Ezra 9
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וּכְכַלּ֣וֹתand just as finishedאֵ֗לֶּהthese thingsנִגְּשׁ֨וּthey drew nearאֵלַ֤יto meהַשָּׂרִים֙the leadersלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingלֹֽא־notנִבְדְּל֞וּthey have separated themselvesהָעָ֤םthe peopleיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםand the priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םand the Levitesמֵעַמֵּ֖יfrom the peoples ofהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתthe landsכְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶםaccording to abominations theirלַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יto the Canaanitesהַחִתִּ֜יthe Hittitesהַפְּרִזִּ֣יthe Perizzitesהַיְבוּסִ֗יthe Jebusitesהָֽעַמֹּנִי֙the Ammonitesהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔יthe Moabitesהַמִּצְרִ֖יthe Egyptiansוְהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃and the Amorites
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כִּֽי־forנָשְׂא֣וּthey have takenמִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םsome of daughters theirלָהֶם֙for themselvesוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םand for sons theirוְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙and they have mixed themselvesזֶ֣רַעthe offspring ofהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁthe holinessבְּעַמֵּ֖יwith the peoples ofהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתthe landsוְיַ֧דand the hand ofהַשָּׂרִ֣יםthe leadersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםand the officialsהָֽיְתָ֛הit has beenבַּמַּ֥עַלin the unfaithfulnessהַזֶּ֖הthe thisרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ סfirst
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וּבְמִנְחַ֣תand at the offering ofהָעֶ֗רֶבthe eveningקַ֚מְתִּיI aroseמִתַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔יfrom humiliation myוּבְקָרְעִ֥יand in tearing of myבִגְדִ֖יgarment myוּמְעִילִ֑יand robe myוָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙and I bowed down !עַל־onבִּרְכַּ֔יknees myוָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥הand I spread out !כַפַּ֖יpalms myאֶל־toיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהָֽי׃God my
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וָאֹמְרָ֗הand I said !אֱלֹהַי֙O God myבֹּ֣שְׁתִּיI am ashamedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיand I am humiliatedלְהָרִ֧יםto lift upאֱלֹהַ֛יO God myפָּנַ֖יface myאֵלֶ֑יךָto youכִּ֣יforעֲוֹנֹתֵ֤ינוּiniquities ourרָבוּ֙they have increasedלְמַ֣עְלָהto upwards towardsרֹּ֔אשׁa headוְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּand guilt ourגָדְלָ֖הit is greatעַ֥דtoלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃to the heavens
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מִימֵ֣יfrom the days ofאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּancestors ourאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙weבְּאַשְׁמָ֣הhave been in guiltגְדֹלָ֔הgreatעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוּבַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֡ינוּand in iniquities ourנִתַּ֡נּוּwe have been givenאֲנַחְנוּ֩weמְלָכֵ֨ינוּkings ourכֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּpriests ourבְּיַ֣ד׀in the hand ofמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofהָאֲרָצ֗וֹתthe landsבַּחֶ֜רֶבby the swordבַּשְּׁבִ֧יby the captivityוּבַבִּזָּ֛הand by the plunderוּבְבֹ֥שֶׁתand by shame ofפָּנִ֖יםfaceכְּהַיּ֥וֹםas the dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְעַתָּ֡הand nowכִּמְעַט־like a little ofרֶגַע֩a momentהָיְתָ֨הit has comeתְחִנָּ֜הfavorמֵאֵ֣ת׀from withיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּGod ourלְהַשְׁאִ֥ירto leaveלָ֙נוּ֙to usפְּלֵיטָ֔הan escaped remnantוְלָתֶת־and to giveלָ֥נוּto usיָתֵ֖דa tent pegבִּמְק֣וֹםin the place ofקָדְשׁ֑וֹholiness hisלְהָאִ֤ירto light upעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙eyes ourאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּGod ourוּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּand to give to usמִֽחְיָ֥הrevivingמְעַ֖טa littleבְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃in servitude our
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כִּֽי־forעֲבָדִ֣יםare slavesאֲנַ֔חְנוּweוּבְעַבְדֻ֔תֵנוּand in servitude ourלֹ֥אnotעֲזָבָ֖נוּhe has abandoned usאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod ourוַֽיַּט־and he has extendedעָלֵ֣ינוּtowards usחֶ֡סֶדcovenant loyaltyלִפְנֵי֩to beforeמַלְכֵ֨יthe kings ofפָרַ֜סPersiaלָֽתֶת־by givingלָ֣נוּto usמִֽחְיָ֗הrevivingלְרוֹמֵ֞םto raise upאֶת־obj.בֵּ֤יתthe house ofאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙God ourוּלְהַעֲמִ֣ידand to set upאֶת־obj.חָרְבֹתָ֔יוruins itsוְלָֽתֶת־and by givingלָ֣נוּto usגָדֵ֔רa wallבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הin Judahוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סand in Jerusalem
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אֲשֶׁ֣רwhichצִוִּ֗יתָyou commandedבְּיַ֨דby the hand ofעֲבָדֶ֣יךָservants yourהַנְּבִיאִים֮the prophetsלֵאמֹר֒to sayingהָאָ֗רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאַתֶּ֤םyouבָּאִים֙are goingלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּto take possession of itאֶ֤רֶץis a land ofנִדָּה֙impurityהִ֔יאitבְּנִדַּ֖תby the impurity ofעַמֵּ֣יthe peoples ofהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתthe landsבְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םby abominations theirאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichמִלְא֛וּהָthey have filled itמִפֶּ֥הfrom mouthאֶל־toפֶּ֖הmouthבְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃with uncleanness their
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וְ֠עַתָּהand thereforeבְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞םdaughters yourאַל־may notתִּתְּנ֣וּyou giveלִבְנֵיהֶ֗םto sons theirוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙and daughters theirאַל־may notתִּשְׂא֣וּyou takeלִבְנֵיכֶ֔םfor sons yourוְלֹֽא־and notתִדְרְשׁ֧וּyou must seekשְׁלֹמָ֛םpeace theirוְטוֹבָתָ֖םand good theirעַד־untilעוֹלָ֑םperpetuityלְמַ֣עַןso thatתֶּחֶזְק֗וּyou may be strongוַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙and you will eatאֶת־obj.ט֣וּבthe good things ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥םand you will cause to inherit itלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םto sons yourעַד־untilעוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
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וְאַֽחֲרֵי֙and afterכָּל־everyהַבָּ֣אthe thing which has comeעָלֵ֔ינוּon usבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙by deeds ourהָרָעִ֔יםthe evilוּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּand by guilt ourהַגְּדֹלָ֑הthe greatכִּ֣י׀forאַתָּ֣הyouאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּO God ourחָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽyou have withheldלְמַ֙טָּה֙to downwardsמֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּfrom iniquity ourוְנָתַ֥תָּהand you have givenלָּ֛נוּto usפְּלֵיטָ֖הan escaped remnantכָּזֹֽאת׃like this
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הֲנָשׁוּב֙¿ will we returnלְהָפֵ֣רto breakמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָcommandments yourוּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ןand to intermarryבְּעַמֵּ֥יwith the peoples ofהַתֹּעֵב֖וֹתthe abominationsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseהֲל֤וֹא¿ notתֶֽאֱנַף־will you be angryבָּ֙נוּ֙with usעַד־untilכַּלֵּ֔הmake an endלְאֵ֥יןto there notשְׁאֵרִ֖יתwill be a remnantוּפְלֵיטָֽה׃ פand an escaped remnant
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יְהוָ֞הO Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelצַדִּ֣יקare righteousאַ֔תָּהyouכִּֽי־forנִשְׁאַ֥רְנוּwe are leftפְלֵיטָ֖הan escaped remnantכְּהַיּ֣וֹםas the dayהַזֶּ֑הthe thisהִנְנ֤וּhere weלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙are to before youבְּאַשְׁמָתֵ֔ינוּin guilt ourכִּ֣יforאֵ֥יןnotלַעֲמ֛וֹדto standלְפָנֶ֖יךָto before youעַל־onזֹֽאת׃ פthis
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