Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 10:2-3

2And Shechaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֨הshe.khan.YahH7935the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehielיְחִיאֵ֜לye.chi.'ElH3171, oneof the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of Elamעֵילָם֙o.lamH5867,answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֔אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,We have trespassedמָעַ֣לְנוּma.'Al.nuH4603against our Godבֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430,and have takenוַנֹּ֛שֶׁבva.No.shevH3427strangeנָכְרִיּ֖וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802of the peopleמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:yet now there isיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426hopeמִקְוֶ֥הmik.VehH4723in Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerning this thing.

3Now therefore let us makeנִֽכְרָת־nikh.rot-H3772a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with our Godלֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּLe.lo.hei.nuH430to put awayלְהוֹצִ֨יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318all the wivesנָשִׁ֜יםna.ShimH802,and such as are bornוְהַנּוֹלָ֤דve.ha.no.LadH3205of them, according to the counselבַּעֲצַ֣תba.'a.TzatH6098of my lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,and of those that trembleוְהַחֲרֵדִ֖יםve.ha.cha.re.DimH2730at the commandmentבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;and let it be doneיֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ye.'a.SehH6213according to the lawוְכַתּוֹרָ֖הve.kha.to.RahH8451.

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