Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 1:5-7

5Then rose upוַיָּק֜וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965the chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, with all themwhose spiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430had raisedהֵעִ֤ירhe.'IrH5782,to go upלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927to buildלִבְנ֔וֹתliv.NotH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which isin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6And all they that wereaboutסְבִיבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙se.vi.vo.tei.HemH5439them strengthenedחִזְּק֣וּchi.ze.KuH2388their handsבִֽידֵיהֶ֔םvi.dei.HemH3027with vesselsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֧סֶףKhe.sefH3701,with goldבַּזָּהָ֛בba.za.HavH2091,with goodsבָּרְכ֥וּשׁba.re.KhushH7399,and with beastsוּבַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.va.be.he.MahH929,and with precious thingsוּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹתu.va.mig.da.NotH4030, beside all thatwas willingly offeredהִתְנַדֵּֽב׃ סhit.na.DevH5068.

7Also Cyrusכּ֔וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566the kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428brought forthהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318the vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,which Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019had brought forthהוֹצִ֤יאho.Tzi'H3318out of Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and had putוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of his godsאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430;

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