Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 4:15-16

15That searchיְבַקַּר֩ye.va.KarH1240may be made in the bookבִּֽסְפַר־bis.far-H5609of the recordsדָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜אda.khe.Ra.nai.Ya'H1799of thy fathersאֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ'a.va.ha.TakhH2:so shalt thou findוּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּחU.te.hash.kachH7912in the bookבִּסְפַ֣רbis.FarH5609of the recordsדָּכְרָנַיָּא֮da.khe.ra.nai.Ya'H1799,and knowוְתִנְדַּע֒ve.tin.Da'H3046that thisדָ֜ךְdakhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149isa rebelliousמָֽרָדָ֗אma.ra.Da'H4779cityקִרְיָ֣אkir.Ya'H7149,and hurtfulוּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤תu.me.han.ze.KatH5142unto kingsמַלְכִין֙mal.KhinH4430and provincesוּמְדִנָ֔ןu.me.di.NanH4083,and that they have movedעָבְדִ֣ין'a.ve.DinH5648seditionוְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ve.'esh.ta.DurH849within the sameבְּגַוַּ֔הּbe.ga.VahH1459ofמִן־min-H4481oldעָלְמָ֑א'al.Ma'H5957timeיוֹמָ֖תyo.MatH3118:forעַ֨ל־'Al-H5922whichדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836cause was thisדָ֖ךְdakhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149destroyedהָֽחָרְבַֽת׃Ha.cha.re.VatH2718.

16Weאֲנַ֙חְנָה֙'a.Nach.nahH586certifyמְהוֹדְעִ֤יןme.hod.'InH3046the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430that, ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thisדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149be buildedתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124again,and the wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792thereof set upיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635,by thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836meansלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903thou shalt haveאִיתַ֖י'i.TaiH383noלָ֥אla'H3809portionחֲלָק֙cha.LakH2508on this sideבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֔אna.ha.Ra'H5103.

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