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Ezra 7:6-9

6SothisH1931Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830wentH5927upH5927from 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.RimH7778,and the templeוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsH5411wentH5927upH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in the seventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783.

8And he 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.ChadH259dayof the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320he beganיְסֻ֔דye.SudH3246to goH4609upH4609from 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.

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