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Ezra 8:15-17

15Now I assembledוָֽאֶקְבְּצֵ֗םva.'ek.be.TzemH6908them atthe riverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104that runsהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935to Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163,whereשָׁ֖םshamH8033we campedוַנַּחֲנֶ֥הva.na.cha.NehH2583for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117;and when I paidH995closeH995attentionH995to the peopleבָעָם֙va.'AmH5971and the priestsוּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםu.va.Ko.ha.NimH3548, Idid not findמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672anyH4480Levitesוּמִבְּנֵ֥י לֵוִ֖יu.mi.be.Nei le.ViH1121 H3881thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

16So I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971for Eliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461,ArielH739,Shemaiahלִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָהLish.ma'.yahH8098,Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,Jaribוּלְיָרִ֜יבu.le.ya.RivH3402,Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,Nathanוּלְנָתָ֛ןu.le.na.TanH5416,Zechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֥הve.liz.khar.YahH2148,and Meshullamוְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖םve.lim.shu.LamH4918,leadingH7218menH7218,and for JoiaribH3080and Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,teachersמְבִינִֽים׃me.vi.NimH995.

17And I sentH3318them to Iddoאִדּ֣וֹ'i.DoH112theleadingH7218manH7218at the placeהַמָּק֑וֹםha.ma.KomH4725calledCasiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֖אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703; and Itoldוָאָשִׂימָה֩ בְּפִיהֶ֨םva.'a.si.Mah be.fi.HemH7760 H1697 H6310them whatH1697to sayלְ֠דַבֵּרLe.da.berH1696toIddoאִדּ֨וֹ'i.DoH112and his brothersאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251,the templeהַנְּתִינִים֙ha.ne.tu.nimH5411servantsH5411at the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֣אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703, that is,to bringלְהָֽבִיא־le.ha.vi'-H935ministersמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםme.sha.re.TimH8334to us for the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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