Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 7:13-15

13Iמִנִּי֮mi.NiH4481makeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942,that allכָל־khol-H3606they ofמִן־min-H4481the peopleעַמָּ֨ה'a.Mah'H5972of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3479, and ofhis priestsוְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיve.kha.ha.No.hiH3549and Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֗אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,in my realmבְּמַלְכוּתִי֩be.mal.khu.TiH4437,which are minded of their own freewillמִתְנַדַּ֣בmit.na.DavH5069to go upלִמְהָ֧ךְlim.HakhH1946to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םli.ru.she.LemH3390,goיְהָֽךְ׃ye.HakhH1946with theeעִמָּ֖ךְ'i.MakhH5974.

14Forasmuchקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903 H1768asH3606thou art sentשְׁלִ֔יחַshe.Li.achH7972ofמִן־ קֳדָ֨םmin- ko.DamH6925 H4481the kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430,and of his sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7655counsellorsיָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ya.'a.To.hiH3272,to enquireלְבַקָּרָ֥אle.va.ka.Ra'H1240concerningעַל־'al-H5922Judahיְה֖וּדye.HudH3061and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑םve.li.ru.she.LemH3390,according to the lawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of thy Godאֱלָהָ֖ךְ'e.la.HakhH426which isin thine handבִידָֽךְ׃vi.DakhH3028;

15And to carryוּלְהֵיבָלָ֖הu.le.hei.va.LahH2987the silverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702and goldוּדְהַ֑בu.de.HavH1722,which the kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430and his counsellorsוְיָעֲט֗וֹהִיve.ya.'a.To.hiH3272have freely offeredהִתְנַדַּ֙בוּ֙hit.na.Da.vuH5069unto the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479,whoseH1768habitationמִשְׁכְּנֵֽהּ׃mish.ke.NehH4907isin Jerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,

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