Revised Version 1895

Ezra 8:24-36

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.

33And on thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117was thesilverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701and thegoldוְהַזָּהָ֨בve.ha.za.HavH2091and thevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֜יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627weighedנִשְׁקַ֣לnish.KalH8254in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430intoעַ֠ל'alH5921thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofMeremothמְרֵמ֤וֹתme.re.MotH4822thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548; and with him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֑סpin.ChasH6372; and with them wasJozabadיוֹזָבָ֧דyo.za.VadH3107thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֛וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442, andNoadiahוְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥הve.no.'ad.YahH5129thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBinnuiבִּנּ֖וּיbi.NuiH1131, theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881;

34thewholeלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605bynumberבְּמִסְפָּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557and byweightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948: andallכָּֽל־kal-H3605theweightהַמִּשְׁקָ֖לha.mish.KalH4948waswrittenוַיִּכָּתֵ֥בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789at that time.

35Thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of thecaptivityמֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨יme.ha.she.ViH7628, which werecomeהַ֠בָּאִיםHa.ba.'imH935outעַל־'al-H5921ofexileהַגּוֹלָ֜הha.go.LahH1473,offeredהִקְרִ֥יבוּhik.Ri.vuH7126burntעֹל֣וֹת׀o.LotH5930offeringsH3068unto theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveעָשָׂ֤ר'a.SarH6240bullocks forallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֣יםtish.'ImH8673andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֗הve.shi.ShahH8337ramsאֵילִ֣ים׀'ei.LimH352,seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֔הve.shiv.'AhH7651lambsכְּבָשִׂים֙ke.va.SimH3532,twelveעָשָׂ֑ר'a.SarH6240he-goats for asinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403offering:allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605this was aburntעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930offering unto theLORDH3068.

36And theydeliveredH5414theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commissionsH5414unto theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satrapsלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙la.'a.chash.dar.pe.NeiH323, and to thegovernorsוּפַחֲו֖וֹתu.fa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104: and they furthered thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971and thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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