Ezra 7
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ה֤וּאthatעֶזְרָא֙Ezraעָלָ֣הhe came upמִבָּבֶ֔לfrom Babylonוְהֽוּא־and heסֹפֵ֤רwas a scribeמָהִיר֙skilledבְּתוֹרַ֣תin the law ofמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesאֲשֶׁר־whichנָתַ֥ןhe had givenיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיִּתֶּן־and he gaveל֣וֹto the himהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingכְּיַד־according to the hand ofיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהָיו֙God hisעָלָ֔יוon himכֹּ֖לallבַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פrequest his
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וַיַּֽעֲל֣וּand they came upמִבְּנֵֽי־some of the people ofיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלIsraelוּמִן־and some ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםthe priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֜םand the Levitesוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםand the singersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֛יםand the gatekeepersוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםand the temple servantsאֶל־toיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemבִּשְׁנַת־in yearשֶׁ֖בַעsevenלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאof Artaxerxesהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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כִּ֗יforבְּאֶחָד֙on day oneלַחֹ֣דֶשׁof the monthהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןthe firstה֣וּאitיְסֻ֔דwas the beginning ofהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הthe going upמִבָּבֶ֑לfrom Babylonוּבְאֶחָ֞דand on day oneלַחֹ֣דֶשׁof the monthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗יthe fifthבָּ֚אhe cameאֶל־toיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemכְּיַד־according to the hand ofאֱלֹהָ֖יוGod hisהַטּוֹבָ֥הthe goodעָלָֽיו׃on him
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וְזֶ֣ה׀and thisפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןis the copy ofהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןthe letterאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichנָתַן֙he gaveהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּאArtaxerxesלְעֶזְרָ֥אto Ezraהַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priestהַסֹּפֵ֑רthe scribeסֹפֵ֞רthe scribe ofדִּבְרֵ֧יthe matters ofמִצְוֹת־the commandments ofיְהוָ֛הYahwehוְחֻקָּ֖יוand statutes hisעַל־onיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
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וְכֹל֙and allכְּסַ֣ףthe silverוּדְהַ֔בand the goldדִּ֣יwhichתְהַשְׁכַּ֔חyou will findבְּכֹ֖לin allמְדִינַ֣תthe province ofבָּבֶ֑לBabylonעִם֩withהִתְנַדָּב֨וּתthe freewill offering ofעַמָּ֤אpeople theוְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙and priests theמִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔יןwho have offered freelyלְבֵ֥יתfor the house ofאֱלָהֲהֹ֖םGod theirדִּ֥יwhichבִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃is in Jerusalem
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כָּל־as toקֳבֵ֣לbecauseדְּנָה֩thisאָסְפַּ֨רְנָאdiligentlyתִקְנֵ֜אyou will buyבְּכַסְפָּ֣אwith silver theדְנָ֗הthisתּוֹרִ֤ין׀bullsדִּכְרִין֙ramsאִמְּרִ֔יןlambsוּמִנְחָתְה֖וֹןand grain offerings theirוְנִסְכֵּיה֑וֹןand drink offerings theirוּתְקָרֵ֣בso you may offerהִמּ֔וֹthemעַֽל־onמַדְבְּחָ֔הaltar theדִּ֛יofבֵּ֥יתthe house ofאֱלָהֲכֹ֖םGod yourדִּ֥יwhichבִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃is in Jerusalem
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וּ֠מִנִּיand from meאֲנָ֞הIאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאArtaxerxesמַלְכָּא֙king theשִׂ֣יםit is madeטְעֵ֔םa decreeלְכֹל֙to allגִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔אtreasurers theדִּ֖יwhoבַּעֲבַ֣רare in the region beyondנַהֲרָ֑הriver theדִּ֣יthatכָל־allדִּ֣יthatיִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹןhe will ask for youעֶזְרָ֨אEzraכָהֲנָ֜הpriest theסָפַ֤רthe scribe ofדָּתָא֙law theדִּֽי־ofאֱלָ֣הּthe God ofשְׁמַיָּ֔אheavens theאָסְפַּ֖רְנָאdiligentlyיִתְעֲבִֽד׃let it be done
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כָּל־allדִּ֗יthatמִן־is according toטַ֙עַם֙the decree ofאֱלָ֣הּthe God ofשְׁמַיָּ֔אheavens theיִתְעֲבֵד֙let it be doneאַדְרַזְדָּ֔אexactlyלְבֵ֖יתfor the house ofאֱלָ֣הּthe God ofשְׁמַיָּ֑אheavens theדִּֽי־thatלְמָ֤הto why?לֶֽהֱוֵא֙will it beקְצַ֔ףangerעַל־onמַלְכ֥וּתthe kingdom ofמַלְכָּ֖אking theוּבְנֽוֹהִי׃and sons his
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וּלְכֹ֣םand to youמְהוֹדְעִ֗יןwe are making knownדִּ֣יthatכָל־allכָּהֲנַיָּ֣אpriests theוְ֠לֵוָיֵאand Levites theזַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤אsingers theתָרָֽעַיָּא֙gatekeepers theנְתִ֣ינַיָּ֔אtemple servants theוּפָ֣לְחֵ֔יand the servants ofבֵּ֖יתthe house ofאֱלָהָ֣אthe Godדְנָ֑הthisמִנְדָּ֤הtributeבְלוֹ֙taxוַהֲלָ֔ךְand tollלָ֥אnotשַׁלִּ֖יטis authorizedלְמִרְמֵ֥אto throwעֲלֵיהֹֽם׃on them
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וְאַ֣נְתְּand youעֶזְרָ֗אO Ezraכְּחָכְמַ֨תaccording to the wisdom ofאֱלָהָ֤ךְGod yourדִּֽי־whichבִידָךְ֙is in hand yourמֶ֣נִּיappointשָׁפְטִ֞יןjudgesוְדַיָּנִ֗יןand judgesדִּי־thatלֶהֱוֹ֤ןthey will beדָּאיְנִין֙judgingלְכָל־obj. allעַמָּה֙people theדִּ֚יwhichבַּעֲבַ֣רis in the region beyondנַהֲרָ֔הriver theלְכָל־obj. allיָדְעֵ֖יthose who knowדָּתֵ֣יof the laws ofאֱלָהָ֑ךְGod yourוְדִ֧יand one whoלָ֦אnotיָדַ֖עhe is knowingתְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃you will instruct
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וְכָל־and anyדִּי־whoלָא֩notלֶהֱוֵ֨אhe will beעָבֵ֜דdoingדָּתָ֣אlaw theדִֽי־ofאֱלָהָ֗ךְGod yourוְדָתָא֙and decree theדִּ֣יofמַלְכָּ֔אking theאָסְפַּ֕רְנָאdiligentlyדִּינָ֕הthe judgmentלֶהֱוֵ֥אlet it beמִתְעֲבֵ֖דdoneמִנֵּ֑הּfrom himהֵ֤ןwhetherלְמוֹת֙to deathהֵ֣ןorלִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔יto banishmentהֵן־orלַעֲנָ֥שׁto confiscation ofנִכְסִ֖יןpropertiesוְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין׃ פand to imprisonments
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וְעָלַ֣יand towards meהִטָּה־he has extendedחֶ֗סֶדcovenant loyaltyלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingוְיֽוֹעֲצָ֔יוand counselors hisוּלְכָל־and to allשָׂרֵ֥יthe officials ofהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםthe mightyוַאֲנִ֣יand Iהִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּיI strengthened myselfכְּיַד־according to the hand ofיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהַי֙God myעָלַ֔יon meוָאֶקְבְּצָ֧הand I assembled !מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛לfrom Israelרָאשִׁ֖יםchiefsלַעֲל֥וֹתto go upעִמִּֽי׃ פwith me
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