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Ezra 10:1-16

1Now whenEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830hadprayedוּכְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לu.khe.hit.pa.LelH6419, and when he hadconfessedוּכְ֨הִתְוַדֹּת֔וֹu.Khe.hit.va.do.ToH3034,weepingבֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehH1058and casting himselfdownוּמִתְנַפֵּ֔לu.mit.na.PelH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, thereassembledנִקְבְּצוּ֩nik.be.TzuH6908to him out ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֜לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478averyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966greatרַב־rav-H7227congregationקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951ofmenאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582andwomenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802andchildrenוִֽילָדִ֔יםvi.la.DimH3206: for thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptבָכ֥וּva.KhuH1058veryהַרְבֵּה־har.beh-H7235bitterlyבֶֽכֶה׃ סVe.khehH1059.

2AndShechaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֨הshe.khan.YahH7935thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehielיְחִיאֵ֜לye.chi.'ElH3171, one of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121ofElamעֵילָם֙o.lamH5867,answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toEzraלְעֶזְרָ֔אle.'ez.Ra'H5830, We havetrespassedמָעַ֣לְנוּma.'Al.nuH4603against ourGodבֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430, and havetakenוַנֹּ֛שֶׁבva.No.shevH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֖וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802of thepeopleמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: yet now thereisיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426hopeמִקְוֶ֥הmik.VehH4723inIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerning this thing.

3Now therefore let usmakeנִֽכְרָת־nikh.rot-H3772acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with ourGodלֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּLe.lo.hei.nuH430to putawayלְהוֹצִ֨יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318all thewivesנָשִׁ֜יםna.ShimH802, and such as arebornוְהַנּוֹלָ֤דve.ha.no.LadH3205of them, according to thecounselבַּעֲצַ֣תba.'a.TzatH6098of mylordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136, and of those thattrembleוְהַחֲרֵדִ֖יםve.ha.cha.re.DimH2730at thecommandmentבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; and let it bedoneיֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ye.'a.SehH6213according to thelawוְכַתּוֹרָ֖הve.kha.to.RahH8451.

4Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965; for thismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697belongeth to thee: we also will be with thee: be of goodcourageחֲזַ֖קcha.ZakH2388, anddoוַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פva.'a.SehH6213it .

5Thenaroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Ezraעֶזְרָ֡א'ez.Ra'H5830, and made thechiefשָׂרֵי֩sa.ReiH8269priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toswearוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650that they shoulddoלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to thiswordכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697. And theysworeוַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃vai.yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650.

6ThenEzraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5830aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965frombeforeמִלִּפְנֵי֙mi.lif.NeiH6440thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andwentH3212into thechamberלִשְׁכַּ֖תlish.KatH3957ofJohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivH475: and when hecameH3212there, heateאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398nobreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899, nordrankשָׁתָ֔הsha.TahH8354waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325: for hemournedמִתְאַבֵּ֖לmit.'a.BelH56because of thetransgressionמַ֥עַלMa.'alH4604of them that had been carriedawayהַגּוֹלָֽה׃ סha.go.LahH1473.

7And they madeproclamationוַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּ ק֜וֹלvai.ya.'a.Vi.ru KolH5674 H6963throughoutJudahבִּיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389to all thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thecaptivityהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473, that they shouldgatherלְהִקָּבֵ֖ץle.hi.ka.VetzH6908atJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

8And that whoever would notcomeיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935withinthreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117, according to thecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205, all hissubstanceרְכוּשׁ֑וֹre.khu.ShoH7399should beforfeitedיָחֳרַ֖םyo.cho.RamH2763, and himselfseparatedיִבָּדֵ֖לyi.ba.DelH914from thecongregationמִקְּהַ֥לmi.ke.HalH6951of those that had been carriedawayהַגּוֹלָֽה׃ סha.go.LahH1473.

9Then all themenאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀u.vin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908atJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withinthreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117. It was theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, and thetwentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242day of themonthבַּחֹ֑דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320; and all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in thestreetבִּרְחוֹב֙bir.chOvH7339of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tremblingמַרְעִידִ֥יםmar.'i.DimH7460because of thismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697, and for the greatrainוּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ פu.me.ha.ge.sha.MimH1653.

10AndEzraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stoodupוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Ye havetransgressedמְעַלְתֶּ֔םme.'al.TemH4603, and havetakenוַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּva.to.Shi.vuH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802, toincreaseלְהוֹסִ֖יףle.ho.SifH3254thetrespassאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Now thereforemakeתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414confessionתוֹדָ֛הto.DahH8426to theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, anddoוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213hispleasureרְצוֹנ֑וֹre.tzo.NoH7522: andseparateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselves from thepeopleמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and from theforeignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802.

12Then all thecongregationהַקָּהָ֛לha.ka.HalH6951answeredוַיַּֽעְנ֧וּvai.ya'.NuH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559with aloudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, As thou hastsaidכִּדְבָרְךָ֥ke.div.rei.khaH1697, so must wedoלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.

13Butאֲבָ֞ל'a.ValH61thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971aremanyרָב֙ravH7227, and it is atimeוְהָעֵ֣תve.ha.'EtH6256of muchrainגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653, and we are notableכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581tostandלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975abroadבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351, neither is this aworkוְהַמְּלָאכָ֗הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399ofoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117ortwoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147: for we aremanyהִרְבִּ֥ינוּhir.Bi.nuH7235that havetransgressedלִפְשֹׁ֖עַlif.Sho.a'H6586in thisthingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

14Let now ourrulersשָׂ֠רֵינוּSa.rei.nuH8269of all thecongregationהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951standיַֽעֲמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975, and let all them who havetakenהַהֹשִׁ֞יבha.ho.ShivH3427foreignנָכְרִיּוֹת֙na.khe.ri.yOtH5237wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802in ourcitiesH5892comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935atappointedמְזֻמָּנִ֔יםme.zu.ma.NimH2163timesלְעִתִּ֣יםle.'i.TimH6256, and with them theeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of everycityH5892, and thejudgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָve.sho.fe.Tei.haH8199, until thefierceחֲר֤וֹןcha.RonH2740wrathאַף־'af-H639of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for thismatterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697shall beturnedלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725from us.

15OnlyJonathanיוֹנָתָ֧ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214andJahaziahוְיַחְזְיָ֥הve.yach.ze.YahH3167thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTikvahתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8616wereemployedעָמְד֣וּ'a.me.DuH5975about this matter : andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918andShabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַ֥יve.sha.be.TaiH7678theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881helpedעֲזָרֻֽם׃'a.za.RumH5826them.

16And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thecaptivityהַגּוֹלָה֒ha.go.LahH1473didsoוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213. AndEzraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, withcertainאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582headsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of thefathersהָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1, after thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1, and all of them by theirnamesבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034, wereseparatedוַיִּבָּדְלוּ֩vai.yi.ba.de.LuH914, and satdownוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in thefirstאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320toexamineלְדַרְי֖וֹשׁle.dar.Yo.oshH1875thematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

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