Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 3:8-9

8Now in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141of their comingלְבוֹאָ֞םle.vo.'AmH935unto the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430at Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389,in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,beganהֵחֵ֡לּוּhe.Che.luH2490Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣לze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־be.noSh-H1121of Shealtielשְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵלShe.'al.ti.'elH7597,and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֨וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jozadakיֽוֹצָדָ֜קyo.tza.DakH3136,and the remnantוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605of their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם׀'a.chei.HemH251the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and all they that were come outהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935of the captivityמֵהַשְּׁבִ֣יme.ha.she.ViH7628unto Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;and appointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,to set forwardלְנַצֵּ֖חַle.na.Tze.achH5329the workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

9Then stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975Jeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442withhis sonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121and his brethrenוְ֠אֶחָיוVe.'e.chavH251,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֨לkad.mi.'ElH6934and his sonsוּבָנָ֤יוu.va.NavH1121,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,togetherכְּאֶחָ֔דke.'e.ChadH259,to set forwardלְנַצֵּ֛חַle.na.Tze.achH5329the workmenעֹשֵׂ֥ה הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה'o.Seh ha.me.la.KhahH4399 H6213in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑ים סha.'E.lo.HimH430:the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Henadadחֵֽנָדָ֔דche.na.DadH2582, withtheir sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121and their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

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