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Ezra 5:8-11

8May it beH3046knownH3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430that we have goneאֲזַ֜לְנָא'a.Zal.na'H236to the provinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083of Judahלִיה֤וּדli.HudH3061,to the houseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005of the greatרַבָּ֔אra.Ba'H7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426whichוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1932is being builtמִתְבְּנֵא֙mit.be.Ne'H1124with largeגְּלָ֔לge.LalH1560stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69, andbeamsוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636are being laidמִתְּשָׂ֣םmi.te.SamH7761in the wallsבְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑אbe.khut.lai.Ya'H3797;and thisדָ֛ךְdakhH1791workוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673is being performedמִתְעַבְדָ֖אmit.'av.Da'H5648with greatH629careH629and is succeedingוּמַצְלַ֥חu.matz.LachH6744in their handsבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116we askedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593thoseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868and saidאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560to them as followsכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660: ‘Whoמַן־man-H4479issuedשָׂ֨םsamH7761you a decreeטְעֵ֗םte.'EmH2942to rebuildלְמִבְנְיָ֔הle.miv.ne.YahH1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005and to finishלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.LahH3635thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836structureוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?’

10We alsoוְאַ֧ףve.'AfH638askedשְׁאֵ֥לְנָאshe.'E.le.na'H7593them their namesשְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛םshe.ma.ha.te.HomH8036so as to informלְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְle.ho.da.'u.TakhH3046you, inH1768orderH1768thatH1768we might writeH3790downH3790the namesשֻׁם־shum-H8036of the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֖אguv.rai.Ya'H1400whoH1768werein chargeבְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ סve.ra.shei.HomH7217.

11So theyansweredפִתְגָמָ֖א הֲתִיב֣וּנָאfit.ga.Ma' ha.ti.Vu.na'H8421 H6600us asH3660followsוּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'H3660,sayingלְמֵמַ֑רle.me.MarH560, ‘We are the servantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649of the Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and earthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772,and are rebuildingוּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yinH1124the templeבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005that was builtבְנֵ֜הve.NehH1124manyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140agoמִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.MatH6928,which a greatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479builtבְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hiH1124and finishedוְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.LehH3635.

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