Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 1:2-4

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.

4And whosoever remainethהַנִּשְׁאָ֗רha.nish.'ArH7604in any placeהַמְּקֹמוֹת֮ha.me.ko.mOtH4725where he sojournethגָֽר־gar-H1481,let the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of his placeמְקֹמ֔וֹme.ko.MoH4725helpיְנַשְּׂא֙וּהוּ֙ye.na.se.'U.huH5375him with silverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,and with goldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091,and with goodsוּבִרְכ֣וּשׁu.vir.KhushH7399,and with beastsוּבִבְהֵמָ֑הu.viv.he.MahH929,beside the freewill offeringהַ֨נְּדָבָ֔הha.ne.da.VahH5071for the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that isin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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