Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 7:1-7

1Now afterוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,in the reignבְּמַלְכ֖וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539,Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֔הse.ra.YahH8304,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽה׃chil.ki.YahH2518,

2The sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

3The sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meraiothמְרָיֽוֹת׃me.ra.YotH4812,

4The sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֥הze.rach.YahH2228,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Uzziעֻזִּ֖י'u.ZiH5813,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bukkiבֻּקִּֽי׃bu.KiH1231,

5The sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abishuaאֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ'a.vi.Shu.a'H50,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Phinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175the chiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548:

6This Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830went upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894; and he wasa readyמָהִיר֙ma.HirH4106scribeסֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478had givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414:and the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him all his requestבַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פba.ka.sha.ToH1246,according to the handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430upon him.

7And there went upוַיַּֽעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927someof the childrenמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,and of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֜םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,and the portersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֛יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,and the Nethinimsוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411,unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,in the seventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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