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Ezra 10:7-9

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;

8And that whosoever would not comeיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935within threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117,according to the counselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,all his substanceרְכוּשׁ֑וֹre.khu.ShoH7399should be forfeitedיָחֳרַ֖םyo.cho.RamH2763,and himself separatedיִבָּדֵ֖לyi.ba.DelH914from the congregationמִקְּהַ֥לmi.ke.HalH6951of those that had been carried awayהַגּוֹלָֽה׃ סha.go.LahH1473.

9Then all the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀u.vin.ya.MinH1144gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389within threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117. It wasthe ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,on the twentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242dayof the monthבַּחֹ֑דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320;and all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the streetבִּרְחוֹב֙bir.chOvH7339of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tremblingמַרְעִידִ֥יםmar.'i.DimH7460because of thismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,and for the great rainוּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ פu.me.ha.ge.sha.MimH1653.

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