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Ezra 7:1-14

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;

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