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Ezra 7:23-28

23Whatsoever is commanded by theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, let it bedoneיִתְעֲבֵד֙yit.'a.VedH5648exactly for thehouseלְבֵ֖יתle.VeitH1005of theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065; forwhyלְמָ֤הle.MahH4101should there bewrathקְצַ֔ףke.TzafH7109againstעַל־'al-H5922therealmמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4437of thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430and hissonsH1123?

24AlsoweH1768certifyyouH1768, that touchinganyכָל־khol-H3606of thepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֣אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549andLevitesוְ֠לֵוָיֵאVe.le.va.ye'H3879, thesingersזַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤אza.Ma.rai.Ya'H2171, porters,Nethinimנְתִ֣ינַיָּ֔אne.Ti.nai.Ya'H5412, orservantsוּפָ֣לְחֵ֔יu.Fa.le.CheiH6399of thishouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426, it shallnotלָ֥אla'H3809be lawful toimposeלְמִרְמֵ֥אle.mir.Me'H7412tributeמִנְדָּ֤הmin.DahH4061,customבְלוֹ֙ve.LoH1093, ortollוַהֲלָ֔ךְva.ha.LakhH1983, upon them.

25And thou,Ezraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5831, after thewisdomכְּחָכְמַ֨תke.cha.khe.MatH2452of thyGodאֱלָהָ֤ךְ'e.la.HakhH426that is in thinehandבִידָךְ֙vi.doKhH3028,appointמֶ֣נִּיMe.niH4483magistratesשָׁפְטִ֞יןsha.fe.TinH8200andjudgesוְדַיָּנִ֗יןve.dai.ya.NinH1782,whichH1768may judgeallלְכָל־le.kholH3606thepeopleעַמָּה֙'a.Mah'H5972that arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,allלְכָל־le.kholH3606suchH1768asknowH3046thelawsדָּתֵ֣יda.TeiH1882of thyGodאֱלָהָ֑ךְ'e.la.HakhH426; andteachH3046ye him that knoweth themnotלָ֦אla'H3809.

26And whosoever willnotלָא֩la'H3809doעָבֵ֜ד'a.VedH5648thelawדָּתָ֣אda.Ta'H1882of thyGodאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426, and thelawוְדָתָא֙ve.da.Ta'H1882of thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, letjudgmentדִּינָ֕הdi.Nah'H1780beexecutedמִתְעֲבֵ֖דmit.'a.VedH5648upon him withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3606diligenceאָסְפַּ֕רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629,whetherH2006it be untodeathלְמוֹת֙le.mOtH4193, or tobanishmentלִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔יlish.ro.shuH8332, or toconfiscationלַעֲנָ֥שׁla.'a.NashH6065ofgoodsנִכְסִ֖יןnikh.SinH5232, or toimprisonmentוְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין׃ פve.le.'e.su.RinH613.

27Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,whichH834hathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414suchH834athingכָּזֹאת֙ka.zoTH2063as this in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820, tobeautifyלְפָאֵ֕רle.fa.'ErH6286thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichH834is inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389;

28and hathextendedהִטָּה־hi.tah-H5186mercyH3068untomeH6440beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, and his counsellors, andbeforeH6440allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269. And I wasstrengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּיhit.cha.Zak.tiH2388accordingוְעָלַ֣יve.'a.LaiH5921to thehandכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of theLORDH3068myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430uponעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921meH6440, and Igatheredוָאֶקְבְּצָ֧הva.'ek.be.TzahH6908togetherעִמִּֽי׃ פ'i.MiH5973outH2388ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478chiefרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218menH1368togoלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upH5927withmeH6440.

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