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Ezra 9:4-7

4Then were assembledיֵאָסְפ֗וּye.'a.se.FuH622unto me every one that trembledחָרֵד֙cha.RedH2730at the wordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697of the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,because of the transgressionמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4604of those that had been carried awayהַגּוֹלָ֑הha.go.LahH1473;and I satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427astoniedמְשׁוֹמֵ֔םme.sho.MemH8074until the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153sacrificeלְמִנְחַ֥תle.min.ChatH4503.

5And at the eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153sacrificeוּבְמִנְחַ֣תu.ve.min.ChatH4503I arose upקַ֚מְתִּיKam.tiH6965from my heavinessמִתַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔יmi.ta.'a.ni.TiH8589;and having rentוּבְקָרְעִ֥יu.ve.ka.re.'IH7167my garmentבִגְדִ֖יvig.DiH899and my mantleוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598,I fellוָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙va.'ekh.re.'AhH3766upon my kneesבִּרְכַּ֔יbir.KaiH1290,and spread outוָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥הva.'ef.re.SahH6566my handsכַפַּ֖יkha.PaiH3709unto Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430,

6And saidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559,O my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430,I am ashamedבֹּ֣שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954and blushוְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיve.nikh.Lam.tiH3637to lift upלְהָרִ֧יםle.ha.RimH7311my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440to thee, my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430:for our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771are increasedרָבוּ֙ra.VuH7235overלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605ourheadרֹּ֔אשׁRoshH7218,and our trespassוְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּve.'ash.ma.Te.nuH819is grown upגָדְלָ֖הga.de.LahH1431unto the heavensלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃la.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

7Since the daysמִימֵ֣יmi.MeiH3117of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have we beenin a greatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419trespassבְּאַשְׁמָ֣הbe.'ash.MahH819unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;and for our iniquitiesוּבַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֡ינוּu.va.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771have we, our kingsמְלָכֵ֨ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428, andour priestsכֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּkho.ha.Nei.nuH3548,been deliveredנִתַּ֡נּוּni.Ta.nuH5414into the handבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the landsהָאֲרָצ֗וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,to the swordבַּחֶ֜רֶבba.Che.revH2719,to captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֧יba.she.ViH7628,and to a spoilוּבַבִּזָּ֛הu.vab.bi.ZahH961,and to confusionוּבְבֹ֥שֶׁתu.ve.Vo.shetH1322of faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440, as it isthis dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

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