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Ezra 5

1Then theprophetsנְבִיָּ֗אne.vi.'ah'H5029,Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292theprophetנְבִיַּיָּ֔אne.vi.'ai.ya'H5029, andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֤הu.ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבַר־var-H1247ofIddoעִדּוֹא֙'i.dO'H5714,prophesiedוְהִתְנַבִּ֞יve.hit.na.BiH5013toעַל־'al-H5922theJewsיְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אye.Hu.da.Ye'H3062that were inJudahבִיה֖וּדvi.HudH3061andJerusalemוּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םu.vi.ru.she.LemH3390in thenameבְּשֻׁ֛םbe.ShumH8036of theGodאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3479, eventoעֲלֵיהֽוֹן׃ סa.lei.HonH5922them.

2Thenבֵּאדַ֡יִןbe.Da.yinH116roseupקָ֠מוּKa.muH6966Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לze.ru.ba.VelH2217thesonבַּר־bar-H1247ofShealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7598, andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֣וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3443thesonבַּר־bar-H1247ofJozadakיֽוֹצָדָ֔קyo.tza.DakH3136, andbeganוְשָׁרִ֣יוve.sha.RivH8271tobuildלְמִבְנֵ֔אle.miv.Ne'H1124thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426which is atJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390: and withthemוְעִמְּה֛וֹןve.'i.me.HonH5974were theprophetsנְבִיַּיָּ֥אne.vi.'ai.ya'H5029ofGodאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426helpingמְסָעֲדִ֥יןme.sa.'a.DinH5583them.

3At the sametimeזִמְנָא֩zim.Na'H2166cameאֲתָ֨א'a.Ta'H858to themTatnaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674,governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347on thissideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of theriverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103, andShetharboznaiH8370, and theircompanionsוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675, andsaidאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560thusוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652tothemעֲלֵיה֜וֹןa.lei.HonH5922,Whoמַן־man-H4479hathcommandedשָׂ֨ם טְעֵ֗םsam te.'EmH7761 H2942you tobuildלִבְּנֵ֔אli.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005, and to makeupלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ סle.shakh.la.LahH3635thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836wallוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?

4Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116saidאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560we to them after thismannerכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660,Whatמַן־man-H4479areאִנּוּן֙'i.NunH581thenamesשְׁמָהָ֣תshe.ma.HatH8036of themenגֻּבְרַיָּ֔אguv.rai.Ya'H1400thatmakeבָּנַֽיִן׃ba.Na.yinH1124thisדְנָ֥הde.NahH1836buildingבִנְיָנָ֖אvin.ya.Na'H1147?

5But theeyeוְעֵ֣יןve.'EinH5870of theirGodאֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם'e.la.ha.HomH426wasהֲוָת֙ha.VatH1934uponעַל־'al-H5922theeldersשָׂבֵ֣יsa.VeiH7868of theJewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062, that they couldnotוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809causeH989themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994toceaseבַטִּ֣לוּva.Ti.luH989,tillעַד־'ad-H5705thematterטַעְמָ֖אta'.Ma'H2941cameיְהָ֑ךְye.HakhH1946toDariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868: andthenוֶאֱדַ֛יִןve.'e.Da.yinH116they returnedanswerיְתִיב֥וּןye.ti.VunH8421byletterנִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖אnish.te.va.Na'H5407concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָֽה׃ פde.NahH1836matter .

6Thecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573of theletterאִ֠גַּרְתָּא'I.gar.ta'H104thatTatnaiתַּתְּנַ֣י׀ta.te.NaiH8674,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6347on thissideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of theriverנַהֲרָ֗הna.ha.Rah'H5103, andShetharboznaiH8370, and hiscompanionsוּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּu.khe.Na.va.TehH3675theApharsachitesאֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.Far.se.kha.Ye'H671, who were on thissideבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675of theriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,sentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972toעַל־'al-H5922Dariusדָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430:

7Theysentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972aletterפִּתְגָמָ֖אpit.ga.Ma'H6600toעֲל֑וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922him, inwhichבְּגַוֵּ֔הּbe.ga.VehH1459waswrittenכְּתִ֣יבke.TivH3790thusוְכִדְנָה֙ve.khid.NahH1836; ToDariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,allכֹֽלָּא׃ סKho.la'H3606peaceשְׁלָמָ֥אshe.la.Ma'H8001.

8Be itknownיְדִ֣יעַ׀ לֶהֱוֵ֣אye.Di.a' le.he.Ve'H1934 H3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430, that wewentאֲזַ֜לְנָא'a.Zal.na'H236into theprovinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083ofJudeaלִיה֤וּדli.HudH3061, to thehouseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005of thegreatרַבָּ֔אra.Ba'H7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426, which isbuiltמִתְבְּנֵא֙mit.be.Ne'H1124withgreatגְּלָ֔לge.LalH1560stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69, andtimberוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636islaidמִתְּשָׂ֣םmi.te.SamH7761in thewallsבְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑אbe.khut.lai.Ya'H3797, andthisדָ֛ךְdakhH1791workוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673proceedethמִתְעַבְדָ֖אmit.'av.Da'H5648quicklyאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629, andprosperethוּמַצְלַ֥חu.matz.LachH6744in theirhandsבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116weaskedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593thoseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868, andsaidאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560to themthusכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660,Whoמַן־man-H4479commandedשָׂ֨ם טְעֵ֗םsam te.'EmH7761 H2942you tobuildלְמִבְנְיָ֔הle.miv.ne.YahH1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005, and tofinishלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.LahH3635theseדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836wallsוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?

10Weaskedשְׁאֵ֥לְנָאshe.'E.le.na'H7593theirnamesשְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛םshe.ma.ha.te.HomH8036alsoוְאַ֧ףve.'AfH638, toinformלְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְle.ho.da.'u.TakhH3046thee, that we mightwriteנִכְתֻּ֥בnikh.TuvH3790thenamesשֻׁם־shum-H8036of themenגֻּבְרַיָּ֖אguv.rai.Ya'H1400that were thechiefבְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ סve.ra.shei.HomH7217of them.

11Andthusוּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'H3660theyreturnedהֲתִיב֣וּנָאha.ti.Vu.na'H8421usanswerפִתְגָמָ֖אfit.ga.Ma'H6600,sayingלְמֵמַ֑רle.me.MarH560,Weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586areהִמּ֡וֹhi.MoH1994theservantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649of theGodאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065andearthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772, andbuildוּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yinH1124thehouseבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005thatwasהֲוָ֨אha.Va'H1934builtבְנֵ֜הve.NehH1124theseדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836manyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140agoמִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.MatH6928, which agreatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479builtבְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hiH1124and setupוְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.LehH3635.

12Butלָהֵ֗ןla.HenH3861afterמִן־min-H4481that ourfathersאֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'H2hadprovokedH7265theGodלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065towrathH7265, hegaveיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994into thehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3028ofNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH895, theChaldeanכַּסְדָּאָ֑הkas.da.ya'H3679, whodestroyedסַתְרֵ֔הּsat.RehH5642thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseוּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'H1005, andcarriedH1541thepeopleוְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'H5972awayH1541intoBabylonלְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.VelH895.

13Butבְּרַם֙be.RamH1297in thefirstחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140ofCyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430ofBabylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895the samekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567madeשָׂ֣םsamH7761adecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942tobuildלִבְּנֵֽא׃li.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426.

14And thevesselsמָאנַיָּ֣אma.nai.Ya'H3984alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638ofH1768goldדַהֲבָ֣הda.ha.Vah'H1722andsilverוְכַסְפָּא֒ve.khas.Pa'H3702of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָא֮'e.la.Ha'H426, whichNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020tookהַנְפֵּק֙han.PekH5312outofמִן־min-H4481thetempleהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965that was inJerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔םvi.ru.she.LemH3390, andbroughtוְהֵיבֵ֣לve.hei.VelH2987them into thetempleלְהֵיכְלָ֖אle.hei.khe.La'H1965ofBabylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,thoseH1994didCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430takeהַנְפֵּ֨קhan.PekH5312outofמִן־min-H4481thetempleהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965ofBabylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH895, and they weredeliveredוִיהִ֙יבוּ֙vi.HivuH3052to one, whosenameשְׁמֵ֔הּshe.MehH8036wasSheshbazzarלְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רle.she.she.ba.TzarH8340, whom he hadmadeשָׂמֵֽהּ׃sa.MehH7761governorפֶחָ֖הfe.ChahH6347;

15Andsaidוַאֲמַר־va.'a.mar-H560to him,Takeשֵׂ֚אse'H5376theseאֵ֚ל'e.lehH412vesselsמָֽאנַיָּ֔אma.nai.Ya'H3984,goאֵֽזֶל־'e.zel-H236,carryאֲחֵ֣ת'a.ChetH5182themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994into thetempleבְּהֵיכְלָ֖אbe.hei.khe.La'H1965that is inJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390, and let thehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426bebuiltיִתְבְּנֵ֥אyit.be.Ne'H1124inעַל־'al-H5922itsplaceאַתְרֵֽהּ׃ ס'at.RehH870.

16Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116cameאֲתָ֗א'a.Ta'H858thesameדֵּ֔ךְDekhH1791Sheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רshe.she.ba.TzarH8340, andlaidיְהַ֧בye.HavH3052thefoundationאֻשַּׁיָּ֛א'u.shai.Ya'H787of thehouseבֵ֥יתveitH1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426which is inJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390: andsinceוּמִן־u.min-H4481thattimeאֱדַ֧יִן'e.Da.yinH116evenuntilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5705nowכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705hath it been inbuildingמִתְבְּנֵ֖אmit.be.Ne'H1124, and yet it isnotוְלָ֥אve.La'H3809finishedשְׁלִֽם׃she.LimH8000.

17Nowוּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'AnH3705therefore,ifהֵ֧ןhenH2006it seemethgoodטָ֗בTavH2869toH5922thekingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430, let there besearchיִ֠תְבַּקַּרYit.ba.karH1240made in theking’sמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430treasureגִּנְזַיָּ֜אgin.zai.Ya'H1596houseבְּבֵ֨יתbe.VeitH1005, which isthereתַמָּה֮ta.MahH8536atBabylonבְּבָבֶל֒be.va.VelH895,whetherהֵ֣ןhenH2006itisאִיתַ֗י'i.TaiH383so, that adecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942wasmadeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761byמִן־min-H4481Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430tobuildלְמִבְנֵ֛אle.miv.Ne'H1124thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426atJerusalemבִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbi.ru.she.LemH3390, and let thekingמַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'H4430sendיִשְׁלַ֥חyish.LachH7972hispleasureוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7470to usconcerningH5922thismatterדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836.

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