Revised Version 1895

Ezra 6:14-22

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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