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Ezra 6:16-21

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.

19The exilesבְנֵי־ הַגּוֹלָ֖הve.nei- ha.go.LahH1121 H1473heldוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the Passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453onthe fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240of the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

20For the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881had purifiedהִֽטַּהֲר֞וּhi.ta.ha.RuH2891themselves togetherכְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.ChadH259;allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605of them were pureטְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.RimH2889. Thenthey slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the Passoverהַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachH6453lambsfor allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the exilesבְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔הbe.Nei ha.go.LahH1121 H1473,both for their brothersוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and for themselves.

21And the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478who returnedהַשָּׁבִים֙ha.sha.VimH7725from exileמֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔הme.ha.go.LahH1473andallוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605those who had separatedהַנִּבְדָּ֛לha.niv.DalH914themselves fromthe impurityמִטֻּמְאַ֥תmi.tum.'AtH2932of the nationsגּוֹיֵֽ־go.ye-H1471of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to jointhem, to seekלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398the Passover.

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