H5830G–עֶזְרָא–ez.ra

Now after these things, when Artaxerxes was king of Persia, Ezra, the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

עֶזְרָא֙ 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a scribe, expert in the law of Moses which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given: and the king, moved by the Lord his God, gave him whatever he made request for.

עֶזְרָא֙ 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

For Ezra had given his mind to learning the law of the Lord and doing it, and to teaching his rules and decisions in Israel.

עֶזְרָא֙ 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

Now this is a copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest and the scribe, who put into writing the words of the orders of the Lord, and of his rules for Israel:

לְעֶזְרָ֥א (עֶזְרָ֥א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

Now while Ezra was making his prayer and his statement of wrongdoing, weeping and falling down before the house of God, a very great number of men and women and children out of Israel came together round him: for the people were weeping bitterly.

עֶזְרָא֙ 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answering, said to Ezra, We have done evil against our God, and have taken as our wives strange women of the peoples of the land: but still there is hope for Israel in this question.

לְעֶזְרָ֔א (עֶזְרָ֔א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

Then Ezra got up, and made the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do this. So they took an oath.

עֶזְרָ֡א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

Then Ezra got up from before the house of God and went into the room of Jehohanan, the son of Eliashib; but when he came there, he took no food or drink, for he was sorrowing for the sin of those who had come back.

עֶזְרָ֗א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra the priest got to his feet and said to them, You have done wrong and taken strange women for your wives, so increasing the sin of Israel.

עֶזְרָ֤א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

So those who had come back did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of families, by their fathers' families, all of them by their names, were marked out; and on the first day of the tenth month they took their places to go into the question with c

עֶזְרָ֨א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their towns. And all the people came together like one man into the wide place in front of the water-doorway; and they made a request to Ezra the scribe that he would put before them the boo

לְעֶזְרָ֣א (עֶזְרָ֣א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra the priest put the law before the meeting of the people, before the men and women and all those who were able to take it in, on the first day of the seventh month.

עֶזְרָ֣א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra the scribe took his place on a tower of wood which they had made for the purpose; and by his side were placed Mattithiah and Shema and Anaiah and Uriah and Hilkiah and Maaseiah on the right; and on the left, Pedaiah and Mishael and Malchijah and

עֶזְרָ֣א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra took the book, opening it before the eyes of all the people (for he was higher than the people); and when it was open, all the people got to their feet:

עֶזְרָ֤א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra gave praise to the Lord, the great God. And all the people in answer said, So be it, so be it; lifting up their hands; and with bent heads they gave worship to the Lord, going down on their faces to the earth.

עֶזְרָ֔א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord your God; let there be no sorrow or weeping; for all the people were weeping o

וְעֶזְרָ֣א (עֶזְרָ֣א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And on the second day the heads of families of all the people and the priests and the Levites came together to Ezra the scribe, to give attention to the words of the law.

עֶזְרָ֖א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

These were in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the ruler and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

וְעֶזְרָ֥א (עֶזְרָ֥א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel and Judah, Hanani, with the music-instruments of David, the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was at their head;

וְעֶזְרָ֥א (עֶזְרָ֥א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”