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Ezra 9:10-15

10And now, O our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,what shall we sayנֹּאמַ֥רno.MarH559afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this? for we have forsakenעָזַ֖בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

11Which thou hast commandedצִוִּ֗יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680byבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,unto which ye goבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, is an uncleanנִדָּה֙ni.DahH5079landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776with the filthinessבְּנִדַּ֖תbe.ni.DatH5079of the peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,with their abominationsבְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םbe.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441,which have filledמִלְא֛וּהָmil.'U.haH4390it from one endמִפֶּ֥הmi.PehH6310to anotherפֶּ֖הpehH6310with their uncleannessבְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃be.tum.'a.TamH2932.

12Now therefore giveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414not your daughtersבְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323unto their sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֗םliv.nei.HemH1121,neither takeתִּשְׂא֣וּtis.'UH5375their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323unto your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֔םliv.nei.KhemH1121,nor seekתִדְרְשׁ֧וּtid.re.ShuH1875their peaceשְׁלֹמָ֛םshe.lo.MamH7965or their wealthוְטוֹבָתָ֖םve.toa.TamH2896forH5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:that ye may be strongתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte.chez.KuH2388,and eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙va.'a.khal.TemH398the goodט֣וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and leave itfor an inheritanceוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥םve.ho.rash.TemH3423to your childrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121for everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

13And afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310all that is comeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935upon us for our evilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451deedsבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙be.ma.'a.Sei.nuH4639,and for our greatהַגְּדֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419trespassוּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּu.ve.'ash.ma.Te.nuH819,seeing that thou our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hast punishedחָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽcha.Sakh.taH2820us lessלְמַ֙טָּה֙le.Ma.tahH4295than our iniquitiesמֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּme.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771deserve,and hast givenוְנָתַ֥תָּהve.na.Ta.tahH5414us suchdeliveranceפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413as this;

14Should we againהֲנָשׁוּב֙ha.na.ShuvH7725breakלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,and join in affinityוּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ןu.le.hit.cha.TenH2859with the peopleבְּעַמֵּ֥יbe.'a.MeiH5971of these abominationsהַתֹּעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441?wouldest not thou be angryתֶֽאֱנַף־te.'e.naf-H599with us till thou hadst consumedכַּלֵּ֔הka.LehH3615us, so that there should beno remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611nor escapingוּפְלֵיטָֽה׃ פu.fe.lei.TahH6413?

15O Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, thou artrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662:for we remainנִשְׁאַ֥רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604yet escapedפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413, as it isthis dayכְּהַיּ֣וֹםke.hai.YomH3117: behold, we arebeforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in our trespassesבְּאַשְׁמָתֵ֔ינוּbe.'ash.ma.Tei.nuH819:for we cannot standלַעֲמ֛וֹדla.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee because of this.

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