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Ezra

Chapter 1
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubishshena֣t 'acha֗t lek֨oreshsh֙ me֣leke pּara֔s likel֥ot dּebar-yehva֖h mipּi֣y yiremeya֑h he'i֣yr yehva֗h 'et-r֨ucha֙ kּo֣reshsh meֽleke-pּara֔s vayּaֽ'aber-qol֙ bּekal-malekut֔o vegam-bּemiketּa֖b le'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfil the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his entire realm and also to put it in writing:

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת אַחַ֗ת לְכ֨וֹרֶשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס לִכְל֥וֹת דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה מִפִּ֣י יִרְמְיָ֑ה הֵעִ֣יר יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־ר֨וּחַ֙ כֹּ֣רֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרַ֔ס וַיַּֽעֲבֶר־קוֹל֙ בְּכָל־מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְגַם־בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב לֵאמֹֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֣h 'ama֗r kּo֚reshsh me֣leke pּara֔s kּo֚l mamelek֣ot ha'a֔retz na֣tan li֔y yehva֖h 'elohe֣y hashshּama֑yim vehֽu'-paqa֤d 'alay֙ libenֽot-l֣o ba֔yit bּiyrushshala֖im 'ashshe֥r bּiֽyhudaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: 'the LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֗ר כֹּ֚רֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס כֹּ֚ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ נָ֣תַן לִ֔י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְהֽוּא־פָקַ֤ד עָלַי֙ לִבְנֽוֹת־ל֣וֹ בַ֔יִת בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-bake֣m mikּal-'amּ֗o yehi֤y 'elohayv֙ 'imּ֔o veya֕'al liyrushshala֖im 'ashshe֣r bּiyhuda֑h veyi֗ben 'et-bּe֤yt yehvah֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l h֥u ha'elohi֖ym 'ashshe֥r bּiyrushshalaiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Anyone of his people among you, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the LORD, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem.

מִֽי־בָכֶ֣ם מִכָּל־עַמּ֗וֹ יְהִ֤י אֱלֹהָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וְיַ֕עַל לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּיהוּדָ֑ה וְיִ֗בֶן אֶת־בֵּ֤ית יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל ה֥וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vekal-hanּishshe'a֗r miֽkּal-hamּeqomot֮ 'ashshe֣r h֣u gaֽr-shsham֒ yenashsּe'֨uhu֙ 'aneshshe֣y meqom֔o bּeke֥sep ubezaha֖b ubirek֣ushsh ubibehema֑h 'im-ha֨nּedaba֔h lebe֥yt ha'elohi֖ym 'ashshe֥r bּiyrushshalaiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the people of any place where survivors may now be living are to provide them with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings for the temple of God in Jerusalem.'"

וְכָל־הַנִּשְׁאָ֗ר מִֽכָּל־הַמְּקֹמוֹת֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר ה֣וּא גָֽר־שָׁם֒ יְנַשְּׂא֨וּהוּ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י מְקֹמ֔וֹ בְּכֶ֥סֶף וּבְזָהָ֖ב וּבִרְכ֣וּשׁ וּבִבְהֵמָ֑ה עִם־הַ֨נְּדָבָ֔ה לְבֵ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaq֜umu ra'shshe֣y ha'ab֗ot liֽyhudah֙ ubineyami֔n vehakּohani֖ym vehaleviyּi֑m leko֨l he'i֤yr ha'elohiym֙ 'et-ruch֔o la'al֣ot liben֔ot 'et-bּe֥yt yehva֖h 'ashshe֥r bּiyrushshalaiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and Levites, everyone whose heart God had moved, prepared to go up and build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.

וַיָּק֜וּמוּ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָאָב֗וֹת לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם לְכֹ֨ל הֵעִ֤יר הָאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־רוּח֔וֹ לַעֲל֣וֹת לִבְנ֔וֹת אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vekal-sebiyboֽteyhem֙ chizּeq֣u biֽydeyhe֔m bּikeley-ke֧sep bּazּaha֛b bּarek֥ushsh ubabּehema֖h ubamּigedּan֑ot leba֖d 'al-kּal-hitenadּeֽb׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)All their neighbours assisted them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuable gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings.

וְכָל־סְבִיבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ חִזְּק֣וּ בִֽידֵיהֶ֔ם בִּכְלֵי־כֶ֧סֶף בַּזָּהָ֛ב בָּרְכ֥וּשׁ וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖ה וּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹת לְבַ֖ד עַל־כָּל־הִתְנַדֵּֽב׃ס

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehamּe֣leke kּ֔oreshsh hotzi֖y 'et-kּele֣y beyt-yehva֑h 'ashshe֨r hotzi֤y nebֽukadenetzּar֙ miyr֣ushshalai֔m vaֽyּitּene֖m bּebe֥yt 'elohaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover, King Cyrus brought out the articles belonging to the temple of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his gods.

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ כּ֔וֹרֶשׁ הוֹצִ֖יא אֶת־כְּלֵ֣י בֵית־יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹצִ֤יא נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהָֽיו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּֽotziy'e֗m kּ֚oreshsh me֣leke pּara֔s 'al-ya֖d mitereda֣t hagּizebּa֑r vaֽyּisepּerem֙ leshsheshshebּatzּa֔r hanּashsi֖y liyhudaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

וַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗ם כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס עַל־יַ֖ד מִתְרְדָ֣ת הַגִּזְבָּ֑ר וַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙ לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔ר הַנָּשִׂ֖יא לִיהוּדָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֖lּeh misepּara֑m 'agaretele֨y zaha֜b shsheloshshi֗ym 'agareteley-ke֨sep֙ 'a֔lep machalapi֖ym tּishshe'a֥h ve'eshseriֽym׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver pans,

וְאֵ֖לֶּה מִסְפָּרָ֑ם אֲגַרְטְלֵ֨י זָהָ֜ב שְׁלֹשִׁ֗ים אֲגַרְטְלֵי־כֶ֨סֶף֙ אָ֔לֶף מַחֲלָפִ֖ים תִּשְׁעָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ס

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּepore֤y zahab֙ shsheloshshi֔ym kּep֤orey ke֨sep֙ mishsheni֔ym 'arebּa֥ me'֖ot va'ashsara֑h kּeli֥ym 'acheri֖ym 'aֽlep׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)30 gold bowls, 410 matching silver bowls and 1,000 other articles.

כְּפוֹרֵ֤י זָהָב֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֔ים כְּפ֤וֹרֵי כֶ֨סֶף֙ מִשְׁנִ֔ים אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וַעֲשָׂרָ֑ה כֵּלִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-kּeliym֙ lazּaha֣b velakּe֔sep chame֥shshet 'alapi֖ym ve'arebּa֣ me'֑ot hakּo֞l he'ela֣h shsheshshebּatzּa֗r 'i֚m he'al֣ot hagּola֔h mibּabe֖l liyrushshalaiֽm׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and of silver. Sheshbazzar brought all these along with the exiles when they came up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

כָּל־כֵּלִים֙ לַזָּהָ֣ב וְלַכֶּ֔סֶף חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְאַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֑וֹת הַכֹּ֞ל הֶעֱלָ֣ה שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗ר עִ֚ם הֵעָל֣וֹת הַגּוֹלָ֔ה מִבָּבֶ֖ל לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃פ