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Ezra 8:19-24

19andHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811, and with himJeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847, hisbrethrenאֶחָ֥יו'e.ChavH251and theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס'es.RimH6242;

20and of the Nethinim, whomDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269hadgivenשֶׁנָּתַ֨ןshe.na.TanH5414for theserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,twoוּמִן־u.min-H4480hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242Nethinim:allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of them were expressed bynameבְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ve.she.MotH8034.

21Then Iproclaimedוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685there, at theriverהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163, thatweשָׁ֥םshamH8033might humbleourselvesמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, toseekלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245of him astraightיְשָׁרָ֔הye.sha.RahH3477wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, forusעַל־'al-H5921, and for ourlittleוּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּu.le.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945, and forallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605our substance.

22For I wasashamedבֹ֗שְׁתִּיVo.she.tiH954toaskלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428a band ofsoldiersחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428andhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֔יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571tohelpלְעָזְרֵ֥נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826usH5921againstH5921theenemyמֵאוֹיֵ֖בme.'o.YevH341in thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870:becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588weכִּֽי־ki-H3588hadspokenאָמַ֨רְנוּ'a.Mar.nuH559unto thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thehandיַד־yad-H3027of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isuponH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605them thatseekמְבַקְשָׁיו֙me.vak.ShavH1245him, forgoodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896; but hispowerH3027and hiswrathוְאַפּ֔וֹve.'a.PoH639isagainstH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605them thatforsakeעֹזְבָֽיו׃'o.ze.VavH5800him.

23SoH5921wefastedוַנָּצ֛וּמָהva.na.Tzu.mahH6684and besought ourGodמֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּme.'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for this: and he wasentreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֖רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279ofusH5921.

24Then Iseparatedוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהva.'av.Di.lahH914twelveעָשָׂ֑ר'a.SarH6240of thechiefsמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, evenSherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.YahH8274,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811, andtenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235of theirbrethrenמֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.chei.HemH251with them,

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