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Ezra 6:15-18

15And thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836houseבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005was finishedוְשֵׁיצִיא֙ve.shei.Tzi'H3319onעַ֛ד'adH5705the thirdתְּלָתָ֖הte.la.TahH8532dayי֥וֹםYomH3118of the monthלִירַ֣חli.RachH3393Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH144,which wasהִ֣יאhi'H1932in the sixthשֵׁ֔תShetH8353yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430.

16And the childrenH1123of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479,the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549,and the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of the childrenH1123of the captivityגָלוּתָ֗אga.lu.Ta'H1547,keptוַעֲבַ֣דוּva.'a.Va.duH5648the dedicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597of thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426with joyבְּחֶדְוָֽה׃be.ched.VahH2305,

17And offeredוְהַקְרִ֗בוּve.hak.Ri.vuH7127at the dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597of thisדְנָה֒de.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426an hundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bullocksתּוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,two hundredמָאתַ֔יִןma.Ta.yinH3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H703hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563;and for a sin offeringלְחַטָּאָ֤הle.cha.ta.yaH2409 H2402forעַל־'al-H5922allכָּל־kol-H3606Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3479,twelveתְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֔רte.rei- 'a.SarH6236 H8648heוּצְפִירֵ֨יu.tze.fi.ReiH6841goatsעִזִּ֜ין'i.ZinH5796,according to the numberלְמִנְיָ֖ןle.min.YanH4510of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7625of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.

18And they setוַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.muH6966the priestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549in their divisionsבִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.HonH6392,and the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879in their coursesבְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbe.mach.le.Ka.te.HonH4255,forעַל־'al-H5922the serviceעֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.DatH5673of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426, which isat Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390;as it is writtenכִּכְתָ֖בkikh.TavH3792in the bookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4873.

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