Revised Version 1895

Ezra 1:1-4

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.

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