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Ezra 8:21-32

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.

24Then Iseparatedוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהva.'av.Di.lahH914twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240of thechiefמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Sherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.YahH8274,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811, andtenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235of theirbrethrenמֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.chei.HemH251with them,

25Andweighedוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254to them thesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, and thegoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091, and thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627, even theofferingתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, which thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, and hiscounsellorsוְיֹעֲצָ֣יוve.yo.'a.TzavH3289, and hislordsוְשָׂרָ֔יוve.sa.RavH8269, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478therepresentהַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃ha.nim.tza.'ImH4672, hadofferedהַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ha.he.Ri.muH7311:

26I evenweighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254to theirhandיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701, andsilverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701vesselsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627anhundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603, and ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603;

27Alsotwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242basinsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, of athousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505dramsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150; andtwoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147vesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627offineמֻצְהָ֤ב טוֹבָה֙mutz.Hav to.VahH2896 H6668copperנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,preciousH2532asgoldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.

28And Isaidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, Ye areholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944to theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068; thevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627areholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944also; and thesilverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and thegoldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091are a freewillofferingנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

29Watchשִׁקְד֣וּshik.DuH8245ye, andkeepוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104them, until yeweighתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440thechiefשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, andchiefוְשָׂרֵֽי־ve.sa.rei-H8269of thefathersהָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, in thechambersהַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתha.lish.KhotH3957of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30So thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881tookוְקִבְּלוּ֙ve.ki.be.LuH6901theweightמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948of thesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, and thegoldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091, and thevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627, tobringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935them toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

31Then wedepartedוַֽנִּסְעָ֞הva.nis.'AhH5265from theriverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104Ahavaאַֽהֲוָ֗א'a.ha.Va'H163on thetwelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙bish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240day of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, togoH3212toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: and thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430was upon us, and hedeliveredוַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּvai.Ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from thehandמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of theenemyאוֹיֵ֛ב'o.YevH341, and of such as lay inwaitוְאוֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH693by thewayהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870.

32And wecameוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andabodeוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427therethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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