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Ezra 9:7-14

7SinceH4480the daysמִימֵ֣יmi.MeiH3117of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117we have beenin greatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419guiltבְּאַשְׁמָ֣הbe.'ash.MahH819,and because of our wrongfulH5771deedsH5771we, our kingsמְלָכֵ֨ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428, andour priestsכֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּkho.ha.Nei.nuH3548have been handedבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH5414 H3027overH5414to the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the landsהָאֲרָצ֗וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,to the swordבַּחֶ֜רֶבba.Che.revH2719,to captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֧יba.she.ViH7628,to plunderוּבַבִּזָּ֛הu.vab.bi.ZahH961, and toopenפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440shameוּבְבֹ֥שֶׁתu.ve.Vo.shetH1322, as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

8But nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258for a briefכִּמְעַט־kim.'at-H4592momentרֶגַע֩re.Ga'H7281graceתְחִנָּ֜הte.chi.NahH8467has beenהָיְתָ֨הha.ye.TahH1961shownfrom the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to leaveלְהַשְׁאִ֥ירle.hash.'IrH7604us an escapedH6413remnantפְּלֵיטָ֔הpe.lei.TahH6413and to giveוְלָתֶת־ve.la.tet-H5414us apegיָתֵ֖דya.TedH3489in His holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944placeבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725,so that our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430mayenlightenלְהָאִ֤ירle.ha.'IrH215our eyesעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nuH5869and grantוּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּu.le.ti.Te.nuH5414us a littleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592revivingמִֽחְיָ֥הmich.YahH4241in our bondageבְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃be.'av.du.Te.nuH5659.

9For we are slavesעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650;yet in our bondageוּבְעַבְדֻ֔תֵנוּu.ve.'av.du.Te.nuH5659our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has not abandonedעֲזָבָ֖נוּ'a.za.Va.nuH5800us, buthas extendedוַֽיַּט־vai.yat-H5186favorחֶ֡סֶדChe.sedH2617to us in the sightלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440of the kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of Persiaפָרַ֜סfa.RasH6539,to giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414us revivingמִֽחְיָ֗הmich.YahH4241to erectלְרוֹמֵ֞םle.ro.MemH7311the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to restoreוּלְהַעֲמִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.MidH5975its ruinsחָרְבֹתָ֔יוcha.re.vo.TavH2723,and to giveוְלָֽתֶת־ve.la.tet-H5414us a wallגָדֵ֔רga.DerH1447in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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.’

13And afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that has comeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935upon us for our evilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451deedsבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙be.ma.'a.Sei.nuH4639andour greatהַגְּדֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419guiltוּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּu.ve.'ash.ma.Te.nuH819,sinceכִּ֣י׀kiH3588You our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430have sparedחָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽcha.Sakh.taH2820us by inflictinglessלְמַ֙טָּה֙le.Ma.tahH4295thanH4480our wrongdoingמֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּme.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771deserves,and have givenוְנָתַ֥תָּהve.na.Ta.tahH5414us suchan escapedH6413remnantפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413as thisH2088,

14shall we againהֲנָשׁוּב֙ha.na.ShuvH7725breakלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687and intermarryוּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ןu.le.hit.cha.TenH2859with the peoplesבְּעַמֵּ֥יbe.'a.MeiH5971who commit theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתֹּעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441?Would You not be angryתֶֽאֱנַף־te.'e.naf-H599with ustoH5704theH5704pointH5704of destructionכַּלֵּ֔הka.LehH3615,untilH5704thereH369wouldH369beH369noH369remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611norH369any who would escapeוּפְלֵיטָֽה׃ פu.fe.lei.TahH6413?

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