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Ezra 8:21-23

21Then Iproclaimedוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685there, at theriverהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163, that we mightafflictלְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹתle.hit.'a.NotH6031ourselvesbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, toseekלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245of him arightיְשָׁרָ֔הye.sha.RahH3477wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for us, and for our littleonesוּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּu.le.ta.Pe.nuH2945, and for all oursubstanceרְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃re.khu.She.nuH7399.

22For I wasashamedבֹ֗שְׁתִּיVo.she.tiH954torequireלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428a band ofsoldiersחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428andhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֔יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571tohelpלְעָזְרֵ֥נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us against theenemyמֵאוֹיֵ֖בme.'o.YevH341in thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870: because we hadspokenאָמַ֨רְנוּ'a.Mar.nuH559to thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thehandיַד־yad-H3027of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is upon all them forgoodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896thatseekמְבַקְשָׁיו֙me.vak.ShavH1245him; but hispowerוְעֻזּ֣וֹve.'u.ZoH5797and hiswrathוְאַפּ֔וֹve.'a.PoH639is against all them thatforsakeעֹזְבָֽיו׃'o.ze.VavH5800him.

23So wefastedוַנָּצ֛וּמָהva.na.Tzu.mahH6684andbesoughtוַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥הva.ne.vak.ShahH1245ourGodמֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּme.'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for this: and he wasentreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֖רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279by us.

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