Revised Version 1895

Ezra 6:6-12

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.

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