Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 6:6-8

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.

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