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Ezra 7:10-12

10For Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830had preparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824to seekלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875the lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and to doוְלַעֲשֹׂ֑תve.la.'a.SotH6213it,and to teachוּלְלַמֵּ֥דu.le.la.MedH3925in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478statutesחֹ֥קchokH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סu.mish.PatH4941.

11Now this isthe copyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6572of the letterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןha.nish.te.VanH5406that the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414unto Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֥אle.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608, evena scribeסֹפֵ֞רso.FerH5608of the wordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of the commandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and of his statutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

12Artaxerxesאַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783,kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of kingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430,unto Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5831the priestכָ֠הֲנָאKha.ha.na'H3549,a scribeסָפַ֨רsa.FarH5613of the lawדָּתָ֜אda.Ta'H1882of the Godאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֛אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,perfectגְּמִ֖ירge.MirH1585peace,and at such a timeוּכְעֶֽנֶת׃u.khe.'E.netH3706.

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