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Ezra 5:8-11

8Be it knownיְדִ֣יעַ׀ לֶהֱוֵ֣אye.Di.a' le.he.Ve'H3046 H1934unto the kingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430,that we wentאֲזַ֜לְנָא'a.Zal.na'H236into the provinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083of Judeaלִיה֤וּדli.HudH3061,to the houseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005of the greatרַבָּ֔אra.Ba'H7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,which is buildedמִתְבְּנֵא֙mit.be.Ne'H1124with greatגְּלָ֔לge.LalH1560stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69,and timberוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636is laidמִתְּשָׂ֣םmi.te.SamH7761in the wallsבְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑אbe.khut.lai.Ya'H3797,and thisדָ֛ךְdakhH1791workוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673goethמִתְעַבְדָ֖אmit.'av.Da'H5648fastאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629on, and prosperethוּמַצְלַ֥חu.matz.LachH6744in their handsבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116askedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593we thoseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868, andsaidאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560unto them thusכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660,Whoמַן־man-H4479commandedשָׂ֨ם טְעֵ֗םsam te.'EmH2942 H7761you to buildלְמִבְנְיָ֔הle.miv.ne.YahH1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005,and to make upלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.LahH3635theseדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836wallsוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?

10We askedשְׁאֵ֥לְנָאshe.'E.le.na'H7593their namesשְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛םshe.ma.ha.te.HomH8036alsoוְאַ֧ףve.'AfH638,to certifyלְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְle.ho.da.'u.TakhH3046thee, that we might writeנִכְתֻּ֥בnikh.TuvH3790the namesשֻׁם־shum-H8036of the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֖אguv.rai.Ya'H1400that werethe chiefבְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ סve.ra.shei.HomH7217of them.

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.

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