H0413–אֶל–el

Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the faithlessness of them of the captivity; and I sat appalled until the evening offering.

וְאֵלַ֣י (אֵלַ֣) 'e.La “to”

And at the evening offering I arose up from my fasting, even with my garment and my mantle rent; and I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God;

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

and I said: 'O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to Thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens.

אֵלֶ֑יךָ (אֵלֶ֑י) 'e.Lei. “to”

which Thou hast commanded by Thy servants the prophets, saying: The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, wherewith they have filled it from one end to an

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

Now while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.

אֵלָ֨יו (אֵלָ֨י) 'e.La “to”

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water; for he mourned because of the faithlessness of them of the captivity.

אֶל־ 'el- “into”

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them: 'Ye have broken faith, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.

אֲלֵהֶ֔ם (אֲלֵ) 'a.le. “to”

let Thine ear now be attentive, and Thine eyes open, that Thou mayest hearken unto the prayer of Thy servant, which I pray before Thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel Thy servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israe

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

but if ye return unto Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though your dispersed were in the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to cause My name to dwell there.

אֵלַ֔י (אֵלַ֔) 'e.La “to”אֶל־ 'el- “to”

O Lord, I beseech Thee, let now Thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant, and to the prayer of Thy servants, who delight to fear Thy name; and prosper, I pray Thee, Thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.' Now I was

אֶל־ 'el- “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”

Then the king said unto me: 'For what dost thou make request?' So I prayed to the God of heaven.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

And I said unto the king: 'If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.'

אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֶל־ 'el- “to”

Moreover I said unto the king: 'If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

and a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's park, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into.' And the king granted me

אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֵלָ֑יו (אֵלָ֑י) 'e.La “into”

Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.

אֶֽל־ 'el- “to”

So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

אֶל־ 'el- “into”

And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the dragon's well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”

Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king's pool; but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”

Then said I unto them: 'Ye see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire; come and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.'

אֲלֵהֶ֗ם (אֲלֵ) 'a.le. “to”

Hear, O our God; for we are despised; and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up to spoiling in a land of captivity;

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

And our adversaries said: 'They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.'

אֶל־ 'el- “into”

And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people: 'Be not ye afraid of them; remember the Lord, who is great and awful, and fight for your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your wives and y

אֶל־ 'el- “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”

And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

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