Revised Version 1895

Ezra 1

1Nowוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571in thefirstאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofCyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539, that thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by themouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הyir.me.YahH3414might beaccomplishedH3615, theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068stirredH5782upH5782thespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307ofCyrusכֹּ֣רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539, that hemadeH3605aproclamationקוֹל֙kOlH6963throughoutH3605allH3605hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, andputH3615it also inwritingבְּמִכְתָּ֖בbe.mikh.TavH4385,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithCyrusכֹּ֚רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776hath theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,givenH5414meH5414; and he hath chargedmeH5414tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129him anhouseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃Bi.hu.DahH3063.

3Whosoever there is amongyouH834ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hispeopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971, hisGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430be with him, andletיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961himgoוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upH5927toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichH834is inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063, andbuildוְיִ֗בֶןve.Yi.venH1129thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, (he isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,)whichH834is inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4And whosoever isleftהַנִּשְׁאָ֗רha.nish.'ArH7604, inanyH3605placeהַמְּקֹמוֹת֮ha.me.ko.mOtH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he sojourneth, let themenH376of hisplaceמְקֹמ֔וֹme.ko.MoH4725help him withsilverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701, and withgoldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091, and withgoodsוּבִרְכ֣וּשׁu.vir.KhushH7399, and withbeastsוּבִבְהֵמָ֑הu.viv.he.MahH929,besideעִם־'im-H5973thefreewillהַ֨נְּדָבָ֔הha.ne.da.VahH5071offering for thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5Thenroseוַיָּק֜וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965upH5927theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, told thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,evenH853allלְכֹ֨לle.KholH3605whoseH834spiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadstirredהֵעִ֤ירhe.'IrH5782togoלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upH5927tobuildלִבְנ֔וֹתliv.NotH1129thehouseH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichH834is inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605they that wereroundH5439aboutH5439themstrengthenedחִזְּק֣וּchi.ze.KuH2388theirhandsבִֽידֵיהֶ֔םvi.dei.HemH3027withvesselsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofsilverכֶ֧סֶףKhe.sefH3701, withgoldבַּזָּהָ֛בba.za.HavH2091, withgoodsבָּרְכ֥וּשׁba.re.KhushH7399, and withbeastsוּבַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.va.be.he.MahH929, and withpreciousוּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹתu.va.mig.da.NotH4030things,besideעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605that waswillinglyH5068offeredH5068.

7AlsoCyrusכּ֔וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566thekingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428broughtH3318forthH3318thevesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019hadbroughtH3318forthH3318outH3318ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and hadputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of hisgodsאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430;

8evenH5921thoseH5921didCyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539bringH3318forthH3318by thehandיַ֖דyadH3027ofMithredathמִתְרְדָ֣תmit.re.DatH4990thetreasurerהַגִּזְבָּ֑רha.giz.BarH1489, andnumberedוַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙vai.yis.pe.RemH5608them untoSheshbazzarלְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔רle.she.she.ba.TzarH8339, theprinceהַנָּשִׂ֖יאha.na.Si'H5387ofJudahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

9And this is thenumberמִסְפָּרָ֑םmis.pa.RamH4557of them:thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֗יםshe.lo.ShimH7970chargers ofgoldזָהָ֜בza.HavH2091, athousandאָ֔לֶף'A.lefH505chargers ofsilverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701,nineתִּשְׁעָ֥הtish.'AhH8672andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סve.'es.RimH6242knives;

10thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֔יםshe.lo.ShimH7970bowlsכְּפוֹרֵ֤יke.fo.ReiH3713ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,silverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701bowlsכְּפ֤וֹרֵיke.Fo.reiH3713of asecondמִשְׁנִ֔יםmish.NimH4932sortfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֑הva.'a.sa.RahH6235, andotherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312vesselsכֵּלִ֥יםke.LimH3627athousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

11AllH3605thevesselsכֵּלִים֙ke.LimH3627ofgoldלַזָּהָ֣בla.za.HavH2091and ofsilverוְלַכֶּ֔סֶףve.la.Ke.sefH3701werefiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andfourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967.AllH3605theseH3605didSheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗רshe.she.ba.TzarH8339bringH5927upH5927, when they of the captivity werebroughtH5927upH5927fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֖לmi.ba.VelH894untoJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פli.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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