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Ezra 10:10-14

10Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stoodH6965upH6965and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You have beenH4603unfaithfulH4603and have marriedוַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּva.to.Shi.vuH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802,addingלְהוֹסִ֖יףle.ho.SifH3254to the guiltאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,makeתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414confessionתוֹדָ֛הto.DahH8426to the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1anddoוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213His willרְצוֹנ֑וֹre.tzo.NoH7522; andseparateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselves from the peoplesמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and from the foreignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802.”

12Then allכָֽל־khol-H3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֛לha.ka.HalH6951repliedוַיַּֽעְנ֧וּvai.ya'.NuH6030with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, “It isour dutyעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213exactlyכֵּ֛ןkenH3651as you have saidכִּדְבָרְךָ֥ke.div.rei.khaH1697!

13Howeverאֲבָ֞ל'a.ValH61,there are manyרָב֙ravH7227peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,it is the rainyגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653seasonוְהָעֵ֣תve.ha.'EtH6256,and we are not ableכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to standלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975in the openבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351.NorH3808canthe taskוְהַמְּלָאכָ֗הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399be donein oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259or twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147daysלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have doneH6586a greatהִרְבִּ֥ינוּhir.Bi.nuH7235wrongH6586in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

14Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994let our leadersשָׂ֠רֵינוּSa.rei.nuH8269representיַֽעֲמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975allלְֽכָל־le.kholH3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951and have allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605those in our citiesבֶּעָרֵ֗ינוּbe.'a.Rei.nuH5892who have marriedהַהֹשִׁ֞יבha.ho.ShivH3427foreignנָכְרִיּוֹת֙na.khe.ri.yOtH5237wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935at appointedמְזֻמָּנִ֔יםme.zu.ma.NimH2163timesלְעִתִּ֣יםle.'i.TimH6256,togetherH5973withH5973the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205and judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָve.sho.fe.Tei.haH8199of eachעִ֥יר'irH5892cityוָעִ֖ירva.'IrH5892,untilH5704thefierceחֲר֤וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430onH5704accountH5704ofH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088matterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697is turnedלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725awayH7725from us.”

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