Revised Version 1895

Ezra 8:21-32

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,

25andweighedוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254unto them thesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, and thegoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091, and thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627,evenH853the offering for thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whichH1004thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, and his counsellors, and hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֔יוve.sa.RavH8269, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478therepresentהַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃ha.nim.tza.'ImH4672, hadofferedהַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ha.he.Ri.muH7311:

26IevenH5921weighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254intoH5921theirhandיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701, andsilverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701vesselsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627anhundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603; ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603;

27andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242bowlsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, of athousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505daricsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150; andtwoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147vesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627of fine brightbrassנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,preciousH2532asgoldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.

28And Isaidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559unto them, Ye areholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944unto theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and thevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627areholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944; and thesilverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and thegoldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091are afreewillנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071offering unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

29WatchH8104ye, andkeepוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104them,untilעַֽד־'ad-H5704yeweighתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440thechiefsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and theprincesוְשָׂרֵֽי־ve.sa.rei-H8269of thefathers’הָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, in thechambersהַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתha.lish.KhotH3957of thehouseH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30SoH935thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881receivedH935theweightמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948of thesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and thegoldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091, and thevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627, tobringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935them toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389unto thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

31Then wedepartedוַֽנִּסְעָ֞הva.nis.'AhH5265from theriverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104ofAhavaאַֽהֲוָ֗א'a.ha.Va'H163on the twelfthdayH2320of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, togoהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: and thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430wasuponH5921usH5921, and hedeliveredוַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּvai.Ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usH5921from thehandH3027of theenemyאוֹיֵ֛ב'o.YevH341and the lier inwaitוְאוֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH693by thewayהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870.

32AndweH3117cameוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andabodeוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427therethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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