Ezra 6
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בִּשְׁנַ֨תin yearחֲדָ֜הoneלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁof Cyrusמַלְכָּ֗אking theכּ֣וֹרֶשׁCyrusמַלְכָּא֮king theשָׂ֣םhe madeטְעֵם֒a decreeבֵּית־the house ofאֱלָהָ֤אthe Godבִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙in Jerusalemבַּיְתָ֣אhouse theיִתְבְּנֵ֔אlet it be builtאֲתַר֙a placeדִּֽי־whichדָבְחִ֣יןthey were sacrificingדִּבְחִ֔יןsacrificesוְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִיand foundations itsמְסֽוֹבְלִ֑יןbe retainedרוּמֵהּ֙height itsאַמִּ֣יןcubitsשִׁתִּ֔יןsixtyפְּתָיֵ֖הּwidth itsאַמִּ֥יןcubitsשִׁתִּֽין׃sixty
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וְ֠אַףand alsoמָאנֵ֣יthe vessels ofבֵית־the house ofאֱלָהָא֮the Godדִּ֣יofדַהֲבָ֣הthe goldוְכַסְפָּא֒and the silverדִּ֣יwhichנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רNebuchadnezzarהַנְפֵּ֛קhe brought outמִן־fromהֵיכְלָ֥אtemple theדִי־whichבִירוּשְׁלֶ֖םwas in Jerusalemוְהֵיבֵ֣לand he carriedלְבָבֶ֑לto Babylonיַהֲתִיב֗וּןlet them send backוִ֠יהָךְand let it goלְהֵיכְלָ֤אto temple theדִי־whichבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙is in Jerusalemלְאַתְרֵ֔הּto place itsוְתַחֵ֖תso you may deposit themבְּבֵ֥יתin the house ofאֱלָהָֽא׃ סthe God
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וּמִנִּי֮and from meשִׂ֣יםit is madeטְעֵם֒a decreeלְמָ֣אto whateverדִֽי־thatתַֽעַבְד֗וּןyou will doעִם־withשָׂבֵ֤יthe elders ofיְהוּדָיֵא֙Jews theאִלֵּ֔ךְtheseלְמִבְנֵ֖אto buildבֵּית־the house ofאֱלָהָ֣אthe Godדֵ֑ךְthisוּמִנִּכְסֵ֣יand from the properties ofמַלְכָּ֗אking theדִּ֚יwhichמִדַּת֙is the tribute ofעֲבַ֣רthe region beyondנַהֲרָ֔הriver theאָסְפַּ֗רְנָאdiligentlyנִפְקְתָ֛אexpense theתֶּהֱוֵ֧אlet it beמִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛אgivenלְגֻבְרַיָּ֥אto men theאִלֵּ֖ךְtheseדִּי־thatלָ֥אnotלְבַטָּלָֽא׃to make to cease
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וּמָ֣הand whateverחַשְׁחָ֡ןthings neededוּבְנֵ֣יand young ofתוֹרִ֣יןbullsוְדִכְרִ֣יןand ramsוְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀and lambsלַעֲלָוָ֣ן׀for burnt offeringsלֶאֱלָ֪הּto the God ofשְׁמַיָּ֟אheavens theחִנְטִ֞יןwheatsמְלַ֣ח׀saltחֲמַ֣רwineוּמְשַׁ֗חand oilכְּמֵאמַ֨רaccording to the word ofכָּהֲנַיָּ֤אpriests theדִי־whoבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙are in Jerusalemלֶהֱוֵ֨אit will beמִתְיְהֵ֥בgivenלְהֹ֛םto themי֥וֹם׀dayבְּי֖וֹםby dayדִּי־thatלָ֥אnotשָׁלֽוּ׃negligence
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וּמִנִּי֮and from meשִׂ֣יםit is madeטְעֵם֒a decreeדִּ֣יthatכָל־everyאֱנָ֗שׁpersonדִּ֤יwhoיְהַשְׁנֵא֙he will violateפִּתְגָמָ֣אcommand theדְנָ֔הthisיִתְנְסַ֥חlet it be pulled awayאָע֙a beamמִן־fromבַּיְתֵ֔הּhouse hisוּזְקִ֖יףand he will be lifted upיִתְמְחֵ֣אlet him be impaledעֲלֹ֑הִיon itוּבַיְתֵ֛הּand house hisנְוָל֥וּa refuse-heapיִתְעֲבֵ֖דlet it be madeעַל־onדְּנָֽה׃this
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וֵֽאלָהָ֞אand the Godדִּ֣יwhoשַׁכִּ֧ןhe has caused to dwellשְׁמֵ֣הּname hisתַּמָּ֗הthereיְמַגַּ֞רmay he overthrowכָּל־everyמֶ֤לֶךְkingוְעַם֙and peopleדִּ֣י׀whoיִשְׁלַ֣חhe will stretch outיְדֵ֗הּhand hisלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הto violateלְחַבָּלָ֛הto destroyבֵּית־the house ofאֱלָהָ֥אthe Godדֵ֖ךְthisדִּ֣יwhichבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םis in Jerusalemאֲנָ֤הIדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙Dariusשָׂ֣מֶתI makeטְעֵ֔םa decreeאָסְפַּ֖רְנָאdiligentlyיִתְעֲבִֽד׃ פlet it be done
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אֱ֠דַיִןthenתַּתְּנַ֞יTattenaiפַּחַ֧תthe governor ofעֲבַֽר־the region beyondנַהֲרָ֛הriver theשְׁתַ֥רShethar-בּוֹזְנַ֖יBozenaiוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןand associates theirלָקֳבֵ֗לto beforeדִּֽי־thatשְׁלַ֞חhe had sentדָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁDariusמַלְכָּ֛אking theכְּנֵ֖מָאaccordinglyאָסְפַּ֥רְנָאdiligentlyעֲבַֽדוּ׃they did
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וְשָׂבֵ֤יand the elders ofיְהוּדָיֵא֙Jews theבָּנַ֣יִןwere buildingוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןand prosperingבִּנְבוּאַת֙by the prophesying ofחַגַּ֣יHaggaiנְבִיָּ֔אprophet theוּזְכַרְיָ֖הand Zechariahבַּר־the son ofעִדּ֑וֹאIddoוּבְנ֣וֹand they builtוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּand they finishedמִן־according toטַ֙עַם֙the decree ofאֱלָ֣הּthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוּמִטְּעֵם֙and according to the decree ofכּ֣וֹרֶשׁCyrusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁand Dariusוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאand Artaxerxesמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofפָּרָֽס׃Persia
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וְהַקְרִ֗בוּand they offeredלַחֲנֻכַּת֮for the dedication ofבֵּית־the house ofאֱלָהָ֣אthe Godדְנָה֒thisתּוֹרִ֣יןbullsמְאָ֔הone hundredדִּכְרִ֣יןramsמָאתַ֔יִןtwo hundredאִמְּרִ֖יןlambsאַרְבַּ֣עfourמְאָ֑הhundredוּצְפִירֵ֨יand he-goats ofעִזִּ֜יןgoatsלְחַטָּאָ֤הfor a sin offeringעַל־onכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelתְּרֵֽי־two plusעֲשַׂ֔רtenלְמִנְיָ֖ןto the number ofשִׁבְטֵ֥יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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כִּ֣יforהִֽטַּהֲר֞וּthey had purified themselvesהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםthe priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םand the Levitesכְּאֶחָ֖דas oneכֻּלָּ֣םall of themטְהוֹרִ֑יםwere pureוַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּand they slaughteredהַפֶּ֙סַח֙the passoverלְכָל־for allבְּנֵ֣יthe children ofהַגּוֹלָ֔הthe exileוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םand for brothers theirהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priestsוְלָהֶֽם׃and for the themselves
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וַיֹּאכְל֣וּand they ateבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelהַשָּׁבִים֙who had returnedמֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔הfrom the exileוְכֹ֗לand everyהַנִּבְדָּ֛לthe one who had separated himselfמִטֻּמְאַ֥תfrom the uncleanness ofגּוֹיֵֽ־the nations ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe landאֲלֵהֶ֑םto themלִדְרֹ֕שׁto seekלַֽיהוָ֖הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּand they celebratedחַג־the feast ofמַצּ֛וֹתunleavened breadsשִׁבְעַ֥תsevenיָמִ֖יםdaysבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הwith joyכִּ֣י׀forשִׂמְּחָ֣םhe had made rejoice themיְהוָ֗הYahwehוְֽהֵסֵ֞בand he had turnedלֵ֤בthe heart ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאַשּׁוּר֙Assyriaעֲלֵיהֶ֔םtowards themלְחַזֵּ֣קto make strongיְדֵיהֶ֔םhands theirבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתin the work ofבֵּית־the house ofהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
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