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Ezra 7

1Nowafterוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, in thereignבְּמַלְכ֖וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438ofArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539,Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֔הse.ra.YahH8304, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽה׃chil.ki.YahH2518,

2Thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

3Thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeraiothמְרָיֽוֹת׃me.ra.YotH4812,

4Thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֥הze.rach.YahH2228, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofUzziעֻזִּ֖י'u.ZiH5813, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBukkiבֻּקִּֽי׃bu.KiH1231,

5Thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbishuaאֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ'a.vi.Shu.a'H50, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPhinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175thechiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548:

6ThisEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830wentעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894; and he was ascribeסֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608skilledמָהִיר֙ma.HirH4106in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadgivenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414: and thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him all hisrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פba.ka.sha.ToH1246, according to thehandכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430upon him.

7And therewentוַיַּֽעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927some of thechildrenמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, and of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֜םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891, and theportersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֛יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778, and theNethinimsוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411, toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, in theseventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8And hecameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֑יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, which was in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

9For upon thefirstבְּאֶחָד֙be.'e.ChadH259day of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320hebeganיְסֻ֔דye.SudH3246togoהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הha.ma.'a.LahH4609fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894, and on thefirstוּבְאֶחָ֞דu.ve.'e.ChadH259day of thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320hecameבָּ֚אba'H935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, according to thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of hisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430upon him.

10ForEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830hadpreparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824toseekלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and todoוְלַעֲשֹׂ֑תve.la.'a.SotH6213it, and toteachוּלְלַמֵּ֥דu.le.la.MedH3925inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478statutesחֹ֥קchokH2706andjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סu.mish.PatH4941.

11Now this is thecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6572of theletterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןha.nish.te.VanH5406that thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414toEzraלְעֶזְרָ֥אle.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608, even ascribeסֹפֵ֞רso.FerH5608of thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and of hisstatutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

12Artaxerxesאַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783,kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofkingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430, toEzraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5831thepriestכָ֠הֲנָאKha.ha.na'H3549, ascribeסָפַ֨רsa.FarH5613of thelawדָּתָ֜אda.Ta'H1882of theGodאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֛אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,perfectגְּמִ֖ירge.MirH1585peace, andnowוּכְעֶֽנֶת׃u.khe.'E.netH3706.

13Iמִנִּי֮mi.NiH4481makeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942, thatallכָל־khol-H3606theyofמִן־min-H4481thepeopleעַמָּ֨ה'a.Mah'H5972ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3479, and of hispriestsוְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיve.kha.ha.No.hiH3549andLevitesוְלֵוָיֵ֗אve.le.va.Ye'H3879, in myrealmבְּמַלְכוּתִי֩be.mal.khu.TiH4437, who are disposed of their ownfreewillמִתְנַדַּ֣בmit.na.DavH5069togoלִמְהָ֧ךְlim.HakhH1946toJerusalemלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םli.ru.she.LemH3390,goיְהָֽךְ׃ye.HakhH1946withtheeעִמָּ֖ךְ'i.MakhH5974.

14Forasmuchקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH1768 H6903asH3606thou artsentשְׁלִ֔יחַshe.Li.achH7972byמִן־ קֳדָ֨םmin- ko.DamH4481 H6925thekingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430, and by hissevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7655counsellorsיָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ya.'a.To.hiH3272, toenquireלְבַקָּרָ֥אle.va.ka.Ra'H1240concerningעַל־'al-H5922Judahיְה֖וּדye.HudH3061andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑םve.li.ru.she.LemH3390, according to thelawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of thyGodאֱלָהָ֖ךְ'e.la.HakhH426which is in thyhandבִידָֽךְ׃vi.DakhH3028;

15And tocarryוּלְהֵיבָלָ֖הu.le.hei.va.LahH2987thesilverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702andgoldוּדְהַ֑בu.de.HavH1722, which thekingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430and hiscounsellorsוְיָעֲט֗וֹהִיve.ya.'a.To.hiH3272have freelyofferedהִתְנַדַּ֙בוּ֙hit.na.Da.vuH5069to theGodלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479,whoseH1768habitationמִשְׁכְּנֵֽהּ׃mish.ke.NehH4907is inJerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,

16Andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3606thesilverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702andgoldוּדְהַ֔בu.de.HavH1722that thou canstfindתְהַשְׁכַּ֔חte.hash.KachH7912inallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3606theprovinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH895,withעִם֩'imH5974the freewillofferingהִתְנַדָּב֨וּתhit.na.da.VutH5069of thepeopleעַמָּ֤א'a.Ma'H5972, and of thepriestsוְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ve.kha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549, offeringwillinglyמִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔יןmit.na.de.VinH5069for thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005of theirGodאֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.HomH426which is inJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃vi.ru.she.LemH3390:

17Thatקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH3606 H6903thou mayestbuyתִקְנֵ֜אtik.Ne'H7066speedilyאָסְפַּ֨רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629withthisH1836moneyבְּכַסְפָּ֣אbe.khas.Pa'H3702bullsתּוֹרִ֤ין׀to.RinH8450,ramsדִּכְרִין֙dikh.RinH1798,lambsאִמְּרִ֔ין'i.me.RinH563, with their meatofferingsוּמִנְחָתְה֖וֹןu.min.cha.te.HonH4504and their drinkofferingsוְנִסְכֵּיה֑וֹןve.nis.kei.HonH5261, andofferוּתְקָרֵ֣בu.te.ka.RevH7127themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994uponעַֽל־'al-H5922thealtarמַדְבְּחָ֔הmad.be.Chah'H4056of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005of yourGodאֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.KhomH426which is inJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃vi.ru.she.LemH3390.

18Andwhateverוּמָ֣ה דִי֩u.Mah diH4101 H1768shall seemgoodיִיטַ֗בyi.TavH3191to thee, andtoH5922thybrethrenאֶחָ֜ךְ'e.cha.yikhH252, todoלְמֶעְבַּ֑דle.me'.BadH5648with therestבִּשְׁאָ֛רbish.'ArH7606of thesilverכַּסְפָּ֥אkas.Pa'H3702andgoldוְדַהֲבָ֖הve.da.ha.Vah'H1722, thatdoתַּעַבְדֽוּן׃ta.'av.DunH5648after thewillכִּרְע֥וּתkir.'UtH7470of yourGodאֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.KhomH426.

19Thevesselsוּמָֽאנַיָּא֙u.ma.nai.Ya'H3984also that aregivenמִתְיַהֲבִ֣יןmit.ya.ha.VinH3052thee for theserviceלְפָלְחָ֖ןle.fa.le.ChanH6402of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1005of thyGodאֱלָהָ֑ךְ'e.la.HakhH426, thosedeliverהַשְׁלֵ֕םhash.LemH8000thoubeforeקֳדָ֖םko.DamH6925theGodאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426ofJerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶֽם׃ye.ru.she.LemH3390.

20And whatevermoreוּשְׁאָ֗רu.she.'ArH7606shall beneedfulחַשְׁחוּת֙chash.ChutH2819for thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1005of thyGodאֱלָהָ֔ךְ'e.la.HakhH426, which thou shalt haveoccasionיִפֶּל־yi.pel-H5308tobestowלְמִנְתַּ֑ןle.min.TanH5415,bestowתִּנְתֵּ֕ןtin.TenH5415it outofמִן־min-H4481theking’sמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430treasureגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1596houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1005.

21AndIוּ֠מִנִּיU.mi.niH4481, evenIאֲנָ֞ה'a.NahH576Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430, domakeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761adecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942toallH3606thetreasurersגִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔אgi.zav.rai.Ya'H1490who arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103, that whateverEzraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5831thepriestכָהֲנָ֜הkha.ha.Nah'H3549, thescribeסָפַ֤רsa.FarH5613of thelawדָּתָא֙da.Ta'H1882of theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, shallrequireיִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹןYish.'a.len.khonH7593of you, it bedoneיִתְעֲבִֽד׃yit.'a.VidH5648speedilyאָסְפַּ֖רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629,

22ToH5705anhundredמְאָה֒me.'AhH3969talentsכַּכְּרִ֣יןka.ke.RinH3604ofsilverכְּסַף֮ke.SafH3702, and to anhundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969measuresכֹּרִ֣יןko.RinH3734ofwheatחִנְטִין֙chin.TinH2591, and to anhundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bathsבַּתִּ֣יןba.TinH1325ofwineחֲמַר֙cha.MarH2562, and to anhundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969bathsבַּתִּ֥יןba.TinH1325ofoilמְשַׁ֖חme.ShachH4887, andsaltוּמְלַ֖חu.me.LachH4416withoutלָ֥אla'H3809prescribingכְתָֽב׃khe.TavH3792how much .

23Whateverכָּל־kol-H3606is commandedbyמִן־min-H2941 H4481theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, let it bediligentlyאַדְרַזְדָּ֔א'ad.raz.Da'H149doneיִתְעֲבֵד֙yit.'a.VedH5648for thehouseלְבֵ֖יתle.VeitH1005of theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065:forH1768whyלְמָ֤הle.MahH4101should therebeלֶֽהֱוֵא֙le.he.Ve'H1934wrathקְצַ֔ףke.TzafH7109againstעַל־'al-H5922therealmמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4437of thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430and hissonsH1123?

24Also weinformמְהוֹדְעִ֗יןme.hod.'InH3046you, that concerninganyכָל־khol-H3606of thepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֣אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549andLevitesוְ֠לֵוָיֵאVe.le.va.ye'H3879,singersזַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤אza.Ma.rai.Ya'H2171,portersתָרָֽעַיָּא֙ta.ra.'ai.Ya'H8652,Nethinimsנְתִ֣ינַיָּ֔אne.Ti.nai.Ya'H5412, orministersוּפָ֣לְחֵ֔יu.Fa.le.CheiH6399ofthisדְנָ֑הde.NahH1836houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426, it shallnotלָ֥אla'H3809belawfulשַׁלִּ֖יטsha.LitH7990toimposeלְמִרְמֵ֥אle.mir.Me'H7412tollמִנְדָּ֤הmin.DahH4061,tributeבְלוֹ֙ve.LoH1093, orcustomוַהֲלָ֔ךְva.ha.LakhH1983,uponעֲלֵיהֹֽם׃'a.lei.HomH5922them.

25Andthouוְאַ֣נְתְּve.'AntH607,Ezraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5831, after thewisdomכְּחָכְמַ֨תke.cha.khe.MatH2452of thyGodאֱלָהָ֤ךְ'e.la.HakhH426, that is in thyhandבִידָךְ֙vi.doKhH3028,setמֶ֣נִּיMe.niH4483magistratesשָׁפְטִ֞יןsha.fe.TinH8200andjudgesוְדַיָּנִ֗יןve.dai.ya.NinH1782, who mayjudgeלֶהֱוֹ֤ן דָּאיְנִין֙le.he.Von da.'a.ninH1934 H1778allלְכָל־le.kholH3606thepeopleעַמָּה֙'a.Mah'H5972that arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,allלְכָל־le.kholH3606such asknowיָדְעֵ֖יya.de.'EiH3046thelawsדָּתֵ֣יda.TeiH1882of thyGodאֱלָהָ֑ךְ'e.la.HakhH426; andteachיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3046ye them thatknowתְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃te.hod.'UnH3046themnotלָ֦אla'H3809.

26Andwhoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3606willnotלָא֩la'H3809doלֶהֱוֵ֨א עָבֵ֜דle.he.Ve' 'a.VedH1934 H5648thelawדָּתָ֣אda.Ta'H1882of thyGodאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426, and thelawוְדָתָא֙ve.da.Ta'H1882of thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, letjudgmentדִּינָ֕הdi.Nah'H1780beלֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'H1934executedמִתְעֲבֵ֖דmit.'a.VedH5648speedilyאָסְפַּ֕רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629uponhimמִנֵּ֑הּmi.NehH4481,whetherהֵ֤ןhenH2006it be todeathלְמוֹת֙le.mOtH4193,orהֵ֣ןhenH2006tobanishmentלִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔יlish.ro.shuH8332,orהֵן־hen-H2006toconfiscationלַעֲנָ֥שׁla.'a.NashH6065ofgoodsנִכְסִ֖יןnikh.SinH5232, or toimprisonmentוְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין׃ פve.le.'e.su.RinH613.

27Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, who hathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414such a thing as this in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820, tobeautifyלְפָאֵ֕רle.fa.'ErH6286thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which is inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

28And hathextendedהִטָּה־hi.tah-H5186mercyחֶ֗סֶדChe.sedH2617to mebeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, and hiscounsellorsוְיֽוֹעֲצָ֔יוve.yo.'a.TzavH3289, and before all theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269. And I wasstrengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּיhit.cha.Zak.tiH2388as thehandכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430was upon me, and Igatheredוָאֶקְבְּצָ֧הva.'ek.be.TzahH6908out ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478chiefmenרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218to goupלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927with me.

Commentaries on Ezra 7

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