

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