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Ezra 6

1Thenבֵּאדַ֛יִןbe.Da.yinH116Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430madeשָׂ֣םsamH7761adecreeטְעֵ֑םte.'EmH2942, andsearchוּבַקַּ֣רוּ׀u.va.Ka.ruH1240was made in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1005of thebooksסִפְרַיָּ֗אsif.rai.Ya'H5609,whereתַּמָּ֖הta.MahH8536thetreasuresגִנְזַיָּ֛אgin.zai.Ya'H1596were laidupמְהַחֲתִ֥יןme.ha.cha.TinH5182inBabylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH895.

2And there wasfoundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חve.hish.te.KhachH7912atAchmethaבְּאַחְמְתָ֗אbe.'ach.me.Ta'H307, in thepalaceבְּבִֽירְתָ֛אbe.vi.re.Ta'H1001that is in theprovinceמְדִינְתָּ֖הme.di.ne.Tah'H4083of theMedesבְּמָדַ֥יbe.ma.DaiH4076,aחֲדָ֑הcha.DahH2298scrollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4040, and initבְּגַוַּ֖הּbe.ga.VahH1459was arecordדִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ פdikh.ro.Nah'H1799thusוְכֵן־ve.khen-H3652writtenכְּתִ֥יבke.TivH3790:

3In thefirstחֲדָ֜הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8140ofCyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430the sameCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567thekingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430madeשָׂ֣םsamH7761adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942concerning thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'H426atJerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390, Let thehouseבַּיְתָ֣אbay.Ta'H1005bebuiltיִתְבְּנֵ֔אyit.be.Ne'H1124, theplaceאֲתַר֙'a.TarH870where theyofferedדָבְחִ֣יןda.ve.ChinH1684sacrificesדִּבְחִ֔יןdiv.ChinH1685, and let thefoundationsוְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִיve.'u.Sho.hiH787of it be stronglylaidמְסֽוֹבְלִ֑יןme.sov.LinH5446; theheightרוּמֵהּ֙ru.MehH7314of itsixtyשִׁתִּ֔יןshi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521, and thebreadthפְּתָיֵ֖הּpe.ta.YehH6613of itsixtyשִׁתִּֽין׃shi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֥ין'a.MinH521;

4Withthreeתְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'H8532rowsנִדְבָּכִ֞יןnid.ba.KhinH5073ofgreatגְּלָל֙ge.LalH1560stonesאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH69, and arowוְנִדְבָּ֖ךְve.nid.BakhH5073ofnewחֲדַ֑תcha.DatH2323timberאָ֣ע'a'H636: and let theexpensesוְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔אve.Nif.ke.Ta'H5313begivenתִּתְיְהִֽב׃tit.ye.HivH3052outofמִן־min-H4481theking’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005:

5Andalsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638let thegoldenדַהֲבָ֣הda.ha.Vah'H1722andsilverוְכַסְפָּא֒ve.khas.Pa'H3702vesselsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָא֮'e.la.Ha'H426, whichNebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020tookהַנְפֵּ֛קhan.PekH5312outofמִן־min-H4481thetempleהֵיכְלָ֥אheikh.La'H1965which is atJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390, andbroughtוְהֵיבֵ֣לve.hei.VelH2987toBabylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH895, berestoredיַהֲתִיב֗וּןya.ha.ti.VunH8421, and broughtagainוִ֠יהָךְVi.hokhH1946to thetempleלְהֵיכְלָ֤אle.hei.khe.La'H1965which is atJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390, every one to itsplaceלְאַתְרֵ֔הּle.'at.RehH870, andplaceוְתַחֵ֖תve.ta.ChetH5182them in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1005ofGodאֱלָהָֽא׃ ס'e.la.Ha'H426.

6Nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705therefore,Tatnaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674,governorפַּחַ֨תpa.ChatH6347beyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theriverנַהֲרָ֜הna.ha.Rah'H5103,ShetharboznaiH8370, and yourcompanionsוּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןu.khe.na.Va.te.HonH3675theApharsachitesאֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.far.se.kha.Ye'H671, who arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103, keepawayרַחִיקִ֥ין הֲו֖וֹra.chi.Kin ha.VoH1934 H7352fromמִן־min-H4481thereתַּמָּֽה׃ta.MahH8536:

7Let theworkלַעֲבִידַ֖תla.'a.vi.DatH5673ofthisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426aloneשְׁבֻ֕קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662; let thegovernorפַּחַ֤תpa.ChatH6347of theJewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062and theeldersוּלְשָׂבֵ֣יu.le.sa.VeiH7868of theJewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062buildיִבְנ֥וֹןyiv.NonH1124thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426inעַל־'al-H5922itsplaceאַתְרֵֽהּ׃'at.RehH870.

8MoreoverIוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481makeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942whatלְמָ֣אle.Ma'H3964ye shalldoתַֽעַבְד֗וּןta.'av.DunH5648toעִם־'im-H5974theeldersשָׂבֵ֤יsa.VeiH7868oftheseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062for thebuildingלְמִבְנֵ֖אle.miv.Ne'H1124ofthisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426: that of theking’sמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430goodsוּמִנִּכְסֵ֣יu.mi.nikh.SeiH5232, evenofH1768thetributeמִדַּת֙mi.DatH4061beyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,expensesנִפְקְתָ֛אnif.ke.Ta'H5313beתֶּהֱוֵ֧אte.he.Ve'H1934givenמִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛אmit.ya.ha.Va'H3052immediatelyאָסְפַּ֗רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629totheseאִלֵּ֖ךְ'i.LekhH479menלְגֻבְרַיָּ֥אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400, that they benotלָ֥אla'H3809hinderedלְבַטָּלָֽא׃le.va.ta.La'H989.

9And thatwhichוּמָ֣הu.MahH4101they have needofחַשְׁחָ֡ןchash.ChanH2818, bothyoungH1123bullsתוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450, andramsוְדִכְרִ֣יןve.dikh.RinH1798, andlambsוְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ve.'i.me.RinH563, for the burntofferingsלַעֲלָוָ֣ן׀la.'a.la.VanH5928of theGodלֶאֱלָ֪הּle.'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֟אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,wheatחִנְטִ֞יןchin.TinH2591,saltמְלַ֣ח׀me.LachH4416,wineחֲמַ֣רcha.MarH2562, andoilוּמְשַׁ֗חu.me.ShachH4887, according to theappointmentכְּמֵאמַ֨רke.me.MarH3983of thepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֤אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549who are atJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390, let itbeלֶהֱוֵ֨אle.he.Ve'H1934givenמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052to themdayי֥וֹם׀YomH3118bydayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3118withoutלָ֥אla'H3809failשָׁלֽוּ׃sha.LuH7960:

10That they mayofferלֶהֱוֹ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛יןle.he.Von me.hak.re.VinH1934 H7127sacrifices of sweetsavoursנִיחוֹחִ֖יןni.cho.ChinH5208to theGodלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, andprayוּמְצַלַּ֕יִןu.me.tza.La.yinH6739for thelifeלְחַיֵּ֥יle.chai.YeiH2417of thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430, and of hissonsH1123.

11Alsoוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481I havemadeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942, thatwhoeverכָל־ אֱנָ֗שׁkhol- 'e.NashH3606 H606shallalterיְהַשְׁנֵא֙ye.hash.Ne'H8133thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836wordפִּתְגָמָ֣אpit.ga.Ma'H6600, lettimberאָע֙'a'H636be pulleddownיִתְנְסַ֥חyit.ne.SachH5256fromמִן־min-H4481hishouseבַּיְתֵ֔הּbay.TehH1005, and being setupוּזְקִ֖יףu.ze.KifH2211, let him behangedיִתְמְחֵ֣אyit.me.Che'H4223onitעֲלֹ֑הִי'a.Lo.hiH5922; and let hishouseוּבַיְתֵ֛הּu.vay.TehH1005bemadeיִתְעֲבֵ֖דyit.'a.VedH5648adunghillנְוָל֥וּne.va.LuH5122forעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָֽה׃de.NahH1836.

12And theGodוֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.la.Ha'H426that hath caused hisnameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036todwellשַׁכִּ֧ןsha.KinH7932thereתַּמָּ֗הta.MahH8536destroyיְמַגַּ֞רye.ma.GarH4049allכָּל־kol-H3606kingsמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4430andpeopleוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5972, that shalltryיִשְׁלַ֣ח יְדֵ֗הּyish.Lach ye.DehH7972 H3028toalterלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133the decree and todestroyלְחַבָּלָ֛הle.cha.ba.LahH2255thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426which is atJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390.Iאֲנָ֤ה'a.NahH576Dariusדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙da.re.Ya.veshH1868havemadeשָׂ֣מֶתSa.metH7761adecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942; let it bedoneיִתְעֲבִֽד׃ פyit.'a.VidH5648withspeedאָסְפַּ֖רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629.

13Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116Tatnaiתַּתְּנַ֞יta.te.NaiH8674,governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347on thissideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theriverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,ShetharboznaiH8370, and theircompanionsוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675,accordingלָקֳבֵ֗לlo.ko.VelH6903to that whichDariusדָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'H4430hadsentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972,soכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660theydidעֲבַֽדוּ׃'a.Va.duH5648speedilyאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629.

14And theeldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יve.sa.VeiH7868of theJewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062builtבָּנַ֣יִןba.Na.yinH1124, and theyprosperedוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןu.matz.le.ChinH6744through theprophesyingבִּנְבוּאַת֙bin.vu.'AtH5017ofHaggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292theprophetנְבִיָּ֔אne.vi.'ah'H5029andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הu.ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבַּר־bar-H1247ofIddoעִדּ֑וֹאi.Do'H5714. And theybuiltוּבְנ֣וֹu.ve.NoH1124, andfinishedוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּve.shakh.Li.luH3635it,accordingמִן־min-H4481to thecommandmentH2941of theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479, and according to thecommandmentH2942ofCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567, andDariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868, andArtaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאve.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6540.

15Andthisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836houseבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005wasfinishedוְשֵׁיצִיא֙ve.shei.Tzi'H3319onעַ֛ד'adH5705thethirdתְּלָתָ֖הte.la.TahH8532dayי֥וֹםYomH3118of themonthלִירַ֣חli.RachH3393Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH144, whichwasהִ֣יאhi'H1932in thesixthשֵׁ֔תShetH8353yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140of thereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430.

16And thechildrenH1123ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479, thepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549, and theLevitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879, and therestוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of thechildrenH1123of thecaptivityגָלוּתָ֗אga.lu.Ta'H1547,keptוַעֲבַ֣דוּva.'a.Va.duH5648thededicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597ofthisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426withjoyבְּחֶדְוָֽה׃be.ched.VahH2305,

17Andofferedוְהַקְרִ֗בוּve.hak.Ri.vuH7127at thededicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597ofthisדְנָה֒de.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426anhundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bullsתּוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450, twohundredמָאתַ֔יִןma.Ta.yinH3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H703hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563; and for a sinofferingלְחַטָּאָ֤הle.cha.ta.yaH2402 H2409forעַל־'al-H5922allכָּל־kol-H3606Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3479,twelveתְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֔רte.rei- 'a.SarH8648 H6236maleוּצְפִירֵ֨יu.tze.fi.ReiH6841goatsעִזִּ֜ין'i.ZinH5796, according to thenumberלְמִנְיָ֖ןle.min.YanH4510of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7625ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.

18And theysetוַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.muH6966thepriestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549in theirdivisionsבִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.HonH6392, and theLevitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879in theircoursesבְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbe.mach.le.Ka.te.HonH4255,forעַל־'al-H5922theserviceעֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.DatH5673ofGodאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426, who is atJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390; as it iswrittenכִּכְתָ֖בkikh.TavH3792in thebookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4873.

19And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of thecaptivityהַגּוֹלָ֖הha.go.LahH1473keptוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453upon thefourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240day of thefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

20For thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881werepurifiedהִֽטַּהֲר֞וּhi.ta.ha.RuH2891togetherכְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.ChadH259, all of them werepureטְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.RimH2889, and theykilledוַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819thepassoverהַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachH6453for all thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thecaptivityהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473, and for theirbrethrenוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and for themselves.

21And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, who hadreturnedהַשָּׁבִים֙ha.sha.VimH7725fromcaptivityמֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔הme.ha.go.LahH1473, and all such as hadseparatedהַנִּבְדָּ֛לha.niv.DalH914themselves to them from thefilthinessמִטֻּמְאַ֥תmi.tum.'AtH2932of theheathenגּוֹיֵֽ־go.ye-H1471of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, toseekלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,

22Andkeptוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thefeastחַג־chag-H2282of unleavenedbreadמַצּ֛וֹתma.TzotH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057: for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068had made themjoyfulשִׂמְּחָ֣םsi.me.ChamH8055, andturnedוְֽהֵסֵ֞בve.he.SevH5437theheartלֵ֤בlevH3820of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804to them, tostrengthenלְחַזֵּ֣קle.cha.ZekH2388theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027in theworkבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Ezra 6

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