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Ezra 9:8-15

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.

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