Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 8:26-30

26I even weighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254unto their handיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,and silverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701vesselsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627an hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603, andof goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603;

27Also twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242basonsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,of a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505dramsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150;and twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147vesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627of fineמֻצְהָ֤ב טוֹבָה֙mutz.Hav to.VahH6668 H2896copperנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,preciousH2532as goldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.

28And I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559unto them, Ye areholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;the vesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627areholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944also; and the silverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091area freewill offeringנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

29Watchשִׁקְד֣וּshik.DuH8245ye, and keepוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104them,until ye weighתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the chiefשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and chiefוְשָׂרֵֽי־ve.sa.rei-H8269of the fathersהָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,in the chambersהַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתha.lish.KhotH3957of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30So tookוְקִבְּלוּ֙ve.ki.be.LuH6901the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881the weightמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948of the silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091,and the vesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627,to bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935themto Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389unto the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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