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Ezra 9:1-4

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.

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