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Ezra 6:6-12

6Nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705therefore, Tatnai,governorפַּחַ֨תpa.ChatH6347beyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the riverנַהֲרָ֜הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar–boznaiH8370,and your companionsוּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןu.khe.na.Va.te.HonH3675the Apharsachitesאֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.far.se.kha.Ye'H671, which arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,be yeהֲו֖וֹha.VoH1934farרַחִיקִ֥יןra.chi.KinH7352fromמִן־min-H4481thenceתַּמָּֽה׃ta.MahH8536:

7Let the workלַעֲבִידַ֖תla.'a.vi.DatH5673of thisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426aloneשְׁבֻ֕קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662;let the governorפַּחַ֤תpa.ChatH6347of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062and the eldersוּלְשָׂבֵ֣יu.le.sa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062buildיִבְנ֥וֹןyiv.NonH1124thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426inעַל־'al-H5922his placeאַתְרֵֽהּ׃'at.RehH870.

8Moreover Iוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481makeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942whatלְמָ֣אle.Ma'H3964ye shall doתַֽעַבְד֗וּןta.'av.DunH5648toעִם־'im-H5974the eldersשָׂבֵ֤יsa.VeiH7868of theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062for the buildingלְמִבְנֵ֖אle.miv.Ne'H1124of thisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426:that of the king’sמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430goodsוּמִנִּכְסֵ֣יu.mi.nikh.SeiH5232, evenofH1768the tributeמִדַּת֙mi.DatH4061beyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,forthwithאָסְפַּ֗רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629expensesנִפְקְתָ֛אnif.ke.Ta'H5313beתֶּהֱוֵ֧אte.he.Ve'H1934givenמִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛אmit.ya.ha.Va'H3052unto theseאִלֵּ֖ךְ'i.LekhH479menלְגֻבְרַיָּ֥אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400,that they be notלָ֥אla'H3809hinderedלְבַטָּלָֽא׃le.va.ta.La'H989.

9And that whichוּמָ֣הu.MahH4101they have need ofחַשְׁחָ֡ןchash.ChanH2818,both youngH1123bullocksתוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,and ramsוְדִכְרִ֣יןve.dikh.RinH1798,and lambsוְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ve.'i.me.RinH563,for the burnt offeringsלַעֲלָוָ֣ן׀la.'a.la.VanH5928of the Godלֶאֱלָ֪הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֟אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,wheatחִנְטִ֞יןchin.TinH2591,saltמְלַ֣ח׀me.LachH4416,wineחֲמַ֣רcha.MarH2562,and oilוּמְשַׁ֗חu.me.ShachH4887,according to the appointmentכְּמֵאמַ֨רke.me.MarH3983of the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֤אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549which areat Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390,let it beלֶהֱוֵ֨אle.he.Ve'H1934givenמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052them dayי֥וֹם׀YomH3118by dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3118withoutלָ֥אla'H3809failשָׁלֽוּ׃sha.LuH7960:

10That they may offerלֶהֱוֹ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛יןle.he.Von me.hak.re.VinH7127 H1934sacrifices of sweet savoursנִיחוֹחִ֖יןni.cho.ChinH5208unto the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,and prayוּמְצַלַּ֕יִןu.me.tza.La.yinH6739for the lifeלְחַיֵּ֥יle.chai.YeiH2417of the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,and of his sonsH1123.

11Alsoוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481I have madeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942,that whosoeverכָל־ אֱנָ֗שׁkhol- 'e.NashH606 H3606shall alterיְהַשְׁנֵא֙ye.hash.Ne'H8133thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836wordפִּתְגָמָ֣אpit.ga.Ma'H6600,let timberאָע֙'a'H636be pulled downיִתְנְסַ֥חyit.ne.SachH5256fromמִן־min-H4481his houseבַּיְתֵ֔הּbay.TehH1005,and being set upוּזְקִ֖יףu.ze.KifH2211,let him be hangedיִתְמְחֵ֣אyit.me.Che'H4223thereonעֲלֹ֑הִי'a.Lo.hiH5922;and let his houseוּבַיְתֵ֛הּu.vay.TehH1005be madeיִתְעֲבֵ֖דyit.'a.VedH5648a dunghillנְוָל֥וּne.va.LuH5122forעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָֽה׃de.NahH1836.

12And the Godוֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.la.Ha'H426that hath caused his nameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036to dwellשַׁכִּ֧ןsha.KinH7932thereתַּמָּ֗הta.MahH8536destroyיְמַגַּ֞רye.ma.GarH4049allכָּל־kol-H3606kingsמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4430and peopleוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5972,that shall putיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7972to their handיְדֵ֗הּye.DehH3028to alterלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133andto destroyלְחַבָּלָ֛הle.cha.ba.LahH2255thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426which isat Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390.Iאֲנָ֤ה'a.NahH576Dariusדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙da.re.Ya.veshH1868have madeשָׂ֣מֶתSa.metH7761a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942;let it be doneיִתְעֲבִֽד׃ פyit.'a.VidH5648with speedאָסְפַּ֖רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629.

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