New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezra 6:14-18

14Andthe eldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יve.sa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062were successfulוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןu.matz.le.ChinH6744in buildingבָּנַ֣יִןba.Na.yinH1124through the prophecyבִּנְבוּאַת֙bin.vu.'AtH5017of Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292the prophetנְבִיָּ֔אne.vi.'ah'H5029and Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הu.ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Iddoעִדּ֑וֹאi.Do'H5714. Andthey finishedוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּve.shakh.Li.luH3635buildingוּבְנ֣וֹu.ve.NoH1124followingמִן־min-H4481the commandטַ֙עַם֙ta.'amH2942of the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479and the decreeוּמִטְּעֵם֙u.mi.te.'EmH2942of Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567,Dariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868, andArtaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאve.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6540.

15Now thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005was completedוְשֵׁיצִיא֙ve.shei.Tzi'H3319on the thirdתְּלָתָ֖הte.la.TahH8532dayי֥וֹםYomH3118of themonthלִירַ֣חli.RachH3393Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH144;it was the sixthשֵׁ֔תShetH8353yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437of Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868.

16And the sonsH1123of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479,the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549,the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of theexilesגָלוּתָ֗אga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547,celebratedוַעֲבַ֣דוּva.'a.Va.duH5648the dedicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597of thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426with joyבְּחֶדְוָֽה׃be.ched.VahH2305.

17They offeredוְהַקְרִ֗בוּve.hak.Ri.vuH7127for the dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597of thisדְנָה֒de.NahH1836templeבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426a hundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bullsתּוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,twoמָאתַ֔יִןma.Ta.yinH3969hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,fourH702hundredH3967lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563,and as a sinH2409offeringH2409for allכָּל־kol-H3606Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3479twelveתְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֔רte.rei- 'a.SarH8648 H6236maleוּצְפִירֵ֨יu.tze.fi.ReiH6841goatsעִזִּ֜ין'i.ZinH5796,corresponding to the numberלְמִנְיָ֖ןle.min.YanH4510of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7625of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.

18Then they appointedוַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.muH6966the priestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549totheir divisionsבִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.HonH6392and the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879intheir sectionsבְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbe.mach.le.Ka.te.HonH4255for the serviceעֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.DatH5673of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,as it is writtenכִּכְתָ֖בkikh.TavH3792in the Bookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4873.

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