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Ezra 9:1-6

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.

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