Revised Version 1895

Ezra 6:1-14

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.

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