Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 7:25-28

25And thouוְאַ֣נְתְּve.'AntH607,Ezraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5831,after the wisdomכְּחָכְמַ֨תke.cha.khe.MatH2452of thy Godאֱלָהָ֤ךְ'e.la.HakhH426, that isin thine handבִידָךְ֙vi.doKhH3028,setמֶ֣נִּיMe.niH4483magistratesשָׁפְטִ֞יןsha.fe.TinH8200and judgesוְדַיָּנִ֗יןve.dai.ya.NinH1782,which may judgeלֶהֱוֹ֤ן דָּאיְנִין֙le.he.Von da.'a.ninH1778 H1934allלְכָל־le.kholH3606the peopleעַמָּה֙'a.Mah'H5972that arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,allלְכָל־le.kholH3606such as knowיָדְעֵ֖יya.de.'EiH3046the lawsדָּתֵ֣יda.TeiH1882of thy Godאֱלָהָ֑ךְ'e.la.HakhH426;and teachיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3046ye them that knowתְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃te.hod.'UnH3046themnotלָ֦אla'H3809.

26And whosoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3606will notלָא֩la'H3809doלֶהֱוֵ֨א עָבֵ֜דle.he.Ve' 'a.VedH5648 H1934the lawדָּתָ֣אda.Ta'H1882of thy Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,and the lawוְדָתָא֙ve.da.Ta'H1882of the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,let judgmentדִּינָ֕הdi.Nah'H1780beלֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'H1934executedמִתְעֲבֵ֖דmit.'a.VedH5648speedilyאָסְפַּ֕רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629upon himמִנֵּ֑הּmi.NehH4481,whetherהֵ֤ןhenH2006it beunto deathלְמוֹת֙le.mOtH4193,orהֵ֣ןhenH2006to banishmentלִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔יlish.ro.shuH8332,orהֵן־hen-H2006to confiscationלַעֲנָ֥שׁla.'a.NashH6065of goodsנִכְסִ֖יןnikh.SinH5232,or to imprisonmentוְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין׃ פve.le.'e.su.RinH613.

27Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,which hath putנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414such a thingas this in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820,to beautifyלְפָאֵ֕רle.fa.'ErH6286the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which isin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

28And hath extendedהִטָּה־hi.tah-H5186mercyחֶ֗סֶדChe.sedH2617unto me beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,and his counsellorsוְיֽוֹעֲצָ֔יוve.yo.'a.TzavH3289,and before all the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269.And I was strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּיhit.cha.Zak.tiH2388as the handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430wasupon me, and I gathered togetherוָאֶקְבְּצָ֧הva.'ek.be.TzahH6908out of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478chief menרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218to go upלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927with me.

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