Ezra 9

Ezra learns of intermarriages with surrounding peoples, rends his garments, prays confessing kol Yisra'el's sins and pleading for mercy despite past khēsed.[2][4]

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Verse 1 וּ/כְ/כַלּ֣וֹת 𐤅/𐤊/𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 ukhekhalot and-when-were-finished and as bringing to completion HC/R/Vpc אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp נִגְּשׁ֨וּ 𐤍𐤂𐤔𐤅 nigeshu approached they drew near HVNp3cp אֵלַ֤/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to-me toward me HR/Sp1cs הַ/שָּׂרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 hasarim the-leaders the rulers HTd/Ncmpa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn נִבְדְּל֞וּ 𐤍𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤅 nivedelu separated-themselves were set apart HVNp3cp הָ/עָ֤ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehakohanim and-the-priests and the officiating-priests HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and-the-Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim HC/Td/Ngmpa מֵ/עַמֵּ֖י 𐤌/𐤏𐤌𐤉 meamey from-peoples-of from peoples of HR/Ncmpc הָ/אֲרָצ֑וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕 haaratsot the-lands the lands HTd/Ncbpa כְּ֠/תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵי/הֶם 𐤊/𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 ketoavoteyhem according-to-their-abominations according to their detestable things HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp לַ/כְּנַעֲנִ֨י 𐤋/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 lakenaani the-Canaanite to the Canaanite to Kenaani HRd/Ngmsa הַ/חִתִּ֜י 𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤉 hachiti the-Hittite the Hittite man the Chiti HTd/Ngmsa הַ/פְּרִזִּ֣י 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤉 haperizi the-Perizzite the open-country dweller the Perizi HTd/Ngmsa הַ/יְבוּסִ֗י 𐤄/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤉 hayevusi the-Jebusite the Yebusi man the Yevusi HTd/Ngmsa הָֽ/עַמֹּנִי֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤍𐤉 haamoni the-Ammonite the Ammonite man the Amoni HTd/Ngmsa הַ/מֹּ֣אָבִ֔י 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤁𐤉 hamoavi the-Moabite the Moabite man the Moavi HTd/Ngmsa הַ/מִּצְרִ֖י 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 hamitseri the-Egyptian the Mitsrayite the Mitseri HTd/Ngmsa וְ/הָ/אֱמֹרִֽי 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 vehaemori and-the-Amorite and the Amorite and the Emori HC/Td/Ngmsa
Verse 7 מִ/ימֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉 mimey from days from days of HR/Ncmpc אֲבֹתֵ֗י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avoteynu our fathers our fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cp אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp בְּ/אַשְׁמָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤄 beashemah in guilt in guilt HR/Ncfsa גְדֹלָ֔ה 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great HAafsa עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms וּ/בַ/עֲוֺנֹתֵ֡י/נוּ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 uvaaonoteynu and in our iniquities and in our iniquities HC/R/Ncbpc/Sp1cp נִתַּ֡נּוּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 nitanu we have been given they were given HVNp1cp אֲנַחְנוּ֩ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu-2 we we ourselves HPp1cp מְלָכֵ֨י/נוּ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉/𐤍𐤅 melakheynu our kings our kings HNcmpc/Sp1cp כֹהֲנֵ֜י/נוּ 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 khohaneynu our priests our officiating priests HNcmpc/Sp1cp בְּ/יַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into the hand by the hand of HR/Ncbsc מַלְכֵ֣י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey of kings kings of HNcmpc הָ/אֲרָצ֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕 haaratsot of the lands the lands HTd/Ncbpa בַּ/חֶ֜רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev by the sword by the sword HRd/Ncfsa בַּ/שְּׁבִ֧י 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤉 bashevi captivity in the captivity HRd/Ncbsa וּ/בַ/בִּזָּ֛ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤆𐤄 uvabizah and to plunder and in the plundered goods HC/Rd/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/בֹ֥שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤔𐤕 uvevoshet and in shame and in shame-of HC/R/Ncfsc פָּנִ֖ים 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 panim of face faces HNcbpa כְּ/הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤊/𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 kehayom as the day as the day HR/Td/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh-2 this this one HTd/Pdxms
Verse 8 וְ/עַתָּ֡ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and-now and now HC/D כִּ/מְעַט 𐤊/𐤌𐤏𐤈 kimeat like-a-little as a small amount HR/Ncmsa רֶגַע֩ 𐤓𐤂𐤏 rega moment a brief pause HNcmsa הָיְתָ֨ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah has-been she became HVqp3fs תְחִנָּ֜ה 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤄 techinah favor plea for favor HNcfsa מֵ/אֵ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֗י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) our-God our mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cp לְ/הַשְׁאִ֥יר 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤓 lehasheir to-leave to cause to remain HR/Vhc לָ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to-us HR/Sp1cp פְּלֵיטָ֔ה 𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤄 peleytah remnant escaped remnant HNcfsa וְ/לָ/תֶת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤕𐤕 velatet and-to-give and to give HC/R/Vqc לָ֥/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu-2 to-us HR/Sp1cp יָתֵ֖ד 𐤉𐤕𐤃 yated peg securing peg HNcfsa בִּ/מְק֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 bimeqom in-place in the standing-place of HR/Ncmsc קָדְשׁ֑/וֹ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤅 qadesho his-holy-place his holiness HNcmsc/Sp3ms לְ/הָאִ֤יר 𐤋/𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤓 lehair to-enlighten to cause to shine HR/Vhc עֵינֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eyneynu our-eyes our eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cp אֱלֹהֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu-2 Mulimu (Lozi) our-God our mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cp וּ/לְ/תִתֵּ֛/נוּ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤕𐤕/𐤍𐤅 uletitenu and-to-give-us and to give us HC/R/Vqc/Sp1cp מִֽחְיָ֥ה 𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤄 micheyah reviving life-sustenance HNcfsa מְעַ֖ט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat a-little a small amount of HNcmsa בְּ/עַבְדֻתֵֽ/נוּ 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕/𐤍𐤅 beavedutenu in-our-bondage in our servitude HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cp
Verse 9 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC עֲבָדִ֣ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim slaves male servants HNcmpa אֲנַ֔חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp וּ/בְ/עַבְדֻ֔תֵ/נוּ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕/𐤍𐤅 uveavedutenu and-in-servitude-our and in our servitude HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp1cp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn עֲזָבָ֖/נוּ 𐤏𐤆𐤁/𐤍𐤅 azavanu forsaken-us he abandoned us HVqp3ms/Sp1cp אֱלֹהֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) God-our our mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cp וַֽ/יַּט 𐤅/𐤉𐤈 vayat and-extended and he stretched out HC/Vhw3ms עָלֵ֣י/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu upon-us upon us HR/Sp1cp חֶ֡סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed lovingkindness covenant-loyal love HNcmsa לִ/פְנֵי֩ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc מַלְכֵ֨י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings-of kings of HNcmpc פָרַ֜ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 faras Persia Persia Paras HNp לָֽ/תֶת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to-give to give HR/Vqc לָ֣/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to-us HR/Sp1cp מִֽחְיָ֗ה 𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤄 micheyah reviving life-sustenance HNcfsa לְ/רוֹמֵ֞ם 𐤋/𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤌 leromem to-lift-up to highly exalt HR/Vmc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house-of house-of HNcmsc אֱלֹהֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu-2 Mulimu (Lozi) God-our our mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cp וּ/לְ/הַעֲמִ֣יד 𐤅/𐤋/𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤃 ulehaamid and-to-raise-up and to cause to stand HC/R/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo חָרְבֹתָ֔י/ו 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤅 charevotayv ruins-its his desolate ruins HNcfpc/Sp3ms וְ/לָֽ/תֶת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤕𐤕 velatet and-to-give and to give HC/R/Vqc לָ֣/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu-2 to-us HR/Sp1cp גָדֵ֔ר 𐤂𐤃𐤓 gader wall enclosure wall HNcmsa בִּֽ/יהוּדָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah in-Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah HR/Np וּ/בִ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 uvirushalaim and-in-Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam HC/R/Np
Verse 11 אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr צִוִּ֗יתָ 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕 tsivita you commanded you commanded HVpp2ms בְּ/יַ֨ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc עֲבָדֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊 avadeykha your servants your servants HNcmpc/Sp2ms הַ/נְּבִיאִים֮ 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the prophets the proclaiming-spokesmen HTd/Ncmpa לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr אַתֶּ֤ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp בָּאִים֙ 𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 baim are entering the ones coming HVqrmpa לְ/רִשְׁתָּ֔/הּ 𐤋/𐤓𐤔𐤕/𐤄 lerishetah to possess it to take possession of her HR/Vqc/Sp3fs אֶ֤רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsc נִדָּה֙ 𐤍𐤃𐤄 nidah unclean exclusion-impurity HNcfsa הִ֔יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it is she HPp3fs בְּ/נִדַּ֖ת 𐤁/𐤍𐤃𐤕 benidat through the uncleanness of in menstrual-exclusion of HR/Ncfsc עַמֵּ֣י 𐤏𐤌𐤉 amey peoples of peoples of HNcmpc הָ/אֲרָצ֑וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕 haaratsot the lands the lands HTd/Ncbpa בְּ/תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 betoavoteyhem through their abominations in their detestable acts HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 which that-which HTr מִלְא֛וּ/הָ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅/𐤄 mileuha they have filled it they filled her full HVpp3cp/Sp3fs מִ/פֶּ֥ה 𐤌/𐤐𐤄 mipeh from mouth from a mouth HR/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR פֶּ֖ה 𐤐𐤄 peh mouth mouth HNcmsa בְּ/טֻמְאָתָֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤕/𐤌 betumeatam with their uncleanness in their ritual impurity HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp
Verse 12 וְ֠/עַתָּה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and-now and now HC/D בְּֽנוֹתֵי/כֶ֞ם 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 benoteykhem daughters-of-you(pl) your daughters HNcfpc/Sp2mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּתְּנ֣וּ 𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤅 titenu give you will give HVqj2mp לִ/בְנֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 liveneyhem Bene (Bemba) to-sons-of-them to their sons HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וּ/בְנֹֽתֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 uvenoteyhem and-daughters-of-them and their daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not upon / over HTn תִּשְׂא֣וּ 𐤕𐤔𐤀𐤅 tiseu take you (masculine plural) will lift/carry HVqj2mp לִ/בְנֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 liveneykhem Bene (Bemba) to-sons-of-you(pl) to your sons HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn תִדְרְשׁ֧וּ 𐤕𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤅 tidereshu seek you will seek diligently HVqi2mp שְׁלֹמָ֛/ם 𐤔𐤋𐤌/𐤌 shelomam peace-of-them their wholeness HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/טוֹבָתָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤕/𐤌 vetovatam and-prosperity-of-them and their goodness HC/Aafsc/Sp3mp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age HNcmsa לְמַ֣עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in-order-that in order that HR תֶּחֶזְק֗וּ 𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 techezequ you(pl)-be-strong you (masculine plural) become strong HVqi2mp וַ/אֲכַלְתֶּם֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤌 vaakhaletem and-you(pl)-eat and you (masc. pl.) consumed HC/Vqq2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo ט֣וּב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tuv good goodness of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-land the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤌 vehorashetem and-you(pl)-inherit and you shall dispossess HC/Vhq2mp לִ/בְנֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 liveneykhem-2 Bene (Bemba) to-sons-of-you(pl) to your sons HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 until up to HR עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam-2 forever hidden age HNcmsa