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Ezra 5:3-13

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.

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