Ezra 7 עֶזְרָא פרק ז׳

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   וְאַחַרve/a/CHARnow afterהַדְּבָרִיםhad/de/va/RIMthingsהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseבְּמַלְכוּתbe/mal/KHUTin the reign ofאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּאAr/tach/SHAS/teArtaxerxesמֶלֶךְ־פָּרָסME/lekh-Pa/RASthe king of PersiaעֶזְרָאEz/RAEzraבֶּן־שְׂרָיָהben-Se/ra/YAthe son of Seraiahבֶּן־עֲזַרְיָהben-A/zar/YAthe son of Azariahבֶּן־חִלְקִיָּה׃ben-Chil/kiy/YAthe son of Hilkiah

   Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

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   בֶּן־שַׁלּוּםben-Shal/LUMthe son of Shallumבֶּן־צָדוֹקben-Tsa/DOKthe son of Zadokבֶּן־אֲחִיטוּב׃ben-A/chi/TUVthe son of Ahitub

   The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

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   בֶּן־אֲמַרְיָהben-A/mar/YAthe son of Amariahבֶן־עֲזַרְיָהven-A/zar/YAthe son of Azariahבֶּן־מְרָיוֹת׃ben-Me/ra/YOTthe son of Meraioth

   The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

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   בֶּן־זְרַחְיָהben-Ze/rach/YAthe son of Zerahiahבֶן־עֻזִּיven-Uz/ZIthe son of Uzziבֶּן־בֻּקִּי׃ben-Buk/KIthe son of Bukki

   The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,

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   בֶּן־אֲבִישׁוּעַben-A/vi/SHU/athe son of Abishuaבֶּן־פִּינְחָסben-Pi/ne/CHASthe son of Phinehasבֶּן־אֶלְעָזָרben-El/a/ZARthe son of Eleazarבֶּן־אַהֲרֹןben-A/ha/RONthe son of Aaronהַכֹּהֵןhak/ko/HENthe priestהָרֹאשׁ׃ha/ROSHthe chief

   The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:

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   הוּאhuheעֶזְרָאEz/RAEzraעָלָהa/LAwent upמִבָּבֶלmib/Ba/VELfrom Babylonוְהוּא־סֹפֵרve/HU-so/FERand he was a scribeמָהִירma/HIRskilledבְּתוֹרַתbe/to/RATin the law ofמֹשֶׁהMo/SHEMosesאֲשֶׁר־נָתַןa/SHER-na/TANthat had givenיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDאֱלֹהֵיe/lo/HEthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelוַיִּתֶּן־לוֹvay/YIT/ten-loand granted himהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe kingכְּיַד־יְהֹוָהke/YAD-Adonaiaccording to the hand of the LORDאֱלֹהָיוe/lo/HAYVhis Godעָלָיוa/LAYVupon himכֹּלkolallבַּקָּשָׁתוֹ׃bak/ka/sha/TOhis request

   This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

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   וַיַּעֲלוּvay/ya/a/LUand there went upמִבְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵלmib/Be/NE-yis/ra/ELsome of the children of Israelוּמִן־הַכֹּהֲנִיםu/MIN-hak/ko/ha/NIMand of the priestsוְהַלְוִיִּםVe/hal/viy/YIMand the Levitesוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִיםve/ham/shor/RIMand the singersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִיםve/hash/sho/a/RIMand the gatekeepersוְהַנְּתִינִיםve/han/ne/ti/NIMand the temple servantsאֶל־יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִםel-Ye/ru/sha/LA/yimto Jerusalemבִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁבַעbish/NAT-SHE/vain the seventh yearלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּאle/Ar/tach/SHAS/teof Artaxerxesהַמֶּלֶךְ׃ham/ME/lekhthe king

   And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

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   וַיָּבֹאvay/ya/VOand he came toיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYe/ru/sha/LA/yimJerusalemבַּחֹדֶשׁba/CHO/deshin the monthהַחֲמִישִׁיha/cha/mi/SHIthe fifthהִיאhiwhich wasשְׁנַתshe/NATyearהַשְּׁבִיעִיתhash/she/vi/ITthe seventhלַמֶּלֶךְ׃lam/ME/lekhof the king

   And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

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   כִּיkiforבְּאֶחָדbe/e/CHADon the firstלַחֹדֶשׁla/CHO/deshof the monthהָרִאשׁוֹןha/ri/SHONthe firstהוּאhuheיְסֻדye/SUDbeganהַמַּעֲלָהham/ma/a/LAto go upמִבָּבֶלmib/Ba/VELfrom Babylonוּבְאֶחָדu/ve/e/CHADand on the firstלַחֹדֶשׁla/CHO/deshof the monthהַחֲמִישִׁיha/cha/mi/SHIthe fifthבָּאbacameאֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםel-Ye/ru/sha/LA/yimto Jerusalemכְּיַד־אֱלֹהָיוke/YAD-e/lo/HAYVaccording to the hand of his Godהַטּוֹבָהhat/to/VAgoodעָלָיו׃a/LAYVupon him

   For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

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    כִּיkiforעֶזְרָאEz/RAEzraהֵכִיןhe/KHINhad setלְבָבוֹle/va/VOhis heartלִדְרֹשׁlid/ROSHto seekאֶת־תּוֹרַתet-to/RATthe law ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDוְלַעֲשֹׂתve/la/a/SOTand to do itוּלְלַמֵּדu/le/lam/MEDand to teachבְּיִשְׂרָאֵלbe/Yis/ra/ELin Israelחֹקchokstatuteוּמִשְׁפָּט׃u/mish/PATand judgment

    For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

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    וְזֶהve/ZEnow this isפַּרְשֶׁגֶןpar/SHE/genthe copy ofהַנִּשְׁתְּוָןhan/nish/te/VANthe letterאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatנָתַןna/TANgaveהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe kingאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּאAr/tach/SHAS/teArtaxerxesלְעֶזְרָאle/Ez/RAto Ezraהַכֹּהֵןhak/ko/HENthe priestהַסֹּפֵרhas/so/FERthe scribeסֹפֵרso/FERa scribe ofדִּבְרֵיdiv/REthe words ofמִצְוֺת־יְהֹוָהmits/VOT-Adonaithe commandments of the LORDוְחֻקָּיוve/chuk/KAYVand His statutesעַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃al-Yis/ra/ELto Israel

    Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.

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    אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּאAr/tach/SHAS/teArtaxerxesמֶלֶךְME/lekhking ofמַלְכַיָּאmal/khay/YAkingsלְעֶזְרָאle/Ez/RAto Ezraכָהֲנָאkha/ha/NAthe priestסָפַרsa/FARthe scribe ofדָּתָאda/TAthe lawדִּי־אֱלָהּdi-e/LAof the God ofשְׁמַיָּאshe/may/YAheavenגְּמִירge/MIRperfectוּכְעֶנֶת׃u/khe/E/netand now

    Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.

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    מִנִּיmin/NIby meשִׂיםsimis madeטְעֵםte/EMa decreeדִּיdithatכׇל־מִתְנַדַּבkhol-mit/nad/DAVeveryone who is willingבְּמַלְכוּתִיbe/mal/khu/TIin my kingdomמִן־עַמָּאmin-am/MAof the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelוְכָהֲנוֹהִיve/kha/ha/NO/hiand its priestsוְלֵוָיֵאve/Le/va/YEand the Levitesלִמְהָךְlim/HAKHto goלִירוּשְׁלֶםlI/rush/LEMto Jerusalemעִמָּךְim/MAKHwith youיְהָךְ׃ye/HAKHmay go

    I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.

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    כׇּל־קֳבֵלkol-ko/VELforasmuch asדִּיdithatמִן־קֳדָםmin-ko/DAMbyמַלְכָּאmal/KAthe kingוְשִׁבְעַתve/shiv/ATand sevenיָעֲטֹהִיya/a/TO/hihis counselorsשְׁלִיחַshe/LI/achyou are sentלְבַקָּרָהle/vak/ka/RAto inquireעַל־יְהוּדal-Ye/HUDconcerning Judahוְלִירוּשְׁלֶםve/Li/rush/LEMand Jerusalemבְּדָתbe/DATaccording to the law ofאֱלָהָךְe/la/HAKHyour Godדִּיdiwhich isבִידָךְ׃vi/DAKHin your hand

    Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;

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    וּלְהֵיבָלָהu/le/he/va/LAand to carryכְּסַףke/SAFsilverוּדְהַבu/de/HAVand goldדִּי־מַלְכָּאdi-mal/KAthat the kingוְיָעֲטוֹהִיve/ya/a/TO/hiand his counselorsהִתְנַדַּבוּhit/nad/DA/vuhave freely offeredלֶאֱלָהּle/e/LAto the God ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelדִּיdiwhoseבִירוּשְׁלֶםVi/rush/LEMin Jerusalemמִשְׁכְּנֵהּ׃mish/ke/NEis His dwelling

    And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

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    וְכֹלve/KHOLand allכְּסַףke/SAFthe silverוּדְהַבu/de/HAVand goldדִּיdithatתְהַשְׁכַּחte/hash/KACHyou can findבְּכֹלbe/KHOLin allמְדִינַתme/di/NATthe province ofבָּבֶלBa/VELBabylonעִםimwithהִתְנַדָּבוּתhit/nad/da/VUTthe freewill offering ofעַמָּאam/MAthe peopleוְכָהֲנַיָּאve/kha/ha/nay/YAand the priestsמִתְנַדְּבִיןmit/nad/de/VINoffering willinglyלְבֵיתle/VETfor the house ofאֱלָהֲהֹםe/la/ha/HOMtheir Godדִּיdiwhich isבִירוּשְׁלֶם׃Vi/rush/LEMis in Jerusalem

    And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:

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    כׇּל־קֳבֵלkol-ko/VELthatדְּנָהde/NAthisאׇסְפַּרְנָאos/PAR/nawith diligenceתִקְנֵאtik/NEyou may buyבְּכַסְפָּאbe/khas/PAwith the moneyדְנָהde/NAthisתּוֹרִיןto/RINbullsדִּכְרִיןdikh/RINramsאִמְּרִיןim/me/RINlambsוּמִנְחָתְהוֹןu/min/cha/te/HONand their grain offeringsוְנִסְכֵּיהוֹןve/nis/ke/HONand their drink offeringsוּתְקָרֵבu/te/ka/REVand offerהִמּוֹhim/MOthemעַל־מַדְבְּחָהal-mad/be/CHAon the altar ofדִּיdiofבֵּיתbetthe house ofאֱלָהֲכֹםe/la/ha/KHOMyour Godדִּיdiwhich isבִירוּשְׁלֶם׃Vi/rush/LEMis in Jerusalem

    That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

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    וּמָהu/MAand whateverדִיdithat(עליך)layakh[עֲלָךְ]a/LAKHto youוְעַל־[אֶחָךְ]ve/AL-e/CHAKHand to your brothers(אחיך)chayakhיֵיטַבye/TAVshall seem goodבִּשְׁאָרbish/ARwith the rest ofכַּסְפָּאkas/PAthe silverוְדַהֲבָהve/da/ha/VAand the goldלְמֶעְבַּדle/me/BADto doכִּרְעוּתkir/UTaccording to the will ofאֱלָהֲכֹםe/la/ha/KHOMyour Godתַּעַבְדוּן׃ta/av/DUNthat do

    And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.

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    וּמָאנַיָּאu/ma/nay/YAand the vesselsדִּי־מִתְיַהֲבִיןdi-mit/ya/ha/VINthat are givenלָךְlakhto youלְפׇלְחָןle/fol/CHANfor the service ofבֵּיתbetthe house ofאֱלָהָךְe/la/HAKHyour Godהַשְׁלֵםhash/LEMdeliverקֳדָםko/DAMbeforeאֱלָהּe/LAthe God ofיְרוּשְׁלֶם׃Ye/rush/LEMJerusalem

    The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.

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    וּשְׁאָרu/she/ARand the rest ofחַשְׁחוּתchash/CHUTwhat is needed forבֵּיתbetthe house ofאֱלָהָךְe/la/HAKHyour Godדִּיdiwhichיִפֶּל־לָךְyip/PEL-lakhyou shall have occasionלְמִנְתַּןle/min/TANto giveתִּנְתֵּןtin/TENgive itמִן־בֵּיתmin-betout of the house ofגִּנְזֵיgin/ZEthe treasures ofמַלְכָּא׃mal/KAthe king

    And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.

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    וּמִנִּיu/min/NIand by meאֲנָהa/NAIאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּאAr/tach/SHAS/teArtaxerxesמַלְכָּאmal/KAthe kingשִׂיםsimis madeטְעֵםte/EMa decreeלְכֹלle/KHOLto allגִּזַּבְרַיָּאgiz/zav/ray/YAthe treasurersדִּיdiwho areבַּעֲבַרba/a/VARin the region beyondנַהֲרָהna/ha/RAthe riverדִּיdithatכׇל־דִּיkhol-diwhateverיִשְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹןyish/a/len/KHONshall require of youעֶזְרָאEz/RAEzraכָהֲנָאkha/ha/NAthe priestסָפַרsa/FARthe scribe ofדָּתָאda/TAthe lawדִּי־אֱלָהּdi-e/LAof the God ofשְׁמַיָּאshe/may/YAheavenאׇסְפַּרְנָאos/PAR/nadiligentlyיִתְעֲבִד׃yit/a/VIDlet it be done

    And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,

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    עַד־כְּסַףad-ke/SAFup to of silverכַּכְּרִיןkak/ke/RINtalentsמְאָהme/Aa hundredוְעַד־חִנְטִיןve/AD-chin/TINand to wheatכּוֹרִיןko/RINcorsמְאָהme/Aa hundredוְעַד־חֲמַרve/AD-cha/MARand to wineבַּתִּיןbat/TINbathsמְאָהme/Aa hundredוְעַד־בַּתִּיןve/AD-bat/TINand to baths ofמְשַׁחme/SHACHoilמְאָהme/Aa hundredוּמְלַחu/me/LACHand saltדִּי־לָאdi-lawithoutכְתָב׃khe/TAVprescribing

    Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

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    כׇּל־דִּיkol-diwhateverמִן־טַעַםmin-TA/amby the decree ofאֱלָהּe/LAthe God ofשְׁמַיָּאshe/may/YAheavenיִתְעֲבֵדyit/a/VEDlet be doneאַדְרַזְדָּאad/raz/DAdiligentlyלְבֵיתle/VETfor the house ofאֱלָהּe/LAthe God ofשְׁמַיָּאshe/may/YAheavenדִּי־לְמָהdi-le/MAfor whyלֶהֱוֵאle/he/VEshould there beקְצַףke/TSAFwrathעַל־מַלְכוּתal-mal/KHUTagainst the realm ofמַלְכָּאmal/KAthe kingוּבְנוֹהִי׃u/ve/NO/hiand his sons

    Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

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    וּלְכֹםu/le/KHOMalso to youמְהוֹדְעִיןme/hod/INwe make knownדִּיdithatכׇל־כָּהֲנַיָּאkhol-ka/ha/nay/YAall the priestsוְלֵוָיֵאve/Le/va/YEand the Levitesזַמָּרַיָּאzam/ma/ray/YAsingersתָרָעַיָּאta/ra/ay/YAgatekeepersנְתִינַיָּאne/ti/nay/YAtemple servantsוּפָלְחֵיu/fa/le/CHEor ministers ofבֵּיתbetthe house ofאֱלָהָאe/la/HAGodדְנָהde/NAthisמִנְדָּהmin/DAtributeבְלוֹve/LOcustomוַהֲלָךְva/ha/LAKHand tollלָאlanotשַׁלִּיטshal/LITlawfulלְמִרְמֵאle/mir/MEto imposeעֲלֵיהֹם׃a/le/HOMon them

    Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.

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    וְאַנְתְּve/ANTand youעֶזְרָאEz/RAEzraכְּחׇכְמַתke/chokh/MATaccording to the wisdom ofאֱלָהָךְe/la/HAKHyour Godדִּי־בִידָךְdi-vi/DAKHthat is in your handמֶנִּיMEN/niappointשָׁפְטִיןsha/fe/TINmagistratesוְדַיָּנִיןve/day/ya/NINand judgesדִּי־לֶהֱוֺןdi-le/he/VONwho may(דאנין)dnayan[דָּאיְנִין]da/ye/NINjudgeלְכׇל־עַמָּאle/KHOL-am/MAall the peopleדִּיdiwho areבַּעֲבַרba/a/VARin the region beyondנַהֲרָהna/ha/RAthe riverלְכׇל־יָדְעֵיle/KHOL-ya/de/Eall who knowדָּתֵיda/TEthe laws ofאֱלָהָךְe/la/HAKHyour Godוְדִיve/DIand whoeverלָאladoes notיָדַעya/DAknowתְּהוֹדְעוּן׃te/hod/UNyou shall teach

    And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.

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    וְכׇל־דִּי־לָאve/KHOL-di-laand whoever notלֶהֱוֵאle/he/VEwillעָבֵדa/VEDdoדָּתָאda/TAthe lawדִי־אֱלָהָךְdi-e/la/HAKHof your Godוְדָתָאve/da/TAand the decreeדִּיdiofמַלְכָּאmal/KAthe kingאׇסְפַּרְנָאos/PAR/naspeedilyדִּינָהdi/NAjudgmentלֶהֱוֵאle/he/VElet beמִתְעֲבֵדmit/a/VEDdoneמִנֵּהּmin/NEon himהֵןhenwhetherלְמוֹתle/MOTto deathהֵןhenor(לשרשו)lasharashav[לִשְׁרֹשִׁי]lish/ro/SHIto banishmentהֵן־לַעֲנָשׁhen-la/a/NASHor to confiscation ofנִכְסִיןnikh/SINgoodsוְלֶאֱסוּרִין׃ve/le/e/su/RINand to imprisonment

    And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

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    בָּרוּךְba/RUKHblessedיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDאֱלֹהֵיe/lo/HEthe God ofאֲבֹתֵינוּa/vo/TE/nuour fathersאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoנָתַןna/TANhas putכָּזֹאתka/ZOTsuch a thingבְּלֵבbe/LEVin the heart ofהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe kingלְפָאֵרle/fa/ERto beautifyאֶת־בֵּיתet-betthe house ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthat isבִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם׃bI/ru/sha/LA/yimin Jerusalem

    Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:

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    וְעָלַיve/a/LAYand to meהִטָּה־חֶסֶדhit/TA-CHE/sedhas extended kindnessלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe kingוְיוֹעֲצָיוve/yo/a/TSAYVand his counselorsוּלְכׇל־שָׂרֵיu/le/KHOL-sa/REand before all the princes ofהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe kingהַגִּבֹּרִיםhag/gib/bo/RIMmightyוַאֲנִיva/a/NIand Iהִתְחַזַּקְתִּיhit/chaz/ZAK/tiwas strengthenedכְּיַד־יְהֹוָהke/YAD-Adonaiaccording to the hand of the LORDאֱלֹהַיe/lo/HAYmy Godעָלַיa/LAYupon meוָאֶקְבְּצָהva/ek/be/TSAand I gatheredמִיִּשְׂרָאֵלmiy/Yis/ra/ELout of Israelרָאשִׁיםra/SHIMchief menלַעֲלוֹתla/a/LOTto go upעִמִּי׃im/MIwith me

    And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.