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Ezra 9:10-12

10“And nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whatמַה־mah-H4100shall we sayנֹּאמַ֥רno.MarH559afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisH2088?For we have abandonedעָזַ֖בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

11whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have commandedצִוִּ֗יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680by Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ‘The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you are enteringבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423is an uncleanנִדָּה֙ni.DahH5079landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776with the uncleannessבְּנִדַּ֖תbe.ni.DatH5079of the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,with their abominationsבְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םbe.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have filledמִלְא֛וּהָmil.'U.haH4390it from endמִפֶּ֥הmi.PehH6310to endפֶּ֖הpehH6310, andwith their impurityבְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃be.tum.'a.TamH2932.

12So nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258do notgiveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414your daughtersבְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to their sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֗םliv.nei.HemH1121norH408takeתִּשְׂא֣וּtis.'UH5375their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323for your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֔םliv.nei.KhemH1121, andneverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808seekתִדְרְשׁ֧וּtid.re.ShuH1875their peaceשְׁלֹמָ֛םshe.lo.MamH7965or their prosperityH2899,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may be strongתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte.chez.KuH2388and may eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙va.'a.khal.TemH398the goodט֣וּבtuvH2898thingsof the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andleaveH3423itasH3423anH3423inheritanceH3423to your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121foreverH5704 H5769.’

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