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Ezra 9:1-2

1Now when theseH428thingsאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428had been completedוּכְכַלּ֣וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615,the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269approachedנִגְּשׁ֨וּni.ge.ShuH5066me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881have notseparatedנִבְדְּל֞וּniv.de.LuH914themselves from the peoplesמֵעַמֵּ֖יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,as to their abominationsכְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶםKe.to.'a.vo.tei.hemH8441, thoseof the Canaanitesלַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יla.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,the Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֣יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֗יhay.vu.SiH2983,the Ammonitesהָֽעַמֹּנִי֙ha.'a.mo.NiH5984,the Moabitesהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יha.Mo.'a.ViH4125,the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713,and the Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

2Forthey have takenנָשְׂא֣וּna.se.'UH5375someH4480of their daughtersמִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.no.tei.HemH1323as wivesfor themselves and for their sonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.liv.nei.HemH1121, so thatthe holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944lineזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233hasintermingledוְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ve.hit.'a.re.VuH6148with the peoplesבְּעַמֵּ֖יbe.'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776;indeed, the handsוְיַ֧דve.YadH3027of the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֣יםha.sa.RimH8269and the leadersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461have takenהָֽיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961the leadרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ סri.sho.NahH7223in thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088unfaithfulnessבַּמַּ֥עַלba.Ma.'alH4604.”

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