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Ezra 9

1Now when these things weredoneוּכְכַלּ֣וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615, theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269cameנִגְּשׁ֨וּni.ge.ShuH5066to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, have notseparatedנִבְדְּל֞וּniv.de.LuH914themselves from thepeopleמֵעַמֵּ֖יme.'a.MeiH5971of thelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, doing according to theirabominationsכְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶםKe.to.'a.vo.tei.hemH8441, even of theCanaanitesלַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יla.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, theHittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850, thePerizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֣יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522, theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֗יhay.vu.SiH2983, theAmmonitesהָֽעַמֹּנִי֙ha.'a.mo.NiH5984, theMoabitesהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יha.Mo.'a.ViH4125, theEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713, and theAmoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

2For they havetakenנָשְׂא֣וּna.se.'UH5375of theirdaughtersמִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.no.tei.HemH1323for themselves, and for theirsonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.liv.nei.HemH1121: so that theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233havemixedוְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ve.hit.'a.re.VuH6148themselves with thepeopleבְּעַמֵּ֖יbe.'a.MeiH5971of thoselandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776: yea, thehandוְיַ֧דve.YadH3027of theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֣יםha.sa.RimH8269andrulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461hath beenfirstרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ סri.sho.NahH7223in thistrespassבַּמַּ֥עַלba.Ma.'alH4604.

3And when Iheardוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'IH8085thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, Itoreקָרַ֥עְתִּיka.Ra'.tiH7167mygarmentבִּגְדִ֖יbig.DiH899and mymantleוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598, and pluckedoffוָאֶמְרְטָ֞הva.'em.re.TahH4803thehairמִשְּׂעַ֤רmi.se.'ArH8181of myheadרֹאשִׁי֙ro.ShiH7218and of mybeardוּזְקָנִ֔יu.ze.ka.NiH2206, and satdownוָאֵשְׁבָ֖הva.'e.she.VahH3427appalledמְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃me.sho.MemH8074.

4Then wereassembledיֵאָסְפ֗וּye.'a.se.FuH622to me every one thattrembledחָרֵד֙cha.RedH2730at thewordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697of theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, because of thetransgressionמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4604of those that had been carriedawayהַגּוֹלָ֑הha.go.LahH1473; and Isatיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427appalledמְשׁוֹמֵ֔םme.sho.MemH8074until theeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153sacrificeלְמִנְחַ֥תle.min.ChatH4503.

5And at theeveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153sacrificeוּבְמִנְחַ֣תu.ve.min.ChatH4503Iaroseקַ֚מְתִּיKam.tiH6965from myheavinessמִתַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔יmi.ta.'a.ni.TiH8589; and havingtornוּבְקָרְעִ֥יu.ve.ka.re.'IH7167mygarmentבִגְדִ֖יvig.DiH899and mymantleוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598, Ifellוָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙va.'ekh.re.'AhH3766upon mykneesבִּרְכַּ֔יbir.KaiH1290, and spreadoutוָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥הva.'ef.re.SahH6566myhandsכַפַּ֖יkha.PaiH3709to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430,

6Andsaidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, O myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430, I amashamedבֹּ֣שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954andblushוְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיve.nikh.Lam.tiH3637to liftupלְהָרִ֧יםle.ha.RimH7311myfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440to thee, myGodאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430: for ouriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771areincreasedרָבוּ֙ra.VuH7235overלְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605ourheadרֹּ֔אשׁRoshH7218, and ourtrespassוְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּve.'ash.ma.Te.nuH819is grownupגָדְלָ֖הga.de.LahH1431to theheavensלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃la.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

7Since thedaysמִימֵ֣יmi.MeiH3117of ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have we been in agreatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419trespassבְּאַשְׁמָ֣הbe.'ash.MahH819to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117; and for ouriniquitiesוּבַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֡ינוּu.va.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771have we, ourkingsמְלָכֵ֨ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428, and ourpriestsכֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּkho.ha.Nei.nuH3548, beendeliveredנִתַּ֡נּוּni.Ta.nuH5414into thehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of thelandsהָאֲרָצ֗וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, to theswordבַּחֶ֜רֶבba.Che.revH2719, tocaptivityבַּשְּׁבִ֧יba.she.ViH7628, and to aspoilוּבַבִּזָּ֛הu.vab.bi.ZahH961, and toconfusionוּבְבֹ֥שֶׁתu.ve.Vo.shetH1322offaceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440, as it is thisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

8And now for alittleכִּמְעַט־kim.'at-H4592momentרֶגַע֩re.Ga'H7281graceתְחִנָּ֜הte.chi.NahH8467hath been shown from theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, toleaveלְהַשְׁאִ֥ירle.hash.'IrH7604us a remnant toescapeפְּלֵיטָ֔הpe.lei.TahH6413, and togiveוְלָתֶת־ve.la.tet-H5414us anailיָתֵ֖דya.TedH3489in hisholyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944placeבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725, that ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430mayenlightenלְהָאִ֤ירle.ha.'IrH215oureyesעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nuH5869, andgiveוּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּu.le.ti.Te.nuH5414us alittleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592revivingמִֽחְיָ֥הmich.YahH4241in ourbondageבְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃be.'av.du.Te.nuH5659.

9For we wereslavesעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650; yet ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath notforsakenעֲזָבָ֖נוּ'a.za.Va.nuH5800us in ourbondageוּבְעַבְדֻ֔תֵנוּu.ve.'av.du.Te.nuH5659, but hathextendedוַֽיַּט־vai.yat-H5186mercyחֶ֡סֶדChe.sedH2617to us in thesightלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440of thekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofPersiaפָרַ֜סfa.RasH6539, togiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414us arevivingמִֽחְיָ֗הmich.YahH4241, to setupלְרוֹמֵ֞םle.ro.MemH7311thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, and torepairוּלְהַעֲמִ֣ידu.le.ha.'a.MidH5975thedesolationsחָרְבֹתָ֔יוcha.re.vo.TavH2723of it, and togiveוְלָֽתֶת־ve.la.tet-H5414us awallגָדֵ֔רga.DerH1447inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10And now, O ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, what shall wesayנֹּאמַ֥רno.MarH559afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this? for we haveforsakenעָזַ֖בְנוּ'a.Zav.nuH5800thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

11Which thou hastcommandedצִוִּ֗יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680byבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, where yegoבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, is anuncleanנִדָּה֙ni.DahH5079landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776with thefilthinessבְּנִדַּ֖תbe.ni.DatH5079of thepeopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of thelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, with theirabominationsבְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םbe.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441, which havefilledמִלְא֛וּהָmil.'U.haH4390it from oneendמִפֶּ֥הmi.PehH6310toanotherפֶּ֖הpehH6310with theiruncleannessבְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃be.tum.'a.TamH2932.

12Now thereforegiveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414not yourdaughtersבְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to theirsonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֗םliv.nei.HemH1121, neithertakeתִּשְׂא֣וּtis.'UH5375theirdaughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323to yoursonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֔םliv.nei.KhemH1121, norseekתִדְרְשׁ֧וּtid.re.ShuH1875theirpeaceשְׁלֹמָ֛םshe.lo.MamH7965or theirwealthוְטוֹבָתָ֖םve.toa.TamH2896forH5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: that ye may bestrongתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte.chez.KuH2388, andeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙va.'a.khal.TemH398thegoodט֣וּבtuvH2898of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and leave it for aninheritanceוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥םve.ho.rash.TemH3423to yourchildrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

13Andafterוְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310all that hathcomeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935upon us for ourevilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451deedsבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙be.ma.'a.Sei.nuH4639, and for ourgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419trespassוּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּu.ve.'ash.ma.Te.nuH819, seeing that thou ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hastpunishedחָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽcha.Sakh.taH2820uslessלְמַ֙טָּה֙le.Ma.tahH4295than ouriniquitiesמֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּme.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771deserve, and hastgivenוְנָתַ֥תָּהve.na.Ta.tahH5414us suchdeliveranceפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413as this;

14Should weagainהֲנָשׁוּב֙ha.na.ShuvH7725breakלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687, and join inmarriageוּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ןu.le.hit.cha.TenH2859with thepeopleבְּעַמֵּ֥יbe.'a.MeiH5971of theseabominationsהַתֹּעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441? wouldest thou not beangryתֶֽאֱנַף־te.'e.naf-H599with us till thou hadstconsumedכַּלֵּ֔הka.LehH3615us, so that there should be noremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611norescapingוּפְלֵיטָֽה׃ פu.fe.lei.TahH6413?

15OLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, thou artrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662: for we havingescapedפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413,remainנִשְׁאַ֥רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604yet, as it is thisdayכְּהַיּ֣וֹםke.hai.YomH3117: behold, we arebeforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in ourtrespassesבְּאַשְׁמָתֵ֔ינוּbe.'ash.ma.Tei.nuH819: for we cannotstandלַעֲמ֛וֹדla.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee because of this.

Commentaries on Ezra 9

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