Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 3:10-11

10And when the buildersהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129laid the foundationוְיִסְּד֥וּve.yi.se.DuH3245of the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,they setוַיַּעֲמִידוּ֩vai.ya.'a.mi.DuH5975the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548in their apparelמְלֻבָּשִׁ֜יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֗וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Asaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623with cymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֔יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,to praiseלְהַלֵּל֙le.ha.LelH1984Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,after the ordinanceיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And they sang together by courseוַֽ֠יַּעֲנוּVai.ya.'a.nuH6030in praisingבְּהַלֵּ֨לbe.ha.LelH1984and giving thanksוּבְהוֹדֹ֤תu.ve.ho.DotH3034unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068; because he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,for his mercyחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769toward Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And all the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971shoutedהֵרִיעוּ֩he.ri.'UH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֤הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְרוּעָ֙הte.ru.'AhH8643,when they praisedבְהַלֵּל֙ve.ha.LelH1984Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,because the foundationH3245of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068was laidH3245.

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