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Ezra 7:21-23

21And Iוּ֠מִנִּיU.mi.niH4481, evenIאֲנָ֞ה'a.NahH576Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,do makeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942to allH3606the treasurersגִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔אgi.zav.rai.Ya'H1490which arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,that whatsoever Ezraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5831the priestכָהֲנָ֜הkha.ha.Nah'H3549,the scribeסָפַ֤רsa.FarH5613of the lawדָּתָא֙da.Ta'H1882of the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,shall requireיִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹןYish.'a.len.khonH7593of you, it be doneיִתְעֲבִֽד׃yit.'a.VidH5648speedilyאָסְפַּ֖רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629,

22UntoH5705an hundredמְאָה֒me.'AhH3969talentsכַּכְּרִ֣יןka.ke.RinH3604of silverכְּסַף֮ke.SafH3702,and to an hundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969measuresכֹּרִ֣יןko.RinH3734of wheatחִנְטִין֙chin.TinH2591,and to an hundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bathsבַּתִּ֣יןba.TinH1325of wineחֲמַר֙cha.MarH2562,and to an hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969bathsבַּתִּ֥יןba.TinH1325of oilמְשַׁ֖חme.ShachH4887,and saltוּמְלַ֖חu.me.LachH4416withoutלָ֥אla'H3809prescribingכְתָֽב׃khe.TavH3792how much.

23Whatsoeverכָּל־kol-H3606is commanded byמִן־min-H4481 H2941the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,let it be diligentlyאַדְרַזְדָּ֔א'ad.raz.Da'H149doneיִתְעֲבֵד֙yit.'a.VedH5648for the houseלְבֵ֖יתle.VeitH1005of the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065:forH1768whyלְמָ֤הle.MahH4101should there beלֶֽהֱוֵא֙le.he.Ve'H1934wrathקְצַ֔ףke.TzafH7109againstעַל־'al-H5922the realmמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4437of the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430and his sonsH1123?

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