Revised Version 1895

Ezra 7:1-16

1NowH310afterH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, in thereignבְּמַלְכ֖וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438ofArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539,Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֔הse.ra.YahH8304, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽה׃chil.ki.YahH2518,

2thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

3thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeraiothמְרָיֽוֹת׃me.ra.YotH4812,

4thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֥הze.rach.YahH2228, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofUzziעֻזִּ֖י'u.ZiH5813, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBukkiבֻּקִּֽי׃bu.KiH1231,

5thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbishuaאֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ'a.vi.Shu.a'H50, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPhinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175thechiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548:

6thisEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830wentH5927upH5927fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894; and he was areadyמָהִיר֙ma.HirH4106scribeסֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hadgivenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414: and thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himallכֹּ֖לkolH3605hisrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פba.ka.sha.ToH1246,accordingH5921to thehandכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430uponH5921him.

7And therewentH5927upH5927someוּמִן־u.min-H4480of thechildrenמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, and of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֜םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891, and the porters, and the Nethinim, untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, in theseventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8And hecameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֑יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichהִ֛יאhi'H1931was in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

9ForuponH5921thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayH2320of thefirstH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320beganH935he togoH935upH5921fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894, and on thefirstH7223dayH2320of thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320cameH935he toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,accordingH5921to thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of hisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430uponH5921him.

10ForEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830hadsetהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824toseekלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and todoוְלַעֲשֹׂ֑תve.la.'a.SotH6213it, and toteachוּלְלַמֵּ֥דu.le.la.MedH3925inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478statutesחֹ֥קchokH2706andjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סu.mish.PatH4941.

11Nowוְזֶ֣ה׀ve.ZehH2088this is thecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6572of theletterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןha.nish.te.VanH5406that thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֥אle.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608,evenעַל־'al-H5921thescribeסֹפֵ֞רso.FerH5608of thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and of hisstatutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

12Artaxerxesאַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783,kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofkingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430, untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5831thepriestכָ֠הֲנָאKha.ha.na'H3549, thescribeסָפַ֨רsa.FarH5613of thelawדָּתָ֜אda.Ta'H1882of theGodאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֛אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,perfectגְּמִ֖ירge.MirH1585andsoדִּֽי־di-H1768forth,

13Imakeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942, thatallכָל־khol-H3606they of thepeopleעַמָּ֨ה'a.Mah'H5972ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3479, and theirpriestsוְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיve.kha.ha.No.hiH3549and theLevitesוְלֵוָיֵ֗אve.le.va.Ye'H3879, in myrealmבְּמַלְכוּתִי֩be.mal.khu.TiH4437,whichדִּ֣יdiH1768are minded of their own free will to go toJerusalemלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םli.ru.she.LemH3390, go with thee.

14Forasmuch as thou artsentשְׁלִ֔יחַshe.Li.achH7972of thekingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430and hissevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7655counsellors, toinquireלְבַקָּרָ֥אle.va.ka.Ra'H1240concerningJudahיְה֖וּדye.HudH3061andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑םve.li.ru.she.LemH3390,accordingמִן־min-H4481to thelawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of thyGodאֱלָהָ֖ךְ'e.la.HakhH426whichH1768is in thinehandבִידָֽךְ׃vi.DakhH3028;

15and to carry thesilverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702andgoldוּדְהַ֑בu.de.HavH1722,whichדִּֽי־di-H1768thekingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430and his counsellors havefreelyהִתְנַדַּ֙בוּ֙hit.na.Da.vuH5069offeredH5069unto theGodלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479,whoseדִּ֥יdiH1768habitation is inJerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,

16andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3606thesilverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702andgoldוּדְהַ֔בu.de.HavH1722that thou shaltfindתְהַשְׁכַּ֔חte.hash.KachH7912inallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3606theprovinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH895, with thefreewillהִתְנַדָּב֨וּתhit.na.da.VutH5069offering of thepeopleעַמָּ֤א'a.Ma'H5972, and of thepriestsוְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ve.kha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549, offeringwillinglyמִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔יןmit.na.de.VinH5069for thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005of theirGodאֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.HomH426whichH1768is inJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃vi.ru.she.LemH3390;

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