Affinity with strangers mourned
9:1 Now at the end of these things , the leaders came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priestsכֹּהֲנִים
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here, and the Levitesלְוִיִּם
/ˈliːvaɪt/ LEE-vyte;romanized: Lǝvīyyīm) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname Halevi, which consists of the Hebrew definite article “ה” Ha- (‘the’) plus Levi (‘Levite’) is not conclusive regarding being a Levite; a titular use of HaLevi indicates being a Levite. The daughter of a Levite is a Bat Levi (Bat being Hebrew for ‘daughter’) For more info click here, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their idolatries, even the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites (descendants of Ben-Ammiבן־ עמי
for “son of my people” was the son of Lot and his youngest daughter. He became the father of the Ammonites”), the Moabites (descendants of Moabמוֹאָב
Transliteration:mô’āḇ Pronunciation:mo-awb Moab = “of his father” Son of Lot and his oldest daughter click here also the land of Moab’s descendants) , the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
9:2 Because they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons. So the holyקָדוֹשׁ
Transliteration qāḏôš Pronunciation kaw-doshe’ sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here seed have mixed themselves with the people of those lands. Yes, the hand of the leaders and overseers have been most prominent in this treachery.
9:3 And when I heard this thing, I ripped my clothes and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonished.
9:4 Then everyone who trembled at the words of the Elohim of Israel אֱלֹהֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct for more info on the word Elohim click here were assembled with me, because of the transgression of the exiles. And I sat astonished until the evening offering.
Ezra’s prayer and confession
9:5 And at the evening sacrifice I got up up from my fasting (or affliction); and having ripped my clothes and my robe, I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here my Elohimאלֹהֵי
In Hebrew grammatical construct is a way of connecting noun-noun pairs. In english, we use “of”, but in Hebrew there are quite a few ways of doing this. של is usually used in place of “of” in Hebrew, but in this case, we modify the first word, with the suffix “ey” (which is what we do for plural words, which God’s name is in Torah), i.e. God of Abraham becomes Elohei Avraham. also can be of my – See Elohim for more info click here,
9:6 And said, O my Elohimאלֹהֵי
In Hebrew grammatical construct is a way of connecting noun-noun pairs. In english, we use “of”, but in Hebrew there are quite a few ways of doing this. של is usually used in place of “of” in Hebrew, but in this case, we modify the first word, with the suffix “ey” (which is what we do for plural words, which God’s name is in Torah), i.e. God of Abraham becomes Elohei Avraham. also can be of my – See Elohim for more info click here: because our iniquities have increased over [our] head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.
9:7 Since the days of our fathers we [have been] in a great guilt until this day. And for our iniquities , our kings, and our priestsכֹּהֲנִים
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here, have we been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a plunder, and to shame of faces, to this day.
9:8 And now for a little (moment) time grace has been shown from YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here our Elohim אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in His holyקָדוֹשׁ
Transliteration qāḏôš Pronunciation kaw-doshe’ sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here place, that our Elohim אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here may enlighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9:9 Because we were slaves; yet our Elohim אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here has not left us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia (Iran), to give us a reviving, to raise up the house of our Elohim אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here, and to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judahיְהוּדָה
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah For more info click here and in Jerusalem.
9:10 And now, O our Elohim אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here, what could we say after this? because we have forsaken Your commandments,
9:11 Which you have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, The land to which ya’ll go to possess it, is an unclean land with the impurity of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
9:12 So now don’t give your daughters to their sons, don’t take their daughters to your sons, or seek their peaceשָׁלוֹם
Transliteration šālôm Pronunciation shaw-lome’ shalom – completeness, soundness, welfare, peace, be well, prosperity For more info click here or their wealth forever: so that ya’ll may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your sons forever.
9:13 And after all that is come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, since You our Elohim אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here has held the rod our iniquities, and have given us such an escape as this;
9:14 Shall we again break Your commandments, and intermarry with the people of these abominations? Would You not be angry with us till you had crushed us, until there is no remnant nor survivor?
9:15 O YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here Elohim ofאלֹהֵי
In Hebrew grammatical construct is a way of connecting noun-noun pairs. In english, we use “of”, but in Hebrew there are quite a few ways of doing this. של is usually used in place of “of” in Hebrew, but in this case, we modify the first word, with the suffix “ey” (which is what we do for plural words, which God’s name is in Torah), i.e. God of Abraham becomes Elohei Avraham. also can be of my – See Elohim for more info click here Israel, you are righteousצַדִּיק
Transliteration ṣadîq Pronunciation tsad-deek’ To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). For more info click here. Because we left as escapees, like it is [on] this day: See, we are before You in our guilt, for there is none to stand before you because of this.
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