Revised Version 1895

Ezra 9:8-15

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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