Revised Version 1895

Ezra 6

1ThenDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430madeH1240adecreeטְעֵ֑םte.'EmH2942, andsearchוּבַקַּ֣רוּ׀u.va.Ka.ruH1240wasmadeH1240in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1005of thearchivesH1596,whereדִּ֧יdiH1768thetreasuresH1596werelaidשָׂ֣םsamH7761up inBabylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH895.

2And there wasfoundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חve.hish.te.KhachH7912at Achmetha, in the palace that is in theprovinceמְדִינְתָּ֖הme.di.ne.Tah'H4083ofMediaבְּמָדַ֥יbe.ma.DaiH4076, a roll, and therein wasthusוְכֵן־ve.khen-H3652writtenכְּתִ֥יבke.TivH3790for a record.

3In thefirstחֲדָ֜הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8140ofCyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430,Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567thekingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430madeH7761adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942; Concerning thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'H426atJerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390, let thehouseבַּיְתָ֣אbay.Ta'H1005be builded, theplaceאֲתַר֙'a.TarH870whereדִּֽי־di-H1768they offersacrificesדִּבְחִ֔יןdiv.ChinH1685, and let thefoundationsוְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִיve.'u.Sho.hiH787thereof be stronglylaidH7761; theheightרוּמֵהּ֙ru.MehH7314thereof threescorecubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521, and the breadth thereof threescorecubitsאַמִּ֥ין'a.MinH521;

4withthreeתְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'H8532rows of greatstonesאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH69, and a row of newtimberאָ֣ע'a'H636: and let the expenses begivenתִּתְיְהִֽב׃tit.ye.HivH3052out of theking’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005:

5And alsoletוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638thegoldדַהֲבָ֣הda.ha.Vah'H1722andsilverוְכַסְפָּא֒ve.khas.Pa'H3702vesselsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָא֮'e.la.Ha'H426,whichH1768Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020tookH5312forthH5312out of thetempleH1005whichH1768is atJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390, andbroughtH2987untoBabylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH895, berestoredיַהֲתִיב֗וּןya.ha.ti.VunH8421, andbroughtH2987again unto thetempleH1005whichH1768is atJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390, every one toitsמִן־min-H4481placeלְאַתְרֵ֔הּle.'at.RehH870, and thou shaltputוְתַחֵ֖תve.ta.ChetH5182them in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1005ofGodאֱלָהָֽא׃ ס'e.la.Ha'H426.

6Nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705therefore,Tattenaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674,governorפַּחַ֨תpa.ChatH6347beyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theriverנַהֲרָ֜הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar-bozenaiH8370, and your companions the Apharsachites,whichדִּ֖יdiH1768arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103, be yefarרַחִיקִ֥יןra.chi.KinH7352from thence:

7let theworkלַעֲבִידַ֖תla.'a.vi.DatH5673of thishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426aloneשְׁבֻ֕קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662; let thegovernorפַּחַ֤תpa.ChatH6347of theJewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062and theeldersוּלְשָׂבֵ֣יu.le.sa.VeiH7868of theJewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062build thishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426in itsplaceאַתְרֵֽהּ׃'at.RehH870.

8Moreover ImakeH5648adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942whatH1768ye shalldoH5648totheseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersשָׂבֵ֤יsa.VeiH7868of theJewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062for thebuildingלְמִבְנֵ֖אle.miv.Ne'H1124of thishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426: that of theking’sמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430goodsוּמִנִּכְסֵ֣יu.mi.nikh.SeiH5232,evenH1768of thetributeמִדַּת֙mi.DatH4061beyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103, expenses begivenמִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛אmit.ya.ha.Va'H3052withallH629diligenceH629untotheseאִלֵּ֖ךְ'i.LekhH479menלְגֻבְרַיָּ֥אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400, that they benotלָ֥אla'H3809hindered.

9And thatwhichדִי־di-H1768they haveneedחַשְׁחָ֡ןchash.ChanH2818of, bothyoungH1123bullocks, andramsוְדִכְרִ֣יןve.dikh.RinH1798, andlambsוְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ve.'i.me.RinH563, forburntלַעֲלָוָ֣ן׀la.'a.la.VanH5928offerings to theGodלֶאֱלָ֪הּle.'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֟אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, wheat,saltמְלַ֣ח׀me.LachH4416,wineחֲמַ֣רcha.MarH2562, andoilוּמְשַׁ֗חu.me.ShachH4887, according to the word of thepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֤אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549whichדִּי־di-H1768are atJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390, let it begivenמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052themdayי֥וֹם׀YomH3118bydayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3118withoutלָ֥אla'H3809failשָׁלֽוּ׃sha.LuH7960:

10that they mayofferמְהַקְרְבִ֛יןme.hak.re.VinH7127sacrificesנִיחוֹחִ֖יןni.cho.ChinH5208of sweet savour unto theGodלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, andprayוּמְצַלַּ֕יִןu.me.tza.La.yinH6739for thelifeלְחַיֵּ֥יle.chai.YeiH2417of thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430, and of hissonsH1123.

11Also I havemadeH5648adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulledoutH5648from hishouseבַּיְתֵ֔הּbay.TehH1005, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let hishouseוּבַיְתֵ֛הּu.vay.TehH1005bemadeH5648a dunghill for this:

12and theGodוֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.la.Ha'H426that hath caused hisnameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036todwellשַׁכִּ֧ןsha.KinH7932thereoverthrowיְמַגַּ֞רye.ma.GarH4049allH3606kingsמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4430andpeoplesוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5972, that shall put forth theirhandיְדֵ֗הּye.DehH3028to alter the same, todestroyלְחַבָּלָ֛הle.cha.ba.LahH2255thishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426whichH1768is atJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390. IDariusדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙da.re.Ya.veshH1868havemadeH5648adecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942; let it bedoneH5648withallH3606diligenceאָסְפַּ֖רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629.

13ThenTattenaiתַּתְּנַ֞יta.te.NaiH8674, thegovernorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347beyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theriverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103;Shethar-bozenaiH8370, and their companions,becauseלָקֳבֵ֗לlo.ko.VelH6903thatDariusדָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'H4430hadsentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972, didaccordinglyכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660withallH629diligenceH629.

14And theeldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יve.sa.VeiH7868of theJewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062builded andprosperedוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןu.matz.le.ChinH6744, through theprophesyingבִּנְבוּאַת֙bin.vu.'AtH5017ofHaggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292theprophetנְבִיָּ֔אne.vi.'ah'H5029andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הu.ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבַּר־bar-H1247ofIddoעִדּ֑וֹאi.Do'H5714. And they builded andfinishedוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּve.shakh.Li.luH3635it,accordingמִן־min-H4481to the commandment of theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479, andaccordingH4481to thedecreeH2942ofCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567, andDariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868, andArtaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאve.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6540.

15And thishouseבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005was finished on thethirdתְּלָתָ֖הte.la.TahH8532dayי֥וֹםYomH3118of themonthלִירַ֣חli.RachH3393Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH144,whichדִּי־di-H1768was in thesixthשֵׁ֔תShetH8353yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140of thereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430.

16And thechildrenH1123ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479, thepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549and theLevitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879, and therestוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of thechildrenH1123of the captivity, kept thededicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597of thishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426withjoyבְּחֶדְוָֽה׃be.ched.VahH2305.

17And theyofferedוְהַקְרִ֗בוּve.hak.Ri.vuH7127at thededicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597of thishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426anhundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bullocks, twohundredמָאתַ֔יִןma.Ta.yinH3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H703hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563; and for asinH2409offering forallכָּל־kol-H3606Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3479,twelveעֲשַׂ֔ר'a.SarH6236he-goats, according to thenumberלְמִנְיָ֖ןle.min.YanH4510of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7625ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.

18And theysetוַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.muH6966thepriestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549in theirdivisionsבִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.HonH6392, and theLevitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879in their courses, for theserviceעֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.DatH5673ofGodאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426,whichדִּ֣יdiH1768is atJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390; as it iswrittenכִּכְתָ֖בkikh.TavH3792in thebookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4873.

19And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of the captivitykeptוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453upon the fourteenthdayH2320of thefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

20For thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881hadpurifiedH2891themselvesH2891togetherכְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.ChadH259;allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605of them werepureטְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.RimH2889: and theykilledוַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819thepassoverהַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachH6453forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the captivity, and for theirbrethrenוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and forthemselvesH2891.

21And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichגּוֹיֵֽ־go.ye-H1471werecomeH7725againH7725outאֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.HemH413of the captivity, andallH3605suchH3605as hadseparatedהַנִּבְדָּ֛לha.niv.DalH914themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, toseekלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, dideatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,

22andkeptH6213thefeastחַג־chag-H2282ofunleavenedמַצּ֛וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057: for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hadmadeH6213themjoyfulשִׂמְּחָ֣םsi.me.ChamH8055, and hadturnedוְֽהֵסֵ֞בve.he.SevH5437theheartלֵ֤בlevH3820of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804unto them, tostrengthenלְחַזֵּ֣קle.cha.ZekH2388theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027in theworkבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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