Revised Version 1895

Ezra 9

1Now whentheseH428things were done, theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269drewH5066nearH5066untomeH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, havenotH3808separatedנִבְדְּל֞וּniv.de.LuH914themselvesH428from thepeoplesמֵעַמֵּ֖יme.'a.MeiH5971of thelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, doingaccordingH413to theirabominationsכְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶםKe.to.'a.vo.tei.hemH8441,evenH3808of theCanaanitesלַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יla.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, theHittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850, thePerizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֣יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522, theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֗יhay.vu.SiH2983, theAmmonitesהָֽעַמֹּנִי֙ha.'a.mo.NiH5984, theMoabitesהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יha.Mo.'a.ViH4125, theEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713, and theAmoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

2For they havetakenנָשְׂא֣וּna.se.'UH5375of theirdaughtersמִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.no.tei.HemH1323forthemselvesH1992and for theirsonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.liv.nei.HemH1121;soהָֽיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961that theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233havemingledוְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ve.hit.'a.re.VuH6148themselvesH1992with thepeoplesבְּעַמֵּ֖יbe.'a.MeiH5971of thelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776:yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588, thehandוְיַ֧דve.YadH3027of theprincesH8269andrulersH8269hath beenchiefH8269in thistrespassבַּמַּ֥עַלba.Ma.'alH4604.

3And when Iheardוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'IH8085thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, I rent mygarmentבִּגְדִ֖יbig.DiH899and mymantleוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598, and pluckedoffH853thehairמִשְּׂעַ֤רmi.se.'ArH8181of myheadרֹאשִׁי֙ro.ShiH7218and of mybeardוּזְקָנִ֔יu.ze.ka.NiH2206, andsatH3427downוָאֵשְׁבָ֖הva.'e.she.VahH3427astonied.

4Then wereassembledיֵאָסְפ֗וּye.'a.se.FuH622untomeוְאֵלַ֣יve.'e.LaiH413everyכֹּ֤לkolH3605one that trembled at thewordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697of theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseעַ֖ל'alH5921of thetrespassמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4604of them of the captivity; and Isatיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427astonieduntilעַ֖ד'adH5704theeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153oblation.

5And at theeveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153oblation IaroseH6965upH6965from myhumiliationמִתַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔יmi.ta.'a.ni.TiH8589,evenH5921with mygarmentבִגְדִ֖יvig.DiH899and mymantleוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598rent; and IfellH5921uponH5921mykneesבִּרְכַּ֔יbir.KaiH1290, andspreadוָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥הva.'ef.re.SahH6566outH5921myhandsכַפַּ֖יkha.PaiH3709unto theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430;

6and Isaidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, O myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430, I amashamedבֹּ֣שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954andblushוְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיve.nikh.Lam.tiH3637toliftלְהָרִ֧יםle.ha.RimH7311upH7311myfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440to thee, myGodאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430: for ouriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771areincreasedרָבוּ֙ra.VuH7235over ourheadרֹּ֔אשׁRoshH7218, and our guiltiness isgrownגָדְלָ֖הga.de.LahH1431upH7311unto theheavensלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃la.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

7SinceH3117thedaysמִימֵ֣יmi.MeiH3117of ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1weאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nuH587have been exceedingguiltyH5771unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117; and for ouriniquitiesוּבַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֡ינוּu.va.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771haveweאֲנַחְנוּ֩'a.nach.NuH587, ourkingsמְלָכֵ֨ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428, and ourpriestsכֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּkho.ha.Nei.nuH3548, beendeliveredנִתַּ֡נּוּni.Ta.nuH5414intoH776thehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of thelandsהָאֲרָצ֗וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, to theswordבַּחֶ֜רֶבba.Che.revH2719, tocaptivityבַּשְּׁבִ֧יba.she.ViH7628, and to spoiling, and to confusion offaceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440, as it is thisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

8Andnowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258for alittleכִּמְעַט־kim.'at-H4592momentרֶגַע֩re.Ga'H7281graceתְחִנָּ֜הte.chi.NahH8467hath been shewed from theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, toleaveלְהַשְׁאִ֥ירle.hash.'IrH7604usH5414aremnantH7604toescapeפְּלֵיטָ֔הpe.lei.TahH6413, and togiveוְלָתֶת־ve.la.tet-H5414usH5414a nail in hisholyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944placeבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725, that ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430may lighten oureyesעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nuH5869, andgiveוּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּu.le.ti.Te.nuH5414usH5414alittleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592revivingמִֽחְיָ֥הmich.YahH4241in ourbondageבְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃be.'av.du.Te.nuH5659.

9Forweאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are bondmen; yet ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808forsakenusH5414in ourbondageעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650, but hathextendedוַֽיַּט־vai.yat-H5186mercy untousH5414in thesightלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440of thekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofPersiaפָרַ֜סfa.RasH6539, togiveH5414usH5414arevivingמִֽחְיָ֗הmich.YahH4241, tosetH5414upלְרוֹמֵ֞םle.ro.MemH7311thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, and to repair theruinsחָרְבֹתָ֔יוcha.re.vo.TavH2723thereof, and togiveH5414usH5414awallגָדֵ֔רga.DerH1447inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Andnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258, O ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whatמַה־mah-H4100shallweH3588sayנֹּאמַ֥רno.MarH559afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this? forweH3588have forsaken thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

11whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hastcommandedצִוִּ֗יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680by thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, untowhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834yegoבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, is anuncleanנִדָּה֙ni.DahH5079landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776throughH3027theuncleannessבְּנִדַּ֖תbe.ni.DatH5079of thepeoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of thelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,throughH3027theirabominationsבְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םbe.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834havefilledמִלְא֛וּהָmil.'U.haH4390it from oneendמִפֶּ֥הmi.PehH6310toanotherפֶּ֖הpehH6310with their filthiness.

12nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thereforegiveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414notH3808yourdaughtersבְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323unto theirsonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֗םliv.nei.HemH1121,neitherH3808takeתִּשְׂא֣וּtis.'UH5375theirdaughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323unto yoursonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֔םliv.nei.KhemH1121,norH3808seekתִדְרְשׁ֧וּtid.re.ShuH1875theirpeaceשְׁלֹמָ֛םshe.lo.MamH7965or theirprosperityH7965t foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: that ye may bestrongתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte.chez.KuH2388, andeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙va.'a.khal.TemH398thegoodוְטוֹבָתָ֖םve.toa.TamH2896of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andleaveלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616it for aninheritanceוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥םve.ho.rash.TemH3423to yourchildrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

13Andafterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310allכָּל־kol-H3605that iscomeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935uponH5921usH5414for ourevilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451deedsבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙be.ma.'a.Sei.nuH4639, and for ourgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419guiltH5771,seeingH3588that thou ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hast punishedusH5414lessH3588thanH5921ouriniquitiesמֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּme.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771deserve, and hastgivenH5414usH5414suchכָּזֹֽאת׃ka.ZotH2063aremnantפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413,

14shallweH5704againH7725breakלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687, and join in affinity with thepeoplesבְּעַמֵּ֥יbe.'a.MeiH5971thatdoH369theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתֹּעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441? wouldestnotH3808thou beangryתֶֽאֱנַף־te.'e.naf-H599withusH7725tillH5704thou hadstconsumedכַּלֵּ֔הka.LehH3615usH7725,soH3808that there should benoH3808remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611,norH3808anyH369toescapeוּפְלֵיטָֽה׃ פu.fe.lei.TahH6413?

15OLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, thou artrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662; forweH3588areleftH7604aremnantH7604that isescapedפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413, as it is thisdayכְּהַיּ֣וֹםke.hai.YomH3117:beholdהִנְנ֤וּhi.NuH2005,weH3588arebeforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in our guiltiness; fornoneH369canH369standלַעֲמ֛וֹדla.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440theebecauseH3588of this.

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