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Ezra 5:11-12

11And thusוּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'H3660they returnedהֲתִיב֣וּנָאha.ti.Vu.na'H8421us answerפִתְגָמָ֖אfit.ga.Ma'H6600,sayingלְמֵמַ֑רle.me.MarH560,Weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586areהִמּ֡וֹhi.MoH1994the servantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649of the Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and earthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772,and buildוּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yinH1124the houseבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005that wasהֲוָ֨אha.Va'H1934buildedבְנֵ֜הve.NehH1124theseדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836manyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140agoמִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.MatH6928,which a greatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479buildedבְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hiH1124and set upוְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.LehH3635.

12Butלָהֵ֗ןla.HenH3861afterמִן־min-H4481that our fathersאֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'H2had provokedH7265the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065unto wrathH7265,he gaveיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3028of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH895,the Chaldeanכַּסְדָּאָ֑הkas.da.ya'H3679,who destroyedסַתְרֵ֔הּsat.RehH5642thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseוּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'H1005,and carriedH1541the peopleוְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'H5972awayH1541into Babylonלְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.VelH895.

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