Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 5:5-7

5But the eyeוְעֵ֣יןve.'EinH5870of their Godאֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם'e.la.ha.HomH426wasהֲוָת֙ha.VatH1934uponעַל־'al-H5922the eldersשָׂבֵ֣יsa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,that they could notוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809causeH989themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994to ceaseבַטִּ֣לוּva.Ti.luH989,tillעַד־'ad-H5705the matterטַעְמָ֖אta'.Ma'H2941cameיְהָ֑ךְye.HakhH1946to Dariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868:and thenוֶאֱדַ֛יִןve.'e.Da.yinH116they returned answerיְתִיב֥וּןye.ti.VunH8421by letterנִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖אnish.te.va.Na'H5407concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָֽה׃ פde.NahH1836matter.

6The copyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573of the letterאִ֠גַּרְתָּא'I.gar.ta'H104that Tatnai,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6347on this sideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the riverנַהֲרָ֗הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and Shethar–boznaiH8370,and his companionsוּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּu.khe.Na.va.TehH3675the Apharsachitesאֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.Far.se.kha.Ye'H671, which wereon this sideבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,sentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972untoעַל־'al-H5922Dariusדָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430:

7They sentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972a letterפִּתְגָמָ֖אpit.ga.Ma'H6600untoעֲל֑וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922him, whereinבְּגַוֵּ֔הּbe.ga.VehH1459was writtenכְּתִ֣יבke.TivH3790thusוְכִדְנָה֙ve.khid.NahH1836;Unto Dariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,allכֹֽלָּא׃ סKho.la'H3606peaceשְׁלָמָ֥אshe.la.Ma'H8001.

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