Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 10:4-7

4Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965; for thismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697belongeth unto thee: we also will bewith thee: be of good courageחֲזַ֖קcha.ZakH2388,and doוַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פva.'a.SehH6213it.

5Then aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Ezraעֶזְרָ֡א'ez.Ra'H5830,and made the chiefשָׂרֵי֩sa.ReiH8269priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to swearוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650that they should doלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to this wordכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.And they swareוַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃vai.yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650.

6Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5830rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from beforeמִלִּפְנֵי֙mi.lif.NeiH6440the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and wentH3212into the chamberלִשְׁכַּ֖תlish.KatH3957of Johananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivH475: and whenhe cameH3212thither, he did eatאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398no breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899,nor drinkשָׁתָ֔הsha.TahH8354waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325:for he mournedמִתְאַבֵּ֖לmit.'a.BelH56because of the transgressionמַ֥עַלMa.'alH4604of them that had been carried awayהַגּוֹלָֽה׃ סha.go.LahH1473.

7And they made proclamationוַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּ ק֜וֹלvai.ya.'a.Vi.ru KolH6963 H5674throughout Judahבִּיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389unto all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the captivityהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473,that they should gather themselves togetherלְהִקָּבֵ֖ץle.hi.ka.VetzH6908unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

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