Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 1:1-3

1Now in the firstאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of Cyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,that the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by the mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הyir.me.YahH3414might be fulfilledלִכְל֥וֹתlikh.LotH3615,Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068stirred upהֵעִ֣ירhe.'IrH5782the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of Cyrusכֹּ֣רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,that he made a proclamationוַיַּֽעֲבֶר־ קוֹל֙vai.ya.'a.ver- kOlH6963 H5674throughout all his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, and put italso in writingבְּמִכְתָּ֖בbe.mikh.TavH4385,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thus saithאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559Cyrusכֹּ֚רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064hath givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414me all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and he hath chargedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485me to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129him an houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, which isin Judahבִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃Bi.hu.DahH3063.

3Who is thereamong you of all his peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971?his Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430be with him, and let him go upוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389, which isin Judahבִּיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,and buildוְיִ֗בֶןve.Yi.venH1129the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, (he isthe Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,) which isin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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