Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 2:64-70

64The whole congregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951togetherכְּאֶחָ֑דke.'e.ChadH259wasfortyאַרְבַּ֣ע רִבּ֔וֹא'ar.Ba' ri.Bo'H7239 H702and two thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967andthreescoreשִׁשִּֽׁים׃shi.ShimH8346,

65Beside their servantsעַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם'av.dei.HemH5650and their maidsוְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.'am.ho.tei.HemH519, of whom there weresevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֑הve.shiv.'AhH7651: andthere wereאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428among them two hundredמָאתָֽיִם׃ma.Ta.yimH3967singing menמְשֹׁרְרִ֥יםme.sho.re.RimH7891and singing womenוּֽמְשֹׁרְר֖וֹתu.me.sho.re.RotH7891.

66Their horsesסוּסֵיהֶ֕םsu.sei.HemH5483weresevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֑הve.shi.ShahH8337;their mulesפִּרְדֵיהֶ֕םpir.dei.HemH6505,two hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and fiveוַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃va.cha.mi.ShahH2568;

67Their camelsגְּמַ֨לֵּיהֶ֔םge.Ma.lei.HemH1581,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568; theirdonkeysחֲמֹרִ֕יםcha.mo.RimH2543,sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ פve.'es.RimH6242.

68And someof the chiefוּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙u.me.ra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1,when they cameבְּבוֹאָ֕םbe.vo.'AmH935to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which isat Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,offered freelyהִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙hit.na.de.VuH5068for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to set it upלְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹle.ha.'a.mi.DoH5975in his placeמְכוֹנֽוֹ׃me.kho.NoH4349:

69They gaveנָתְנוּ֮na.te.NuH5414after their abilityכְּכֹחָ֗םke.kho.ChamH3581unto the treasureלְאוֹצַ֣רle.'o.TzarH214of the workהַמְּלָאכָה֒ha.me.la.KhahH4399threescoreשֵׁשׁ־ רִבֹּ֣אותshesh- ri.BotH7239 H8337and one thousandוָאֶ֔לֶף סva.'E.lefH505dramsדַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙dar.ke.mo.NimH1871of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505poundמָנִ֖יםma.NimH4488of silverוְכֶ֕סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701,and one hundredמֵאָֽה׃ סme.'AhH3967priests’כֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548garmentsוְכָתְנֹ֥תve.kha.te.NotH3801.

70So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the Levitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּםVe.hal.vi.yimH3881, and someof the peopleהָעָ֞םha.'AmH5971,and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,and the portersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,and the Nethinimsוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411,dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סbe.'a.rei.HemH5892.

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