Ezra 1
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וּבִשְׁנַ֣תand in yearאַחַ֗תoneלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙of Cyrusמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofפָּרַ֔סPersiaלִכְל֥וֹתto fulfillדְּבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehמִפִּ֣יfrom the mouth ofיִרְמְיָ֑הJeremiahהֵעִ֣ירhe stirredיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֶת־obj.ר֙וּחַ֙the spirit ofכֹּ֣רֶשׁCyrusמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofפָּרַ֔סPersiaוַיַּֽעֲבֶר־and he caused to passקוֹל֙a proclamationבְּכָל־in allמַלְכוּת֔וֹkingdom hisוְגַם־and alsoבְּמִכְתָּ֖בin writingלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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כֹּ֣הthusאָמַ֗רhe saysכֹּ֚רֶשׁCyrusמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofפָּרַ֔סPersiaכֹּ֚לallמַמְלְכ֣וֹתthe kingdoms ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe earthנָ֣תַןhe has givenלִ֔יto meיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavensוְהֽוּא־and heפָקַ֤דhe has appointedעָלַי֙on meלִבְנֽוֹת־to buildל֣וֹfor himבַ֔יִתa houseבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalemאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃is in Judah
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מִֽי־who?בָכֶ֣םis among youמִכָּל־from allעַמּ֗וֹpeople hisיְהִ֤יmay he beאֱלֹהָיו֙God hisעִמּ֔וֹwith himוְיַ֕עַלand let him go upלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םto Jerusalemאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבִּיהוּדָ֑הis in Judahוְיִ֗בֶןand let him buildאֶת־obj.בֵּ֤יתthe house ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelה֥וּאheהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםis the Godאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃is in Jerusalem
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וְכָל־and everyהַנִּשְׁאָ֗רthe one who remainsמִֽכָּל־from allהַמְּקֹמוֹת֮the placesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereה֣וּאheגָֽר־is sojourningשָׁם֒thereיְנַשְּׂא֙וּהוּ֙let them support himאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe people ofמְקֹמ֔וֹplace hisבְּכֶ֥סֶףwith silverוּבְזָהָ֖בand with goldוּבִרְכ֣וּשׁand with propertyוּבִבְהֵמָ֑הand with cattleעִם־withהַ֨נְּדָבָ֔הthe freewill offeringלְבֵ֥יתfor the house ofהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃is in Jerusalem
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וַיָּק֜וּמוּand they aroseרָאשֵׁ֣יthe heads ofהָאָב֗וֹתthe fathersלִֽיהוּדָה֙of Judahוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןand Benjaminוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםand the priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םand the Levitesלְכֹ֨לto everyהֵעִ֤ירone whom he had stirred upהָאֱלֹהִים֙the Godאֶת־obj.רוּח֔וֹspirit hisלַעֲל֣וֹתto go upלִבְנ֔וֹתto buildאֶת־obj.בֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃is in Jerusalem
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וְכָל־and allסְבִיבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙around themחִזְּק֣וּthey encouragedבִֽידֵיהֶ֔םin hands theirבִּכְלֵי־with vessels ofכֶ֧סֶףsilverבַּזָּהָ֛בwith the goldבָּרְכ֥וּשׁwith the propertyוּבַבְּהֵמָ֖הand with the cattleוּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹתand with the precious thingsלְבַ֖דto besidesעַל־onכָּל־all ofהִתְנַדֵּֽב׃ סering of freewill offerings
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כָּל־allכֵּלִים֙vesselsלַזָּהָ֣בof the goldוְלַכֶּ֔סֶףand of the silverחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתfiveאֲלָפִ֖יםthousandsוְאַרְבַּ֣עand fourמֵא֑וֹתhundredsהַכֹּ֞לthe everythingהֶעֱלָ֣הhe brought upשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗רSheshbazzarעִ֚םwithהֵעָל֣וֹתwere led upהַגּוֹלָ֔הthe exilesמִבָּבֶ֖לfrom Babylonלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פto Jerusalem
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