H5830G–עֶזְרָא–ez.ra

And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkijah,

עֶזְרָא֙ 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

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

עֶזְרָא֙ 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

For Ezra had directed his heart to seek the law of Jehovah and to do it, and to teach in Israel the statutes and the ordinances.

עֶזְרָא֙ 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And this is the copy of the letter that king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commandments of Jehovah, and of his statutes to Israel:

לְעֶזְרָ֥א (עֶזְרָ֥א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and falling down before the house of God, there were gathered to him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children; for the people wept very much.

עֶזְרָא֙ 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfaithfully toward our God, and have taken foreign wives of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

לְעֶזְרָ֔א (עֶזְרָ֔א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, of the Levites, and of all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore.

עֶזְרָ֡א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra arose from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came thither, he ate no bread and drank no water; for he mourned because of the unfaithfulness of them that had been carried away.

עֶזְרָ֗א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, Ye have acted unfaithfully, and have taken foreign wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

עֶזְרָ֤א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest [ergänzt: and] certain of the chief fathers were separated according to their fathers' houses, and all of them [ergänzt: expressed] by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

עֶזְרָ֨א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

all the people gathered together as one man to the open place that was before the water-gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded Israel.

לְעֶזְרָ֣א (עֶזְרָ֣א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

עֶזְרָ֣א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra the scribe stood upon a high stage of wood, which they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkijah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam.

עֶזְרָ֣א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.

עֶזְרָ֤א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God; and all the people answered, Amen, Amen! with lifting up of their hands; and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.

עֶזְרָ֔א 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And Nehemiah, that is, the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that explained to the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Jehovah your God: mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

וְעֶזְרָ֣א (עֶזְרָ֣א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

And on the second day were gathered together the chief fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to gain wisdom as 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 governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

וְעֶזְרָ֥א (עֶזְרָ֥א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”

and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe before them.

וְעֶזְרָ֥א (עֶזְרָ֥א) 'ez.Ra' “Ezra”