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Ezra 8:24-36

24Then I selectedוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהva.'av.Di.lahH914twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240of the leadingמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548:Sherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.YahH8274,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,and with them tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235of their brothersמֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.chei.HemH251;

25and Iweighedוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254outH8254to themthe silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091,and the utensilsהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627,the offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641for the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430which the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,his counselorsוְיֹעֲצָ֣יוve.yo.'a.TzavH3289,his officialsוְשָׂרָ֔יוve.sa.RavH8269,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478who wereH4672presentH4672therehad contributedהַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ha.he.Ri.muH7311.

26So I weighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254into their handsיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027650שֵֽׁשׁ־ מֵא֣וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםshesh- me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH8337 H3967 H2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,and silverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701utensilsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627wortha hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603, anda hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603,

27and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091bowlsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713wortha thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505daricsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150,and twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147utensilsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627of fineטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896shinyמֻצְהָ֤בmutz.HavH6668bronzeנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,preciousH2536as goldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.

28Then I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, “You are holyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and theutensilsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627are holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;and the silverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091are avoluntaryH5071offeringנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

29Watchשִׁקְד֣וּshik.DuH8245and keepוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104themuntilעַֽד־'ad-H5704you weighתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the leadingשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and the leadersוְשָׂרֵֽי־ve.sa.rei-H8269of the fathers’הָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, inthe chambersהַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתha.lish.KhotH3957of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

30So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881acceptedוְקִבְּלוּ֙ve.ki.be.LuH6901the weightמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948of silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091and the utensilsוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627,to bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935themto Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

31Then we journeyedוַֽנִּסְעָ֞הva.nis.'AhH5265fromthe riverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104Ahavaאַֽהֲוָ֗א'a.ha.Va'H163onthe twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙bish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240of the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; andthe handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430was upon us, and He rescuedוַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּvai.Ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from the handמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of the enemyH340and the ambushesוְאוֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH693by the roadהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870.

32So we cameוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and remainedוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033for threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

33And on the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701,the goldוְהַזָּהָ֨בve.ha.za.HavH2091,and the utensilsוְהַכֵּלִ֜יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627were weighedנִשְׁקַ֣לnish.KalH8254outH8254in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430into the handיַד־yad-H3027ofMeremothמְרֵמ֤וֹתme.re.MotH4822the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and with him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֑סpin.ChasH6372; and with them werethe Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֧דyo.za.VadH3107the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JeshuaH3091and Noadiahוְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥הve.no.'ad.YahH5129the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Binnuiבִּנּ֖וּיbi.NuiH1131.

34A notation was madefor everythingלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605by numberבְּמִסְפָּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557and weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948,and allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the weightהַמִּשְׁקָ֖לha.mish.KalH4948was recordedוַיִּכָּתֵ֥בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

35The exilesבְנֵֽי־ הַגּוֹלָ֜הve.nei- ha.go.LahH1121 H1473who had comeהַ֠בָּאִיםHa.ba.'imH935from the captivityמֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨יme.ha.she.ViH7628offeredהִקְרִ֥יבוּhik.Ri.vuH7126burntעֹל֣וֹת׀o.LotH5930offeringsעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240bullsפָּרִ֨יםpa.RimH6499for allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ninety-sixתִּשְׁעִ֣ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֗הtish.'Im ve.shi.ShahH8673 H8337ramsאֵילִ֣ים׀'ei.LimH352,seventy-sevenשִׁבְעִ֣ים וְשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'Im ve.shiv.'AhH7657 H7651lambsכְּבָשִׂים֙ke.va.SimH3532,twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240maleH6842goatsH6842for a sinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403offeringH2403,allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605as a burntH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

36Thenthey deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ׀vai.yi.te.NuH5414the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428edictsדָּתֵ֣יda.TeiH1881tothe king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satrapsלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙la.'a.chash.dar.pe.NeiH323and the governorsוּפַחֲו֖וֹתu.fa.cha.VotH6346in the provincesbeyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676the EuphratesRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,and they supportedוְנִשְּׂא֥וּve.ni.se.'UH5375the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971and the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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