Revised Version 1895

Ezra 10:2-11

2AndShecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֨הshe.khan.YahH7935thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehielיְחִיאֵ֜לye.chi.'ElH3171, one of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121ofElamעֵילָם֙o.lamH5867,answeredH559andsaidH559untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֔אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,Weאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nuH587have trespassedagainstעַל־'al-H5921ourGodבֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430, and havemarriedH802strangewomenH802of thepeoplesמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: yetnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258there is hope forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerning thisthingזֹֽאת׃ZotH2063.

3NowH6258thereforeletH6258usH6213makeH6213acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with ourGodלֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּLe.lo.hei.nuH430toputH3318awayH3318allH3605thewivesנָשִׁ֜יםna.ShimH802, andsuchH3605as arebornוְהַנּוֹלָ֤דve.ha.no.LadH3205of them, according to thecounselבַּעֲצַ֣תba.'a.TzatH6098of mylordH113, and ofthoseH3605that tremble at thecommandmentבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; andletH6258it bedoneH6213according to thelawוְכַתּוֹרָ֖הve.kha.to.RahH8451.

4Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965; for thematterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697belongeth unto thee, andweוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587are with thee: be ofgoodH6965courageחֲזַ֖קcha.ZakH2388, anddoוַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פva.'a.SehH6213it.

5Thenaroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Ezraעֶזְרָ֡א'ez.Ra'H5830, andmadeH6213thechiefsשָׂרֵי֩sa.ReiH8269of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toswearH7650that they woulddoH6213according to thiswordכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.SoH6213they sware.

6ThenEzraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5830roseH6965upH6965frombeforeמִלִּפְנֵי֙mi.lif.NeiH6440thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andwentH6965intoH413thechamberלִשְׁכַּ֖תlish.KatH3957ofJehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivH475: and when hecameH413thither, hedidH3808eatאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398noH3808breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899,norH3808drinkשָׁתָ֔הsha.TahH8354waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325: for hemournedמִתְאַבֵּ֖לmit.'a.BelH56becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of thetrespassמַ֥עַלMa.'alH4604of them of the captivity.

7And theymadeH3605proclamationק֜וֹלKolH6963throughoutH3605Judahבִּיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389untoallH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the captivity, that they shouldgatherH6908themselvesH6908togetherH6908untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

8and that whosoevercameיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808withinH935threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117, according to thecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,allH3605his substance should be forfeited, andhimselfוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931separatedיִבָּדֵ֖לyi.ba.DelH914from thecongregationמִקְּהַ֥לmi.ke.HalH6951of the captivity.

9Thenallכָל־khol-H3605themenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀u.vin.ya.MinH1144gatheredH6908themselvesH5921togetherH6908untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withinH5921thethreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117; it was theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, on thetwentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242dayH3117of themonthבַּחֹ֑דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320: andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the broadplaceH1004beforeH5921thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tremblingמַרְעִידִ֥יםmar.'i.DimH7460becauseH5921of thismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697, and for thegreatH430rainוּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ פu.me.ha.ge.sha.MimH1653.

10AndEzraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stoodH6965upH6965, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ye have trespassed, and havemarriedH802strangewomenH802, toincreaseלְהוֹסִ֖יףle.ho.SifH3254theguiltאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforemakeתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414confessionתוֹדָ֛הto.DahH8426unto theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, anddoוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213hispleasureרְצוֹנ֑וֹre.tzo.NoH7522: andseparateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselves from thepeoplesמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and from the strangewomenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802.

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