Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 10:8-14

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.

10And Ezraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stood upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ye have transgressedמְעַלְתֶּ֔םme.'al.TemH4603,and have takenוַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּva.to.Shi.vuH3427strangeנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802,to increaseלְהוֹסִ֖יףle.ho.SifH3254the trespassאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Now therefore makeתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414confessionתוֹדָ֛הto.DahH8426unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213his pleasureרְצוֹנ֑וֹre.tzo.NoH7522:and separateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselves from the peopleמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and from the strangeהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802.

12Then all the congregationהַקָּהָ֛לha.ka.HalH6951answeredוַיַּֽעְנ֧וּvai.ya'.NuH6030and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,As thou hast saidכִּדְבָרְךָ֥ke.div.rei.khaH1697,so must we doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.

13Butאֲבָ֞ל'a.ValH61the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971aremanyרָב֙ravH7227, and it isa timeוְהָעֵ֣תve.ha.'EtH6256of much rainגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653,and we are not ableכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to standלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975withoutבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351, neither is thisa workוְהַמְּלָאכָ֗הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399of oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117or twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147:for we are manyהִרְבִּ֥ינוּhir.Bi.nuH7235that have transgressedלִפְשֹׁ֖עַlif.Sho.a'H6586in this thingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

14Let now our rulersשָׂ֠רֵינוּSa.rei.nuH8269of all the congregationהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951standיַֽעֲמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975,and let all them which have takenהַהֹשִׁ֞יבha.ho.ShivH3427strangeנָכְרִיּוֹת֙na.khe.ri.yOtH5237wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802in our citiesH5892comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935at appointedמְזֻמָּנִ֔יםme.zu.ma.NimH2163timesלְעִתִּ֣יםle.'i.TimH6256,and with them the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of every cityH5892,and the judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָve.sho.fe.Tei.haH8199thereof, until the fierceחֲר֤וֹןcha.RonH2740wrathאַף־'af-H639of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for this matterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697be turnedלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725from us.

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