The Writings - with the music of the te'amim

And finally, The Writings, Psalms (thlim), Proverbs (miwli), Job (aiob), (3 'books of truth' - so named after their first letters a-m-t, aleph for Job, mem for Proverbs, and taf for the Psalms), The Five Scrolls (5 wir hwirim, rut, aich, qhlt, astr), Daniel (dnial), Ezra-Nehemiah (yzra-nkmih) and Chronicles (dibri himim a & b) (3). 1123 pages.

Total pages in this form, single line of music for recitation: 4,156 comprised of Torah 1,032, Prophets 2,001, Writings 1,123. My 6000 page guess in 2013 was over estimated by 50%.

And now, having done these simple collations, who knows, I might think of something more substantial to do, like going through my translation again, a full pass. Anyone game for such an exercise? I suspect it is a multi-year effort.

Ezra 10

The issue of lists of names rears its requirements strongly in this chapter and the last one to be posted tomorrow. Note the verses where there is no rest (hint, there is only one number in the right hand column which counts syllables to the rest on the subdominant, and from the rest to the tonic). The music fits the words. Whether we like the words or not, we have a sense of their apprehension and urgency.

It appears they thought they were disobeying (Obey is a word I have used for יקה, occurs 3 times) the law, but I think they were misreading the instruction. We have already seen that the whole of them were near kin in any case.

I have not used law as a gloss, only instruction. I have not used soul, but being, very self, and integrity, and a few other things that the word means like throat and cadaver. And I did not use the double barreled loving-kindness (just kindness and mercy). And there is no need for the concept of punishment (just plenty of consequences and responsibility). And I did not use the coinage atonement (just a cover or cover price). Nor have I used repent (just a turning / returning). I required appeasement of Yahweh only from a pagan speaker (otherwise it is a restful fragrance). There are plenty of offerings and offering types of course.

Seven loaded theological words I have not required. Even I am surprised. I did not set out with this in mind. But we impose our idea of what God must be like on the text. Maybe we can read differently and learn the true cost of discipleship.

Ezra 10		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וּכְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל עֶזְרָא֙ וּכְ֨הִתְוַדֹּת֔וֹ בֹּכֶה֙ וּמִתְנַפֵּ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים נִקְבְּצוּ֩ אֵלָ֨יו מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֜ל קָהָ֣ל רַב־מְאֹ֗ד אֲנָשִׁ֤ים וְנָשִׁים֙ וִֽילָדִ֔ים כִּֽי־בָכ֥וּ הָעָ֖ם הַרְבֵּה־בֶֽכֶה	1		And when Ezra had prayed and when he had given thanks, weeping, and falling down before the house of God, from Israel, a very vast congregation was collected to him of men and women and juveniles, for the people wept, excessively weeping.	3e	4C	24 31
וַיַּעַן֩ שְׁכַנְיָ֨ה בֶן־יְחִיאֵ֜ל מִבְּנֵ֤י עֵילָם֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְעֶזְרָ֔א אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ מָעַ֣לְנוּ בֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּ וַנֹּ֛שֶׁב נָשִׁ֥ים נָכְרִיּ֖וֹת מֵעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְעַתָּ֛ה יֵשׁ־מִקְוֶ֥ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַל־זֹֽאת	2		And Shekanayah, child of Yexiel, from the children of Eilam answered, and he said to Ezra, We ourselves have trespassed against our God, and we have settled with foreign wives from the people of the land. And now there is expectation for Israel over this.	3d	4C	44 12
וְעַתָּ֣ה נִֽכְרָת־בְּרִ֣ית לֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּ לְהוֹצִ֨יא כָל־נָשִׁ֜ים וְהַנּוֹלָ֤ד מֵהֶם֙ בַּעֲצַ֣ת אֲדֹנָ֔י וְהַחֲרֵדִ֖ים בְּמִצְוַ֣ת אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְכַתּוֹרָ֖ה יֵעָשֶֽׂה	3		And now let us cut a covenant for our God, to bring out all wives and those born of them, in the counsel of my lord, and those who are apprehensive by the commandment of our God. And according to the instruction, let it be done.	3e	4C	41 7
ק֛וּם כִּֽי־עָלֶ֥יךָ הַדָּבָ֖ר וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ עִמָּ֑ךְ חֲזַ֖ק וַעֲשֵֽׂה	4	d	Arise because for you is the matter, and we will be with you. Be encouraged, and take action.	3d	4B	13 5
וַיָּ֣קָם עֶזְרָ֡א וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע אֶת־שָׂרֵי֩ הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה וַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ	5		And Ezra arose and made the chief of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear to do according to this word, and they swore.	3d	4B	36
וַיָּ֣קָם עֶזְרָ֗א מִלִּפְנֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ אֶל־לִשְׁכַּ֖ת יְהוֹחָנָ֣ן בֶּן־אֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שָׁ֗ם לֶ֤חֶם לֹֽא־אָכַל֙ וּמַ֣יִם לֹֽא־שָׁתָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־מַ֥עַל הַגּוֹלָֽה	6		And Ezra arose from the presence of the house of God, and walked to the chamber of Yehoxanan, child of Elyashib. And he went there. Bread he did not eat, and water he did not imbibe, for he was longing concerning the trespass of the exiled.	3e	4C	27 22
וַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּ ק֜וֹל בִּיהוּדָ֣ה וִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם לְכֹל֙ בְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔ה לְהִקָּבֵ֖ץ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם	7		And they had a declaration pass through in Judah and Jerusalem, for all the children of the exiled to collect themselves in Jerusalem.	3e	4B	28
וְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יָב֜וֹא לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת הַיָּמִ֗ים כַּעֲצַ֤ת הַשָּׂרִים֙ וְהַזְּקֵנִ֔ים יָחֳרַ֖ם כָּל־רְכוּשׁ֑וֹ וְה֥וּא יִבָּדֵ֖ל מִקְּהַ֥ל הַגּוֹלָֽה	8		And all that would not come within the three days, according to the counsel of the chiefs and the elders, all his property would be put to the ban, and he would be differentiated from the congregation of the exiled.	3e	4C	29 10
וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ כָל־אַנְשֵֽׁי־יְהוּדָה֩ וּבִנְיָמִ֨ן ׀ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת הַיָּמִ֗ים ה֛וּא חֹ֥דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִ֖י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים בַּחֹ֑דֶשׁ וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ כָל־הָעָ֗ם בִּרְחוֹב֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מַרְעִידִ֥ים עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר וּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים	9		And all the men of Judah and Benjamin collected themselves to Jerusalem within the three days. This was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month. And all the people sat in the piazza of the house of God from trembling concerning the matter, and for the heavy rain.	3d	4B	36 25
וַיָּ֨קָם עֶזְרָ֤א הַכֹּהֵן֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אַתֶּ֣ם מְעַלְתֶּ֔ם וַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת לְהוֹסִ֖יף עַל־אַשְׁמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	10		And Ezra the priest arose and he said to them, You yourselves have trespassed, and you have settled with foreign wives, to add to the offense of Israel.	3e	4C	28 9
וְעַתָּ֗ה תְּנ֥וּ תוֹדָ֛ה לַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם וַעֲשׂ֣וּ רְצוֹנ֑וֹ וְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ מֵעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וּמִן־הַנָּשִׁ֖ים הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת	11		And now yield thanksgiving to Yahweh the God of your ancestors to do his bidding. And differentiate yourselves from the people of the land and from the foreign women.	3d	4B	21 19
וַיַּֽעְנ֧וּ כָֽל־הַקָּהָ֛ל וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ ק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל כֵּ֛ן כִּדְבָרְךָ֥ עָלֵ֖ינוּ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת	12		And all the congregation answered and said with a great voice, So, according to your word, we have come up to do.	3c	4B	13 10
אֲבָ֞ל הָעָ֥ם רָב֙ וְהָעֵ֣ת גְּשָׁמִ֔ים וְאֵ֥ין כֹּ֖חַ לַעֲמ֣וֹד בַּח֑וּץ וְהַמְּלָאכָ֗ה לֹֽא־לְי֤וֹם אֶחָד֙ וְלֹ֣א לִשְׁנַ֔יִם כִּֽי־הִרְבִּ֥ינוּ לִפְשֹׁ֖עַ בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה	13		Lamentably the people are too many, and it is the time of heavy rains, and without power to stand outside. And the line of work is not for one day and not for two, for we are many who transgressed in this matter.	3e	4C	20 25
יַֽעֲמְדוּ־נָ֣א שָׂ֠רֵינוּ לְֽכָל־הַקָּהָ֞ל וְכֹ֣ל ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֶּעָרֵ֗ינוּ הַהֹשִׁ֞יב נָשִׁ֤ים נָכְרִיּוֹת֙ יָבֹא֙ לְעִתִּ֣ים מְזֻמָּנִ֔ים וְעִמָּהֶ֛ם זִקְנֵי־עִ֥יר וָעִ֖יר וְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָ עַ֠ד לְהָשִׁ֞יב חֲר֤וֹן אַף־אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ עַ֖ד לַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה	14		Let please our chiefs stand for all the congregation, and let all that in our cities have settled with foreign wives come in due time from the seasons, and with them, elders city by city, and their judges, until the burning of the anger of our God is turned from us during this matter.	3d	4C	49 20
אַ֣ךְ יוֹנָתָ֧ן בֶּן־עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל וְיַחְזְיָ֥ה בֶן־תִּקְוָ֖ה עָמְד֣וּ עַל־זֹ֑את וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם וְשַׁבְּתַ֥י הַלֵּוִ֖י עֲזָרֻֽם	15	B	But Yonathan, child of Ashael, and Yehezyah, child of Tiqvah, stood at this, and Meshullam, and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.	3c	4B	19 12
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן֮ בְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָה֒ וַיִּבָּדְלוּ֩ עֶזְרָ֨א הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֲנָשִׁ֨ים רָאשֵׁ֧י הָאָב֛וֹת לְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתָ֖ם וְכֻלָּ֣ם בְּשֵׁמ֑וֹת וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ בְּי֤וֹם אֶחָד֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י לְדַרְי֖וֹשׁ הַדָּבָֽר	16		And the children of the exiled did so. And Ezra the priest, some from the heads of the ancestors for the house of their ancestors, differentiated themselves, and they all, by name. And they sat on the first day of the tenth month to search out the matter.	3c	4C	38 20
וַיְכַלּ֣וּ בַכֹּ֔ל אֲנָשִׁ֕ים הַהֹשִׁ֖יבוּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת עַ֛ד י֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן	17		And they found an end with all the men who had settled with foreign wives, by the first day of the first month.	3d	4B	17 10
וַיִּמָּצֵא֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֹשִׁ֖יבוּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת מִבְּנֵ֨י יֵשׁ֤וּעַ בֶּן־יֽוֹצָדָק֙ וְאֶחָ֔יו מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶר וְיָרִ֖יב וּגְדַלְיָֽה	18		And there were found from the children of the priests that brought back foreign wives, from the children of Jeshua, child of Jotsadaq, and his kin, Maaseyah and Eliezer, Yariv and Gedoliah.	3e	4C	20 27
וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ יָדָ֖ם לְהוֹצִ֣יא נְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥ים אֵֽיל־צֹ֖אן עַל־אַשְׁמָתָֽם	19		And they gave their hand to bring out their wives, a guilt offering of a ram of the flock for their offense.	3e	4B	11 10
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י אִמֵּ֔ר חֲנָ֖נִי וּזְבַדְיָֽה	20		And from the children of Immer, Hanani, and Zebadiah.	3e	4B	11
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י חָרִ֑ם מַעֲשֵׂיָ֤ה וְאֵֽלִיָּה֙ וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה וִיחִיאֵ֖ל וְעֻזִיָּֽה	21		And from the children of Xarim, Maaseyah, and Elyah, and Shemaiah, and Jechiel, and Uzziah.	3e	4C	5 18
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י פַּשְׁח֑וּר אֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֤י מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל נְתַנְאֵ֔ל יוֹזָבָ֖ד וְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה	22		And from the children of Pashur, Elyoeinai, Maaseyah, Yishmaeil, Netaneel, Jozebad, and Elasah.	3e	4C	5 22
וּמִֽן־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם יוֹזָבָ֣ד וְשִׁמְעִ֗י וְקֵֽלָיָה֙ ה֣וּא קְלִיטָ֔א פְּתַֽחְיָ֥ה יְהוּדָ֖ה וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר	23		And from the Levites, Jozebad, and Shimei, and Qelayah, (this was Qelita), Petaxiah, Judah, and Eliezer.	3e	4B	5 25
וּמִן־הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים אֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב וּמִן־הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים שַׁלֻּ֥ם וָטֶ֖לֶם וְאוּרִֽי	24		And from the singers, Elyashib, and from the gatekeepers Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.	3e	4B	8 14
וּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִבְּנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֡שׁ רַ֠מְיָה וְיִזִּיָּ֤ה וּמַלְכִּיָּה֙ וּמִיָּמִ֣ן וְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה וּבְנָיָֽה	25		And from Israel, from the children of Parosh, Ramiah, and Yezyah, and Malkiah, and Miyamin, and Eleazar, and Malkiah, and Benaiah.	3e	4C	5 29
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י עֵילָ֑ם מַתַּנְיָ֤ה זְכַרְיָה֙ וִיחִיאֵ֣ל וְעַבְדִּ֔י וִירֵמ֖וֹת וְאֵלִיָּֽה	26		And from the children of Eilam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jechiel, and Abdi, and Yarmut, and Elyah.	3e	4C	5 19
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י זַתּ֑וּא אֶלְיוֹעֵנַ֤י אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ מַתַּנְיָ֣ה וִֽירֵמ֔וֹת וְזָבָ֖ד וַעֲזִיזָֽא	27		And from the children of Zattu, Elioenai, Elyashib, Mattaniah, and Yarmut, and Zebad, and Aziza.	3e	4C	5 20
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י בֵּבָ֑י יְהוֹחָנָ֥ן חֲנַנְיָ֖ה זַבַּ֥י עַתְלָֽי	28		And from the children of Bebai, Yehoxanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Atlai.	3e	4A	5 11
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י בָּנִ֑י מְשֻׁלָּ֤ם מַלּוּךְ֙ וַעֲדָיָ֔ה יָשׁ֖וּב וּשְׁאָ֥ל וְרָמֽוֹת	29		And from the children of Bani, Meshullam, Malluk, and Adiyah, Yeshuv, and Sheal, and Ramot.	3e	4C	5 16
וּמִבְּנֵ֛י פַּחַ֥ת מוֹאָ֖ב עַדְנָ֣א וּכְלָ֑ל בְּנָיָ֤ה מַעֲשֵׂיָה֙ מַתַּנְיָ֣ה בְצַלְאֵ֔ל וּבִנּ֖וּי וּמְנַשֶּֽׁה	30		And from the children of the viceroy of Moab, Adna, and Kella, Benaiah, Maaseyah, Mattaniah, Betsalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.	3d	4C	11 19
וּבְנֵ֖י חָרִ֑ם אֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר יִשִּׁיָּ֛ה מַלְכִּיָּ֖ה שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה שִׁמְעֽוֹן	31		And the children of Xarim, Eliezer, Yeshiah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Simeon,	3c	4A	4 15
בְּנְיָמִ֥ן מַלּ֖וּךְ שְׁמַרְיָֽה	32		Benjamin, Malluk, Shamariah,	3e	3g	9
מִבְּנֵ֖י חָשֻׁ֑ם מַתְּנַ֤י מַתַּתָּה֙ זָבָ֣ד אֱלִיפֶ֔לֶט יְרֵמַ֥י מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה שִׁמְעִֽי	33		From the children of Xashum, Mattnay, Mattathah, Zebad, Eliphelet, Yeremy, Manasseh, Shimei,	3e	4C	4 19
מִבְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔י מַעֲדַ֥י עַמְרָ֖ם וְאוּאֵֽל	34		From the children of Bani, Maadai, Amram, and Uel,	3e	4B	12
בְּנָיָ֥ה בֵדְיָ֖ה כְּלֽוּהוּ	35		Benaiah, Bedeyah, Kelluh,	3e	3g	8
וַנְיָ֥ה מְרֵמ֖וֹת אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב	36		Vanyah, Meremot, Elyashib,	3e	3g	8
מַתַּנְיָ֥ה מַתְּנַ֖י וְיַעֲשָֽׂי	37		Mattaniah, Mattnay, and Yaasai,	3e	3g	9
וּבָנִ֥י וּבִנּ֖וּי שִׁמְעִֽי	38		And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,	3e	3g	8
וְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥ה וְנָתָ֖ן וַעֲדָיָֽה	39		And Shelemyah, and Nathan, and Adiyah,	3e	3g	11
מַכְנַדְבַ֥י שָׁשַׁ֖י שָׁרָֽי	40		Maknadebai, Shashai, Sharai,	3e	3g	7
עֲזַרְאֵ֥ל וְשֶׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּ שְׁמַרְיָֽה	41		Azarel, and Shelemyah, Shamariah,	3e	3g	11
שַׁלּ֥וּם אֲמַרְיָ֖ה יוֹסֵֽף	42		Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.	3e	3g	7
מִבְּנֵ֖י נְב֑וֹ יְעִיאֵ֤ל מַתִּתְיָה֙ זָבָ֣ד זְבִינָ֔א יַדַּ֥י וְיוֹאֵ֖ל בְּנָיָֽה	43		From the children of Nebo, Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zebad, Zebina, Yadi, and Yoel, Benaiah.	3e	4C	4 19
כָּל־אֵ֕לֶּה נָשְׂא֖וּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת וְיֵ֣שׁ מֵהֶ֣ם נָשִׁ֔ים וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ בָּנִֽים	44		All these had taken foreign wives. And there were of them, wives that had put out children.	3e	4B	10 12

Nowhere in the hundreds of uses of this common stem, have I glossed יצא with put away. Why should I start now in the second to last chapter? If the writer meant put away or put aside why not use סור?

יצא brought out (114) go forth (105) emerge (101) came out (82) went out (81) went forth (70) came forth (65) bring forth (60) go out (53) come forth (50) brought forth (49) bring out (41) going out (41) come out (33) exeunt (18) goes out (17) comes forth (16) going forth (15) coming forth (11) comes out (9) exit (9) gone out (9) brings forth (8) gone forth (8) offspring (8) goes forth (7) -- (5) bringing out (5) emergence (5) brings out (4) come (4) source (4) goings forth (3) bringing forth (2) bulge out (2) coming out (2) go (2) going off duty (2) goings out (2) out came (2) sally forth (2) Yahatsah (1) all came out (1) and went out (1) anyone going out (1) duty (1) forth (1) get out (1) outgo (1) sally (1) there emerge (1) vanish (1)

סור put aside (125) turn aside (59) depart (44) turned aside (41) stubborn (11) turns aside (9) turning aside (4) stay (3) departure (2) Sur (1) frying pan (1) gone off (1) obligation (1) puts aside (1) putting aside (1) scamper off (1)

So I think they all settled with a sin offering and life went on. Anything else would be a bloodbath and an abomination.

Ezra 8

Verse 22 reveals more of the theological and the political frame of the times. Theology in the Bible: what is God / Yahweh said to do? What are the humans doing? Who is saying what God / Yahweh does? Does this change over the times? Lots of questions. First task: read the text. Second task, correct your impressions, traditions, prejudices, etc. A significant task that is somewhat without end.

Ezra 8		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וְאֵ֛לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֥י אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֑ם הָעֹלִ֣ים עִמִּ֗י בְּמַלְכ֛וּת אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִבָּבֶֽל	1		And these are the heads of their ancestors, and enrolled by genealogy, who went up with me in the reign of Artaxerxes, the king, from Babel.	3d	4B	13 18
מִבְּנֵ֤י פִֽינְחָס֙ גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם מִבְּנֵ֥י אִיתָמָ֖ר דָּנִיֵּ֑אל מִבְּנֵ֥י דָוִ֖יד חַטּֽוּשׁ	2		From the children of Phineas, Gershom, from the children of Ithamar, Daniel, from the children of David, Xatush.	3e	4C	15 6
מִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁכַנְיָ֔ה מִבְּנֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֖שׁ זְכַרְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֛וֹ הִתְיַחֵ֥שׂ לִזְכָרִ֖ים מֵאָ֥ה וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים	3		From the children of Shekanayah, from the children of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him by genealogy, of the males, a hundred and fifty.	3d	4B	12 15
מִבְּנֵי֙ פַּחַ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב אֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַ֖י בֶּן־זְרַֽחְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֖וֹ מָאתַ֥יִם הַזְּכָרִֽים	4		From the children of the viceroy of Moab, Elihoenai, child of Zeraxiah, and with him, two hundred males.	3e	4B	15 8
מִבְּנֵ֥י שְׁכַנְיָ֖ה בֶּן־יַחֲזִיאֵ֑ל וְעִמּ֕וֹ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת הַזְּכָרִֽים	5		From the children of Shekanayah, child of Yaxaziel, and with him, three hundred males.	3e	4A	10 10
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עָדִ֔ין עֶ֖בֶד בֶּן־יוֹנָתָ֑ן וְעִמּ֖וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים	6		And from the children of Adin, Ebed child of Yonathan, and with him, fifty males.	3e	4B	11 9
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עֵילָ֔ם יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖ה בֶּן־עֲתַלְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֖וֹ שִׁבְעִ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים	7		And from the children of Eilam, Isaiah child of Ataliah, and with him, seventy males.	3e	4B	12 8
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁפַטְיָ֔ה זְבַדְיָ֖ה בֶּן־מִֽיכָאֵ֑ל וְעִמּ֖וֹ שְׁמֹנִ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים	8		And from the children of Shepatyah, Zebadiah child of Michael, and with him, eighty males.	3e	4B	13 9
מִבְּנֵ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב עֹבַדְיָ֖ה בֶּן־יְחִיאֵ֑ל וְעִמּ֕וֹ מָאתַ֛יִם וּשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר הַזְּכָרִֽים	9		From the children of Joab, Obadiah child of Yexiel, and with him, two hundred and eighteen males.	3d	4B	11 13
וּמִבְּנֵ֥י שְׁלוֹמִ֖ית בֶּן־יוֹסִפְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֕וֹ מֵאָ֥ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים הַזְּכָרִֽים	10		And from the children of Shelomit, child of Yosipyah, and with him, a hundred and sixty males.	3e	4A	10 11
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י בֵבַ֔י זְכַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־בֵּבָ֑י וְעִמּ֕וֹ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה הַזְּכָרִֽים	11		And from the children of Bebai, Zechariah child of Bebai, and with him, twenty eight males.	3e	4B	11 11
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עַזְגָּ֔ד יוֹחָנָ֖ן בֶּן־הַקָּטָ֑ן וְעִמּ֕וֹ מֵאָ֥ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֖ה הַזְּכָרִֽים	12		And from the children of Azgad, Jochanan child of the lesser, and with him, a hundred and ten males.	3e	4B	12 12
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנִיקָם֮ אַחֲרֹנִים֒ וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֔ם אֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט יְעִיאֵ֣ל וּֽשְׁמַעְיָ֑ה וְעִמָּהֶ֖ם שִׁשִּׁ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים	13		And from the other children of Adonikam, and these are their names, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them, sixty males.	3e	4B	27 9
וּמִבְּנֵ֥י בִגְוַ֖י עוּתַ֣י וְזַכּ֑וּר וְעִמּ֖וֹ שִׁבְעִ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים	14		And from the children of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with him, seventy males.	3e	4B	10 8
וָֽאֶקְבְּצֵ֗ם אֶל־הַנָּהָר֙ הַבָּ֣א אֶֽל־אַהֲוָ֔א וַנַּחֲנֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם יָמִ֣ים שְׁלֹשָׁ֑ה וָאָבִ֤ינָה בָעָם֙ וּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וּמִבְּנֵ֥י לֵוִ֖י לֹא־מָצָ֥אתִי שָֽׁם	15		And I collected them at the river that comes to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And I discerned among the people and the priests, and from the children of Levi, I found none there.	3e	4C	24 20
וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡ה לֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶר לַאֲרִיאֵ֡ל לִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָה וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ן וּלְיָרִ֜יב וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ן וּלְנָתָ֛ן וְלִזְכַרְיָ֥ה וְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם רָאשִׁ֑ים וּלְיוֹיָרִ֥יב וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ן מְבִינִֽים	16		And I sent for Eliezar, for Ariel, for Shemiah, and for Elnathan, and for Yariv, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Mashallum, who are heads, and for Yoariv, and for Elnathan, who are discerning.	3c	4A	40 11
וָאֲצַוֶּ֤ה אוֹתָם֙ עַל־אִדּ֣וֹ הָרֹ֔אשׁ בְּכָסִפְיָ֖א הַמָּק֑וֹם וָאָשִׂימָה֩ בְּפִיהֶ֨ם דְּבָרִ֜ים לְ֠דַבֵּר אֶל־אִדּ֨וֹ אָחִ֤יו הַנְּתִינִים֙ בְּכָסִפְיָ֣א הַמָּק֔וֹם לְהָֽבִיא־לָ֥נוּ מְשָׁרְתִ֖ים לְבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ	17		And I commanded them to Ido, the head, at Kasaphya, the place, and I put in their mouths words to speak to Ido, his kin the Nethinim, in Kasaphya, the place, to bring to us ministers for the house of our God.	3e	4C	18 42
וַיָּבִ֨יאּוּ לָ֜נוּ כְּיַד־אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ הַטּוֹבָ֤ה עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ שֶׂ֔כֶל מִבְּנֵ֣י מַחְלִ֔י בֶּן־לֵוִ֖י בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛ה וּבָנָ֥יו וְאֶחָ֖יו שְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר	18		And they brought to us, according to the hand of our good God over us, a man of insight from the children of Maxali, the child of Levi, the child of Israel, both Sherebiah and his children and his kin, eighteen.	3d	4C	32 15
וְאֶת־חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה וְאִתּ֥וֹ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖ה מִבְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֑י אֶחָ֥יו וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם עֶשְׂרִֽים	19		And Xeshabyah, and with him, Isaiah from the children of Merari, his kin and their children, twenty.	3e	4B	16 7
וּמִן־הַנְּתִינִ֗ים שֶׁנָּתַ֨ן דָּוִ֤יד וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ לַעֲבֹדַ֣ת הַלְוִיִּ֔ם נְתִינִ֖ים מָאתַ֣יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ים כֻּלָּ֖ם נִקְּב֥וּ בְשֵׁמֽוֹת	20		And from the Nethinim, David and the nobility had assigned for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them drilled by name.	3e	4C	29 7
וָאֶקְרָ֨א שָׁ֥ם צוֹם֙ עַל־הַנָּהָ֣ר אַהֲוָ֔א לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְשָׁרָ֔ה לָ֥נוּ וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ וּלְכָל־רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ	21		And I called there a fast by the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from him an upright way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our property.	3e	4C	22 23
כִּ֣י בֹ֗שְׁתִּי לִשְׁא֤וֹל מִן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ חַ֣יִל וּפָרָשִׁ֔ים לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ מֵאוֹיֵ֖ב בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ כִּֽי־אָמַ֨רְנוּ לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֗ר יַד־אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ עַל־כָּל־מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ לְטוֹבָ֔ה וְעֻזּ֣וֹ וְאַפּ֔וֹ עַ֖ל כָּל־עֹזְבָֽיו	22	B	For I was ashamed to request a force from the king, or cavaliers to help us from an enemy on the journey, for we had said to the king, saying, The hand of our God is over all seeking him for good, and his strength and his anger is over all forsaking him.	3e	4C	25 31
וַנָּצ֛וּמָה וַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥ה מֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ עַל־זֹ֑את וַיֵּעָתֵ֖ר לָֽנוּ	23		So we fasted and we sought from our God over this, and he was petitioned for us.	3d	4A	14 6
וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה מִשָּׂרֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה וְעִמָּהֶ֥ם מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם עֲשָׂרָֽה	24		And I differentiated from the chief of the priests, twelve, Sherebiah, Xeshabyah, and with them from their kin, ten.	3d	4B	15 18
וָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣ה לָהֶ֔ם אֶת־הַכֶּ֥סֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָ֖ב וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִ֑ים תְּרוּמַ֣ת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ הַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְיֹעֲצָ֣יו וְשָׂרָ֔יו וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הַנִּמְצָאִֽים	25		And I weighed for them the silver and the gold and the vessels, a contribution for the house of our God, contributed by the king, and his counselors, and his nobility, and all Israel that were found.	3e	4B	20 31
וָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨ה עַל־יָדָ֜ם כֶּ֗סֶף כִּכָּרִים֙ שֵֽׁשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֔ים וּכְלֵי־כֶ֥סֶף מֵאָ֖ה לְכִכָּרִ֑ים זָהָ֖ב מֵאָ֥ה כִכָּֽר	26		And I weighed by their hand six hundred and fifty silver talents, and vessels of silver, a hundred talents, gold, a hundred talents.	3e	4B	28 6
וּכְפֹרֵ֤י זָהָב֙ עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וּכְלֵ֨י נְחֹ֜שֶׁת מֻצְהָ֤ב טוֹבָה֙ שְׁנַ֔יִם חֲמוּדֹ֖ת כַּזָּהָֽב	27		And twenty crocks of gold of a thousand darics, and two fine yellow vessels of brass, as attractive as gold.	3e	4C	14 17
וָאֹמְרָ֣ה אֲלֵהֶ֗ם אַתֶּ֥ם קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וְהַכֵּלִ֖ים קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְהַכֶּ֤סֶף וְהַזָּהָב֙ נְדָבָ֔ה לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם	28		And I said to them, You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold, a freewill offering to Yahweh, the God of your ancestors.	3e	4C	18 20
שִׁקְד֣וּ וְשִׁמְר֗וּ עַֽד־תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ לִפְנֵי֩ שָׂרֵ֨י הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם וְשָׂרֵֽי־הָאָב֥וֹת לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה	29		Be vigilant and guard, until you weigh before the chiefs of the priests, and the Levites, and the chiefs of the ancestors of Israel, in Jerusalem, the chambers of the house of Yahweh.	3c	4B	34 6
וְקִבְּלוּ֙ הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִשְׁקַ֛ל הַכֶּ֥סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֖ב וְהַכֵּלִ֑ים לְהָבִ֥יא לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לְבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ	30		And the priests and the Levites received the appraisal of the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of our God.	3d	4B	24 13
וַֽנִּסְעָ֞ה מִנְּהַ֣ר אַֽהֲוָ֗א בִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן לָלֶ֖כֶת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְיַד־אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ הָיְתָ֣ה עָלֵ֔ינוּ וַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּ מִכַּ֥ף אוֹיֵ֛ב וְאוֹרֵ֖ב עַל־הַדָּֽרֶךְ	31		And we pulled out from the river of Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem. And the hand of our God was over us, and he delivered us from the palm of the enemy or ambush over the journey.	3d	4C	25 27
וַנָּב֖וֹא יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַנֵּ֥שֶׁב שָׁ֖ם יָמִ֥ים שְׁלֹשָֽׁה	32		And we went to Jerusalem, and we settled there three days.	3e	4A	7 9
וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֡י נִשְׁקַ֣ל הַכֶּסֶף֩ וְהַזָּהָ֨ב וְהַכֵּלִ֜ים בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ עַ֠ל יַד־מְרֵמ֤וֹת בֶּן־אֽוּרִיָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְעִמּ֖וֹ אֶלְעָזָ֣ר בֶּן־פִּֽינְחָ֑ס וְעִמָּהֶ֞ם יוֹזָבָ֧ד בֶּן־יֵשׁ֛וּעַ וְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥ה בֶן־בִּנּ֖וּי הַלְוִיִּֽם	33		And on the fourth day, we weighed the silver and the gold and the vessels in the house of our God, by the hand of Meremot, child of Uriah the priest, and with him, Eleazar, child of Phineas, and with them, Jozebad, child of Jeshua, Noadiah, child of Binnui, the Levites.	3c	4C	46 21
בְּמִסְפָּ֥ר בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל לַכֹּ֑ל וַיִּכָּתֵ֥ב כָּֽל־הַמִּשְׁקָ֖ל בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽיא	34		By count, by weight, for all, and all the weight was written at that time.	3e	4A	8 12
הַ֠בָּאִים מֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨י בְנֵֽי־הַגּוֹלָ֜ה הִקְרִ֥יבוּ עֹל֣וֹת ׀ לֵאלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פָּרִ֨ים שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֵילִ֣ים ׀ תִּשְׁעִ֣ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֗ה כְּבָשִׂים֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים וְשִׁבְעָ֔ה צְפִירֵ֥י חַטָּ֖את שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר הַכֹּ֖ל עוֹלָ֥ה לַיהוָֽה	35	~	Those that had come from the captivity of the children of the exiled brought near burnt offerings to the God of Israel, young bulls, twelve for all Israel, rams, ninety six, young lambs, seventy seven, he-goats a sin offering of twelve, all these, a burnt offering to Yahweh.	3e	4C	56 6
וַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ ׀ אֶת־דָּתֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּפַחֲו֖וֹת עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֑ר וְנִשְּׂא֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם וְאֶת־בֵּֽית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים	36		And they put forth the dictates of the king to the satraps of the king, and to the viceroys beyond the river, and they lifted up the people, and the house of God.	3e	4B	27 13

Ezra 4

Another chapter of Aramaic, the last book with 3 chapters left to do. Paraphrasing the sense here would be a lot easier than the mapping I am attempting. My intention remains to provide a close translation for the potential underlay of the music (though I doubt anyone would sing these Aramaic chapters!)

Verse 3, I am surprised at how the word together can be used to exclude. But it is obvious that exclusion is a requirement at this stage. The 'house' is not 'a house of prayer for all peoples' (Isaiah 56:7) at this time.

The names of verse 9 are greatly simplified in JB and NIV. Here is the fragment from NIV:  ... judges and officials over the men from Tripolis, Persia, Erech, and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa, ... For someone interested in names, that verse has a lot of foreign paint on the puzzle pieces.

Verses 10, 11, 17. I have taken the stem of the last word as עת time. It is possible that the n is a characteristic elision of the sound. (A guess).

Verse 14 - another metaphor or idiom - we salt with the salt of the palace.

Ezra 4		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ צָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן כִּֽי־בְנֵ֤י הַגּוֹלָה֙ בּוֹנִ֣ים הֵיכָ֔ל לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	1		When the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard, that the children of the exiled were building the temple to Yahweh the God of Israel,	3e	4C	13 18
וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ אֶל־זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וְאֶל־רָאשֵׁ֣י הָֽאָב֗וֹת וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ לָהֶם֙ נִבְנֶ֣ה עִמָּכֶ֔ם כִּ֣י כָכֶ֔ם נִדְר֖וֹשׁ לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם וְל֣וֹ ׀ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ זֹבְחִ֗ים מִימֵי֙ אֵסַ֤ר חַדֹּן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר הַמַּעֲלֶ֥ה אֹתָ֖נוּ פֹּֽה	2		They came close to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of the ancestors, and said to them, Let us build with you, for as you, we search out your God. And his we are, sacrificing from the days of Esarchadon, the king of Ashur, who brought us up here.	3e	4C	34 25
וַיֹּאמֶר֩ לָהֶ֨ם זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וְיֵשׁ֗וּעַ וּשְׁאָ֨ר רָאשֵׁ֤י הָֽאָבוֹת֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹֽא־לָ֣כֶם וָלָ֔נוּ לִבְנ֥וֹת בַּ֖יִת לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּי֩ אֲנַ֨חְנוּ יַ֜חַד נִבְנֶ֗ה לַֽיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔נוּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרָֽס	3		And to them, Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the residue of the heads of the ancestors of Israel said, It is not for you, but for us to build a house to our God. For together, we ourselves will build to Yahweh, the God of Israel, as the king has commanded us, Cyrus king of Persia.	3e	4C	37 31
וַיְהִי֙ עַם־הָאָ֔רֶץ מְרַפִּ֖ים יְדֵ֣י עַם־יְהוּדָ֑ה וּֽמְבַהֲלִ֥ים אוֹתָ֖ם לִבְנֽוֹת	4		And it happened that the people of the land made the hand of the people of Judah slacken, and vexed them in building.	3e	4B	15 8
וְסֹכְרִ֧ים עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם יוֹעֲצִ֖ים לְהָפֵ֣ר עֲצָתָ֑ם כָּל־יְמֵ֗י כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס וְעַד־מַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרָֽס	5		And they hired counselors against them to thwart their counsel, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, and till the kingdom of Darius king of Persia.	3c	4C	15 20
וּבְמַלְכוּת֙ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת מַלְכוּת֑וֹ כָּתְב֣וּ שִׂטְנָ֔ה עַל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם	6		And in the reign of Ahasuerus, at the commencement of his reign, they wrote an accusation to the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.	3e	4B	13 14
וּבִימֵ֣י אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא כָּתַ֨ב בִּשְׁלָ֜ם מִתְרְדָ֤ת טָֽבְאֵל֙ וּשְׁאָ֣ר כְּנָוֺתָ֔יו עַל־אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרָ֑ס וּכְתָב֙ הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן כָּת֥וּב אֲרָמִ֖ית וּמְתֻרְגָּ֥ם אֲרָמִֽית	7		And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Miteradat, Tabeel, and the residue of the entitled wrote to Artaxerxes, king of Persia. And the writing of the epistle was inscribed in Aramaic and given interpretation in Aramaic.	3e	4C	31 17
רְח֣וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א כְּתַ֛בוּ אִגְּרָ֥ה חֲדָ֖ה עַל־יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ֖א כְּנֵֽמָא	8		Rehum, a superior of warrant, and Shimshai, a secretary wrote a first letter against Jerusalem, to Artaxerxes the king, likewise.	3d	4B	22 10
אֱדַ֜יִן רְח֣וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א וּשְׁאָ֖ר כְּנָוָתְה֑וֹן דִּ֠ינָיֵא וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣א אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א אַרְכְּוָיֵ֤א בָבְלָיֵא֙ שֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔א דֶּהָיֵ֖א עֵלְמָיֵֽא	9		Then Rehum, a superior of warrant, and Shimshai, a secretary, and the residue of their confederates, the advocates, and the legates of Persia, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Arkevites, the Babelites, the Shushankites, the Dehites, the Elamites,	3e	4C	19 34
וּשְׁאָ֣ר אֻמַּיָּ֗א דִּ֤י הַגְלִי֙ אָסְנַפַּר֙ רַבָּ֣א וְיַקִּירָ֔א וְהוֹתֵ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹ בְּקִרְיָ֖ה דִּ֣י שָׁמְרָ֑יִן וּשְׁאָ֥ר עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֖ה וּכְעֶֽנֶת	10		And the residue of the clans that Asnappar exiled, (the great and the esteemed), and settled them in the towns of Samaria, and the residue beyond the river, and at such a time.	3e	4C	29 10
דְּנָה֙ פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן אִגַּרְתָּ֔א דִּ֚י שְׁלַ֣חוּ עֲל֔וֹהִי עַל־אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ֑א עַבְדָ֛יךְ אֱנָ֥שׁ עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֖ה וּכְעֶֽנֶת	11		This is a copy of the letter that they sent to him, to Artaxerxes the king, Your servants, mortals beyond the river, and at such a time,	3d	4C	22 12
יְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֗א דִּ֤י סְלִ֙קוּ֙ מִן־לְוָתָ֔ךְ עֲלֶ֥ינָא אֲת֖וֹ לִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם קִרְיְתָ֨א מָֽרָדְתָּ֤א וּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙ בָּנַ֔יִן וְשׁוּרַיָּ֣א שַׁכְלִ֔ילוּ וְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖א יַחִֽיטוּ	12		Be it known to the king that the Judeans who came from you to us have arrived at Jerusalem. The town of mutiny and stink they build, and a barrier they have consolidated, and the foundations they have threaded.	3e	4C	30 25
כְּעַ֗ן יְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֠י הֵ֣ן קִרְיְתָ֥א דָךְ֙ תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן מִנְדָּֽה־בְל֤וֹ וַהֲלָךְ֙ לָ֣א יִנְתְּנ֔וּן וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם מַלְכִ֖ים תְּהַנְזִֽק	13		Now let it be known to the king that if this town is built, and her barriers consolidated, levy, tariff, and toll, they will not yield, and the revenue of the sovereigns, you will affront.	3e	4C	28 19
כְּעַ֗ן כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּֽי־מְלַ֤ח הֵֽיכְלָא֙ מְלַ֔חְנָא וְעַרְוַ֣ת מַלְכָּ֔א לָ֥א אֲ‍ֽרִֽיךְ לַ֖נָא לְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א עַ֨ל־דְּנָ֔ה שְׁלַ֖חְנָא וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא לְמַלְכָּֽא	14		Now all because we salt with the salt of the palace, and the exposure of the king was not proper for us to envision, on this we have sent and informed the king,	3e	4C	27 13
דִּ֡י יְבַקַּר֩ בִּֽסְפַר־דָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜א דִּ֣י אֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ וּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּח בִּסְפַ֣ר דָּכְרָנַיָּא֮ וְתִנְדַּע֒ דִּי֩ קִרְיְתָ֨א דָ֜ךְ קִרְיָ֣א מָֽרָדָ֗א וּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤ת מַלְכִין֙ וּמְדִנָ֔ן וְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ עָבְדִ֣ין בְּגַוַּ֔הּ מִן־יוֹמָ֖ת עָלְמָ֑א עַ֨ל־דְּנָ֔ה קִרְיְתָ֥א דָ֖ךְ הָֽחָרְבַֽת	15	~	That an enquiry be made in a book of the archives of your ancestors, and you will find, in a book of the archives, and you will know that this town was a mutinous town and an affront to kings, and provinces. And they have cultivated sedition within it from days of old. So this town, it was deserted.	3e	4C	60 10
מְהוֹדְעִ֤ין אֲנַ֙חְנָה֙ לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֠י הֵ֣ן קִרְיְתָ֥א דָךְ֙ תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן לָקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔ה חֲלָק֙ בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔א לָ֥א אִיתַ֖י לָֽךְ	16		We ourselves make it known to the king that if this town is built, and her barriers consolidated, in view of this, there will be no part beyond the river for you.	3e	4C	26 17
פִּתְגָמָ֞א שְׁלַ֣ח מַלְכָּ֗א עַל־רְח֤וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵם֙ וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י סָֽפְרָ֔א וּשְׁאָר֙ כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן דִּ֥י יָתְבִ֖ין בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן וּשְׁאָ֧ר עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה שְׁלָ֖ם וּכְעֶֽת	17		The king sent an edict to Rehum, a superior of warrant, and Shimshai, a secretary, and the residue of their confederates that were settled in Samaria, and the residue beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.	3c	4C	32 11
נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֕א דִּ֥י שְׁלַחְתּ֖וּן עֲלֶ֑ינָא מְפָרַ֥שׁ קֱרִ֖י קָדָמָֽי	18		The epistle that you sent to us, distinctly clear, has been recited before me.	3e	4A	11 8
וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ וּבַקַּ֣רוּ וְהַשְׁכַּ֔חוּ דִּ֚י קִרְיְתָ֣א דָ֔ךְ מִן־יוֹמָת֙ עָֽלְמָ֔א עַל־מַלְכִ֖ין מִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑ה וּמְרַ֥ד וְאֶשְׁתַּדּ֖וּר מִתְעֲבֶד־בַּֽהּ	19		From me was set a warrant, and they enquired, and they found that this town, from days of old, against kings has shown partiality, and mutinied, and sedition has been cultivated in it.	3e	4C	30 10
וּמַלְכִ֣ין תַּקִּיפִ֗ין הֲווֹ֙ עַל־יְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔ם וְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔ין בְּכֹ֖ל עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה וּמִדָּ֥ה בְל֛וֹ וַהֲלָ֖ךְ מִתְיְהֵ֥ב לְהֽוֹן	20		And energetic kings have been over Jerusalem, and have taken authority over all beyond the river, and levy, tariff, and toll was provided to them.	3d	4B	23 13
כְּעַן֙ שִׂ֣ימוּ טְּעֵ֔ם לְבַטָּלָ֖א גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֑ךְ וְקִרְיְתָ֥א דָךְ֙ לָ֣א תִתְבְּנֵ֔א עַד־מִנִּ֖י טַעְמָ֥א יִתְּשָֽׂם	21		Now set in place a warrant that these men of valour be stopped, and this town not be built, until from me a warrant be set in place.	3e	4B	15 16
וּזְהִירִ֥ין הֱו֛וֹ שָׁל֖וּ לְמֶעְבַּ֣ד עַל־דְּנָ֑ה לְמָה֙ יִשְׂגֵּ֣א חֲבָלָ֔א לְהַנְזָקַ֖ת מַלְכִֽין	22		And you be admonished against neglect of service concerning this. Why should there be much hurt to affront kings?	3d	4B	13 13
אֱדַ֗יִן מִן־דִּ֞י פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן נִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙ דִּ֚י אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּ מַלְכָּ֔א קֱרִ֧י קֳדָם־רְח֛וּם וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥י סָפְרָ֖א וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן אֲזַ֨לוּ בִבְהִיל֤וּ לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ עַל־יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א וּבַטִּ֥לוּ הִמּ֖וֹ בְּאֶדְרָ֥ע וְחָֽיִל	23		Then from that, the copy of the epistle of Artaxerxes, the king, having been recited before Rehum, and Shimshai, a secretary, and their confederates, they went brashly to Jerusalem, to the Judeans, and made them stop with a strong arm and force.	3c	4C	33 26
בֵּאדַ֗יִן בְּטֵלַת֙ עֲבִידַ֣ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֔א דִּ֖י בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וַהֲוָת֙ בָּֽטְלָ֔א עַ֚ד שְׁנַ֣ת תַּרְתֵּ֔ין לְמַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרָֽס	24		Then the administration stopped for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. And it was stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius, king of Persia.	3e	4C	16 20

Ezra 7

Part of this chapter is Hebrew and part Aramaic. Biblical Aramaic and Hebrew seem to have more stems in common than they do that are different. Even when different, their stems may be close. E.g. in the stem for counsel, the Hebrew יעץ in Aramaic is יעט. The square script is itself first the Aramaic script. It has a number of letters that seem to duplicate sounds. It is not surprising that some letters might have morphed from one dialect to another, eventually the dialect becoming a separate tongue. There are dozens of Semitic languages.

The atenah in verse 15 falls in the middle of a construct. The definite article applied to silver and gold  in the first half of the verse is implied by the phrase following in the second half of the verse. The split is unusual but so is the length of the second part of the construct.

For the stem עבד I continue to avoid the gloss do (though I have used it in Daniel 3:32). Aramaic appears to use עבד for both serve and do. Perhaps the Aramaic should sound even more foreign than Hebrew to our ears.

Verse 22 is not a blank cheque. Based on the music, without requisition seems to apply only to salt.

Ezra 7		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וְאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה בְּמַלְכ֖וּת אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרָ֑ס עֶזְרָא֙ בֶּן־שְׂרָיָ֔ה בֶּן־עֲזַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּֽה	1		And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra child of Saraiah, child of Azariah, child of Hilqiah,	3e	4B	20 14
בֶּן־שַׁלּ֥וּם בֶּן־צָד֖וֹק בֶּן־אֲחִיטֽוּב	2		Child of Shallum, child of Zadok, child of Achitov,	3e	3g	10
בֶּן־אֲמַרְיָ֥ה בֶן־עֲזַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־מְרָיֽוֹת	3		Child of Amariah, child of Azariah, child of Meraioth,	3e	3g	12
בֶּן־זְרַֽחְיָ֥ה בֶן־עֻזִּ֖י בֶּן־בֻּקִּֽי	4		Child of Zeraxiah, child of Uzzi, child of Buqi,	3e	3g	10
בֶּן־אֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ בֶּן־פִּֽינְחָס֙ בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָ֔ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֥ן הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הָרֹֽאשׁ	5		Child of Abishua, child of Phineas, child of Eleazar, child of Aaron, the head priest,	3e	3g	21
ה֤וּא עֶזְרָא֙ עָלָ֣ה מִבָּבֶ֔ל וְהֽוּא־סֹפֵ֤ר מָהִיר֙ בְּתוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּתֶּן־ל֣וֹ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ כְּיַד־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהָיו֙ עָלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל בַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ	6	C	This Ezra went up from Babel, and he was an impetuous scribe in the instruction of Moses that Yahweh the God of Israel had given, and the king gave him, according to the hand of Yahweh his God upon him, all that he sought.	3e	4C	31 21
וַיַּֽעֲל֣וּ מִבְּנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל וּמִן־הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧ים וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֛ים וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם בִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁ֖בַע לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא הַמֶּֽלֶךְ	7		And went up from the children of Israel, and from the priests and the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.	3c	4B	37 12
וַיָּבֹ֥א יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י הִ֛יא שְׁנַ֥ת הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית לַמֶּֽלֶךְ	8		And he entered Jerusalem in the fifth new moon. This was the seventh year of the king.	3d	4B	14 9
כִּ֗י בְּאֶחָד֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן ה֣וּא יְסֻ֔ד הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה מִבָּבֶ֑ל וּבְאֶחָ֞ד לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁ֗י בָּ֚א אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם כְּיַד־אֱלֹהָ֖יו הַטּוֹבָ֥ה עָלָֽיו	9	~	For on the first of the first month, he laid the foundation of the ascent from Babel, and on the first of the fifth month he had come to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.	3e	4C	20 26
כִּ֤י עֶזְרָא֙ הֵכִ֣ין לְבָב֔וֹ לִדְר֛וֹשׁ אֶת־תּוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה וְלַעֲשֹׂ֑ת וּלְלַמֵּ֥ד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חֹ֥ק וּמִשְׁפָּֽט	10	C	For Ezra prepared his heart to search out the instruction of Yahweh and to act, and to teach in Israel, statute and judgment.	3d	4C	19 11
וְזֶ֣ה ׀ פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָתַן֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא לְעֶזְרָ֥א הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַסֹּפֵ֑ר סֹפֵ֞ר דִּבְרֵ֧י מִצְוֺת־יְהוָ֛ה וְחֻקָּ֖יו עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	11		And this is a copy of the written record in which the king, Artaxerxes, granted to Ezra the priest, the secretary. The record of the words of the commandment of Yahweh and his statutes over Israel,	3c	4C	29 15
אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא מֶ֖לֶךְ מַלְכַיָּ֑א לְעֶזְרָ֣א כָ֠הֲנָא סָפַ֨ר דָּתָ֜א דִּֽי־אֱלָ֧הּ שְׁמַיָּ֛א גְּמִ֖יר וּכְעֶֽנֶת	12	~	Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the dictate of the God of the heavens, perfect peace. And now,	3c	4B	9 20
מִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כָל־מִתְנַדַּ֣ב בְּמַלְכוּתִי֩ מִן־עַמָּ֨ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִי וְלֵוָיֵ֗א לִמְהָ֧ךְ לִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛ם עִמָּ֖ךְ יְהָֽךְ	13		From me is set a warrant that all who willingly offered, within my kingdom, from the people of Israel, and its priests, and the Levites, to go up to Jerusalem with you, may go.	3c	4B	38
כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּי֩ מִן־קֳדָ֨ם מַלְכָּ֜א וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת יָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ שְׁלִ֔יחַ לְבַקָּרָ֥א עַל־יְה֖וּד וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם בְּדָ֥ת אֱלָהָ֖ךְ דִּ֥י בִידָֽךְ	14		All because, from before the king and seven of his counselors, you are sent to enquire concerning Judah and of Jerusalem, according to the dictate of your God which is in your hand.	3e	4C	30 8
וּלְהֵיבָלָ֖ה כְּסַ֣ף וּדְהַ֑ב דִּֽי־מַלְכָּ֣א וְיָעֲט֗וֹהִי הִתְנַדַּ֙בוּ֙ לֶאֱלָ֣הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל דִּ֥י בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם מִשְׁכְּנֵֽהּ	15		And to convey the silver and gold, that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel that is in Jerusalem, his dwelling-place.	3e	4B	8 25
וְכֹל֙ כְּסַ֣ף וּדְהַ֔ב דִּ֣י תְהַשְׁכַּ֔ח בְּכֹ֖ל מְדִינַ֣ת בָּבֶ֑ל עִם֩ הִתְנַדָּב֨וּת עַמָּ֤א וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ מִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔ין לְבֵ֥ית אֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם דִּ֥י בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם	16		And all the silver and gold that you find in all the province of Babel, with the freewill offering of the people and the priests, offering willingly to the house of their God that is in Jerusalem.	3e	4C	17 25
כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָה֩ אָסְפַּ֨רְנָא תִקְנֵ֜א בְּכַסְפָּ֣א דְנָ֗ה תּוֹרִ֤ין ׀ דִּכְרִין֙ אִמְּרִ֔ין וּמִנְחָתְה֖וֹן וְנִסְכֵּיה֑וֹן וּתְקָרֵ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹ עַֽל־מַדְבְּחָ֔ה דִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית אֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם דִּ֥י בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם	17		All because of this, promptly, you will buy with this silver, bullocks, rams, lambs, and their gifts, and their libations, and make oblation of them on the altar of the house of God that is in Jerusalem.	3d	4C	29 19
וּמָ֣ה דִי֩ עֲלָ֨ךְ וְעַל־אֶחָ֜ךְ יֵיטַ֗ב בִּשְׁאָ֛ר כַּסְפָּ֥א וְדַהֲבָ֖ה לְמֶעְבַּ֑ד כִּרְע֥וּת אֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם תַּעַבְדֽוּן	18		And whatever to you and to your kin seems good with the residue of the silver and the gold to administer, according to the resolution of your God, you will administer.	3d	4B	22 9
וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ דִּֽי־מִתְיַהֲבִ֣ין לָ֔ךְ לְפָלְחָ֖ן בֵּ֣ית אֱלָהָ֑ךְ הַשְׁלֵ֕ם קֳדָ֖ם אֱלָ֥הּ יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם	19		And the vessels that are provided to you for the reverence of the house of your God, repay before the God of Jerusalem.	3e	4B	17 9
וּשְׁאָ֗ר חַשְׁחוּת֙ בֵּ֣ית אֱלָהָ֔ךְ דִּ֥י יִפֶּל־לָ֖ךְ לְמִנְתַּ֑ן תִּנְתֵּ֕ן מִן־בֵּ֖ית גִּנְזֵ֥י מַלְכָּֽא	20		And the residue of what is necessary for the house of your God that will fall to you to give, let be given from the house of the depositories of the king.	3e	4B	15 8
וּ֠מִנִּי אֲנָ֞ה אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא מַלְכָּא֙ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵ֔ם לְכֹל֙ גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה דִּ֣י כָל־דִּ֣י יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹן עֶזְרָ֨א כָהֲנָ֜ה סָפַ֤ר דָּתָא֙ דִּֽי־אֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔א אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד	21	~	And I myself, Artaxerxes the king, set the warrant for all the treasurers who are across the river, that all that Ezra the priest scribe of the dictate of the God of the heavens will ask, promptly let it be served.	3e	4C	27 27
עַד־כְּסַף֮ כַּכְּרִ֣ין מְאָה֒ וְעַד־חִנְטִין֙ כֹּרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה וְעַד־חֲמַר֙ בַּתִּ֣ין מְאָ֔ה וְעַד־בַּתִּ֥ין מְשַׁ֖ח מְאָ֑ה וּמְלַ֖ח דִּי־לָ֥א כְתָֽב	22		To silver a hundred talents, and to wheat a hundred cor, and to red wine a hundred baths, and to baths of oil, a hundred, and salt without requisition.	3e	4B	31 5
כָּל־דִּ֗י מִן־טַ֙עַם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔א יִתְעֲבֵד֙ אַדְרַזְדָּ֔א לְבֵ֖ית אֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֑א דִּֽי־לְמָ֤ה לֶֽהֱוֵא֙ קְצַ֔ף עַל־מַלְכ֥וּת מַלְכָּ֖א וּבְנֽוֹהִי	23		All that is from the warrant of the God of the heavens, let it be served with excellence, to the house of the God of the heavens, for why should there be rage concerning the kingdom of the king and his children?	3e	4C	23 16
וּלְכֹ֣ם מְהוֹדְעִ֗ין דִּ֣י כָל־כָּהֲנַיָּ֣א וְ֠לֵוָיֵא זַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤א תָרָֽעַיָּא֙ נְתִ֣ינַיָּ֔א וּפָ֣לְחֵ֔י בֵּ֖ית אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָ֑ה מִנְדָּ֤ה בְלוֹ֙ וַהֲלָ֔ךְ לָ֥א שַׁלִּ֖יט לְמִרְמֵ֥א עֲלֵיהֹֽם	24		And to you we make it known, that all the priests and the Levites, the psalmists, the gatekeepers, the Nethinim, and those who reverence this house of God, levy, tariff, or toll, it is not legal to heave upon them.	3e	4C	36 16
וְאַ֣נְתְּ עֶזְרָ֗א כְּחָכְמַ֨ת אֱלָהָ֤ךְ דִּֽי־בִידָךְ֙ מֶ֣נִּי שָׁפְטִ֞ין וְדַיָּנִ֗ין דִּי־לֶהֱוֺ֤ן דָּאיְנִין֙ לְכָל־עַמָּה֙ דִּ֚י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔ה לְכָל־יָדְעֵ֖י דָּתֵ֣י אֱלָהָ֑ךְ וְדִ֧י לָ֦א יָדַ֖ע תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן	25		And you, Ezra, in the wisdom of your God which is in your hand, number judges and advocates, that they may advocate for all the people who are across the river, for all knowing the dictates of your God. And who does not know him, you inform.	3c	4C	47 8
וְכָל־דִּי־לָא֩ לֶהֱוֵ֨א עָבֵ֜ד דָּתָ֣א דִֽי־אֱלָהָ֗ךְ וְדָתָא֙ דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֔א אָסְפַּ֕רְנָא דִּינָ֕ה לֶהֱוֵ֥א מִתְעֲבֵ֖ד מִנֵּ֑הּ הֵ֤ן לְמוֹת֙ הֵ֣ן לִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔י הֵן־לַעֲנָ֥שׁ נִכְסִ֖ין וְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין	26		And anyone that will not be servant of the dictate of your God, let the dictate of the king promptly be sentenced for him, being served from him, whether to death or to uprooting or to a fine of material wealth or to bondage.	3e	4C	32 18
בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤ן כָּזֹאת֙ בְּלֵ֣ב הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְפָאֵ֕ר אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם	27		Bless Yahweh, the God of our ancestors, who has given such as this into the heart of the king, to adorn the house of Yahweh that is in Jerusalem.	3e	4C	11 24
וְעָלַ֣י הִטָּה־חֶ֗סֶד לִפְנֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְיֽוֹעֲצָ֔יו וּלְכָל־שָׂרֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הַגִּבֹּרִ֑ים וַאֲנִ֣י הִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּי כְּיַד־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהַי֙ עָלַ֔י וָאֶקְבְּצָ֧ה מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛ל רָאשִׁ֖ים לַעֲל֥וֹת עִמִּֽי	28		And to me has stretched out kindness before the king and his counselors, and to all the valiant sultans of the king. And I myself was encouraged according to the hand of Yahweh my God on me, and I collected from Israel the preeminent to go up with me.	3c	4C	27 31

Ezra 6

There are 35 pages in the section of my Hebrew-Latin concordance for Aramaic. Aramaic words are largely confined to a few verses, Daniel 2.4 to 7.28, Ezra 4.8 to 6.18, 7.12 to 7.26 and Jeremiah 10.10. It is a very small sample with which to decode a language. The Hebrew section is 1,312 pages, 37 times larger than the Aramaic lists. Sometimes I have a separate stem for each element in the language and sometimes I let the stem be the Hebrew one, because the two are so close. No information is lost since the word form is so clearly different between the two languages.

The stem (AKA lemma form) is like a sounds-like categorization of the data and is usually derivable from the word form. (Some word forms are ambiguous.) I don't yet have a transparent design or consistent decision for this overlap from a data point of view. This is a decision I can delay without cost. And for now the result is invisible, until I publish a full glossary.

(The Names section of the concordance is 200 pages. What fun, I could check through all the names at one go (no thanks) ... - if only this concordance was in a database instead of a book!)

In this chapter you will note:
The term for lamb אמרין occurs only in the plural in Aramaic. Otherwise the stem אמר is the usual say, etc. What is a lamb that it should be so?

The term for ram דכר, has an apparently related term דכרונה, memoria, but דכרונה is related to the Hebrew זכר remember. ז zayin and ד daleth indicate a difference in pronunciation between the two languages. Both letters could easily morph aurally and they are not that different visually. דכר is related to זכר as male. Recall that the Hebrew stem זכר has these two quite distinct homonyms.

The Aramaic פלק (stream in Hebrew) not equivalent to חלג (divide, division 75 times) in Hebrew. Both stems are used in verse 18 so I must distinguish them. I ended up reversing the usage of KJV which confuses the two stems in its usage.

Note the repetition of  אספרנא promptly, from chapter 5. I have removed the synonym fast. I find that misleading. The repetition of the word used by the enemies of the temple must be repeated in the king's edict for them to get the point. Who is in charge? Can the gangs make errors? Is the king benevolent? What difficult questions. No difference today.

Artaxerxes is spelled two different ways in the Hebrew shin-shin and shin-sin. I have let the clearly common stem use shin-sin. The name transliterates into Artaxshasta. Perhaps this is a possible source for a character in the Narnia Chronicles.

Just this once I have allowed the sense of appeasement in the sacrificial cult word נוח since the words are uttered by a foreigner concerning the God who is in Jerusalem, and the primitive sense of such intercession is not out of character. (It may be in character for the Hebrews as well, but in my bias, it should not be for us. The testimony to the character of Yahweh is of love, care, and kindness. Such a God does not punish and does not need appeasing, though you could read it into my usage of restful for נוח, the relevant stem. Perfect love casts out fear.)

Part of this awkward journey is finding language that can be shared between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, not to mention the other great traditions of the world where love, care, and kindness are not in short supply. All such things are compromised by the will to power, exploitation, and advantage. Heathen is a gloss reflecting superiority that I have never needed. What the people and priests cleanse themselves from here is not the impurity of other nations, but their own impurity in their own promised land. The icon of the promised land is part of the bootstrap of life.

Ezra 6		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
בֵּאדַ֛יִן דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֑ם וּבַקַּ֣רוּ ׀ בְּבֵ֣ית סִפְרַיָּ֗א דִּ֧י גִנְזַיָּ֛א מְהַחֲתִ֥ין תַּמָּ֖ה בְּבָבֶֽל	1		Then Darius the king set a warrant, and they enquired in the house of the records where the depositories were stowed in Babel.	3c	4B	10 22
וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א דִּ֛י בְּמָדַ֥י מְדִינְתָּ֖ה מְגִלָּ֣ה חֲדָ֑ה וְכֵן־כְּתִ֥יב בְּגַוַּ֖הּ דִּכְרוֹנָֽה	2		And there was found in Axmetha, in the castle that is in the Medean province, one roll, and written thus within it, an archive.	3d	4B	23 10
בִּשְׁנַ֨ת חֲדָ֜ה לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗א כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֮ שָׂ֣ם טְעֵם֒ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֤א בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙ בַּיְתָ֣א יִתְבְּנֵ֔א אֲתַר֙ דִּֽי־דָבְחִ֣ין דִּבְחִ֔ין וְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִי מְסֽוֹבְלִ֑ין רוּמֵהּ֙ אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין פְּתָיֵ֖הּ אַמִּ֥ין שִׁתִּֽין	3		In the first year of Cyrus, the king, Cyrus the king set a warrant of the house of God in Jerusalem. Let the house be built, the place where they sacrifice sacrifices. Let the foundations bear a burden, altitude sixty cubits, width sixty cubits,	3e	4C	42 13
נִדְבָּכִ֞ין דִּי־אֶ֤בֶן גְּלָל֙ תְּלָתָ֔א וְנִדְבָּ֖ךְ דִּי־אָ֣ע חֲדַ֑ת וְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔א מִן־בֵּ֥ית מַלְכָּ֖א תִּתְיְהִֽב	4		Three layers of rolling stone, and a layer of new timber, and let the outlay be provided from the house of the king.	3e	4C	17 11
וְ֠אַף מָאנֵ֣י בֵית־אֱלָהָא֮ דִּ֣י דַהֲבָ֣ה וְכַסְפָּא֒ דִּ֣י נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר הַנְפֵּ֛ק מִן־הֵיכְלָ֥א דִי־בִירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם וְהֵיבֵ֣ל לְבָבֶ֑ל יַהֲתִיב֗וּן וִ֠יהָךְ לְהֵיכְלָ֤א דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לְאַתְרֵ֔הּ וְתַחֵ֖ת בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלָהָֽא	5	~	And also the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar had appropriated from the temple that was in Jerusalem, and had escorted to Babel, let them be returned and come to the temple that is in Jerusalem, to be placed and stowed in the house of God.	3d	4C	35 23
כְּעַ֡ן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֨ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֜ה שְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה רַחִיקִ֥ין הֲו֖וֹ מִן־תַּמָּֽה	6		Now Tatnaii, viceroy of beyond the river, Shetar Bozni and their confederates, the Apharsachites, who were across the river, distant you will be from there.	3e	4C	31 8
שְׁבֻ֕קוּ לַעֲבִידַ֖ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ פַּחַ֤ת יְהוּדָיֵא֙ וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֔א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ יִבְנ֥וֹן עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ	7		You leave the fabrication of this house of God. Let the viceroy of the Judeans and the grey-haired of the Judeans build the this house of God in its place.	3e	4C	12 23
וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ לְמָ֣א דִֽי־תַֽעַבְד֗וּן עִם־שָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ אִלֵּ֔ךְ לְמִבְנֵ֖א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ וּמִנִּכְסֵ֣י מַלְכָּ֗א דִּ֚י מִדַּת֙ עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔ה אָסְפַּ֗רְנָא נִפְקְתָ֛א תֶּהֱוֵ֧א מִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛א לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥א אִלֵּ֖ךְ דִּי־לָ֥א לְבַטָּלָֽא	8		And from me a warrant is set for how you will serve with the grey-haired of the these Judeans to build this house of God. And from the material wealth of the king, that is, from the levy from beyond the river, promptly, the outlay will be provided to these men of valour, that they be not stopped.	3c	4C	28 38
וּמָ֣ה חַשְׁחָ֡ן וּבְנֵ֣י תוֹרִ֣ין וְדִכְרִ֣ין וְאִמְּרִ֣ין ׀ לַעֲלָוָ֣ן ׀ לֶאֱלָ֪הּ שְׁמַיָּ֟א חִנְטִ֞ין מְלַ֣ח ׀ חֲמַ֣ר וּמְשַׁ֗ח כְּמֵאמַ֨ר כָּהֲנַיָּ֤א דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לֶהֱוֵ֨א מִתְיְהֵ֥ב לְהֹ֛ם י֥וֹם ׀ בְּי֖וֹם דִּי־לָ֥א שָׁלֽוּ	9		And what must be in readiness of the male foals of bullocks and rams and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of the heavens, wheat, salt, red wine, and oil, as is indicated by the priests that are in Jerusalem, let it be provided to them day by day without neglect.	3d	4C	56
דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֺ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛ין נִיחוֹחִ֖ין לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֑א וּמְצַלַּ֕יִן לְחַיֵּ֥י מַלְכָּ֖א וּבְנֽוֹהִי	10		That they may make appeasing oblations to the God of the heavens, and intercede for the life of the king and his children.	3c	4B	16 11
וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֗שׁ דִּ֤י יְהַשְׁנֵא֙ פִּתְגָמָ֣א דְנָ֔ה יִתְנְסַ֥ח אָע֙ מִן־בַּיְתֵ֔הּ וּזְקִ֖יף יִתְמְחֵ֣א עֲלֹ֑הִי וּבַיְתֵ֛הּ נְוָל֥וּ יִתְעֲבֵ֖ד עַל־דְּנָֽה	11		From me is set a warrant that any mortal that would revise this edict, let timber be extirpated from his house and being uplifted, let him be impaled on it, and let his house serve as a dunghill over this.	3d	4C	34 12
וֵֽאלָהָ֞א דִּ֣י שַׁכִּ֧ן שְׁמֵ֣הּ תַּמָּ֗ה יְמַגַּ֞ר כָּל־מֶ֤לֶךְ וְעַם֙ דִּ֣י ׀ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְדֵ֗הּ לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה לְחַבָּלָ֛ה בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם אֲנָ֤ה דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ שָׂ֣מֶת טְעֵ֔ם אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד	12		And the God that made his name dwell there heave every king or people that would extend its hand to revise, to hurt this house of God that is in Jerusalem. I Darius have set up a warrant. Promptly, let it be served.	3c	4C	40 15
אֱ֠דַיִן תַּתְּנַ֞י פַּחַ֧ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה שְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן לָקֳבֵ֗ל דִּֽי־שְׁלַ֞ח דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֛א כְּנֵ֖מָא אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא עֲבַֽדוּ	13	~	Then Tatnaii, viceroy of beyond the river, Shetar Bozni, and their confederates, because of what Darius the king sent, likewise promptly, they served.	3c	4A	19 20
וְשָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ בָּנַ֣יִן וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין בִּנְבוּאַת֙ חַגַּ֣י נְבִיָּ֔א וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה בַּר־עִדּ֑וֹא וּבְנ֣וֹ וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ מִן־טַ֙עַם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִטְּעֵם֙ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מֶ֥לֶךְ פָּרָֽס	14		And the grey-haired of the Judeans built. And they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and they consolidated from the warrant of the God of Israel, and from the warrant of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.	3e	4C	27 32
וְשֵׁיצִיא֙ בַּיְתָ֣ה דְנָ֔ה עַ֛ד י֥וֹם תְּלָתָ֖ה לִירַ֣ח אֲדָ֑ר דִּי־הִ֣יא שְׁנַת־שֵׁ֔ת לְמַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא	15		And this house emerged on the third day of the moon Adar. This was year six of the reign of Darius the king.	3d	4B	16 12
וַעֲבַ֣דוּ בְנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א וְלֵוָיֵ֜א וּשְׁאָ֣ר בְּנֵי־גָלוּתָ֗א חֲנֻכַּ֛ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה בְּחֶדְוָֽה	16		And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the residue of the children of the exiles, served the dedication of this house of God with cheer.	3d	4B	35
וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָה֒ תּוֹרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה דִּכְרִ֣ין מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜ין לְחַטָּאָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ן שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	17		And they made oblation to dedicate this house of God, bullocks a hundred, rams two hundred, lambs four hundred, and he-goats of she-goats, for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve, for the number of the sceptres of Israel.	3e	4C	28 25
וַהֲקִ֨ימוּ כָהֲנַיָּ֜א בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן וְלֵוָיֵא֙ בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן עַל־עֲבִידַ֥ת אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם כִּכְתָ֖ב סְפַ֥ר מֹשֶֽׁה	18		And they placed the priests in their courses, and the Levites in their divisions, over the administration of the God that is in Jerusalem, as written in the record of Moses.	3e	4B	32 6
וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ בְנֵי־הַגּוֹלָ֖ה אֶת־הַפָּ֑סַח בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן	19		And the children of the exiled did the Passover, on the fourteenth of the first month.	3e	4A	12 12
כִּ֣י הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד כֻּלָּ֣ם טְהוֹרִ֑ים וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּ הַפֶּ֙סַח֙ לְכָל־בְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔ה וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְלָהֶֽם	20	B	For the priests and the Levites had cleansed themselves as one. All of them were clean. And they butchered the Passover for all the children of the exiled, and for their kin, the priests, and for themselves.	3c	4C	21 26
וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הַשָּׁבִים֙ מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔ה וְכֹ֗ל הַנִּבְדָּ֛ל מִטֻּמְאַ֥ת גּוֹיֵֽ־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם לִדְרֹ֕שׁ לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	21		And the children of Israel ate, who had returned from exile, and all who were differentiated from the national defilement of the land against them, to search out to Yahweh the God of Israel.	3d	4B	30 10
וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּ חַג־מַצּ֛וֹת שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀ שִׂמְּחָ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וְֽהֵסֵ֞ב לֵ֤ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם לְחַזֵּ֣ק יְדֵיהֶ֔ם בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	22		And they made the feast of unleavened bread, seven days with gladness, for Yahweh had made them glad, and had turned round the heart of the king of Ashur concerning them, to make their hands resolute in the lines of work of the house of God, the God of Israel.	3c	4C	14 36