1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezra 10:1:1 ⧉וּכְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לukhehitpaleland when he prayed Ezra 10:1:2 ⧉עֶזְרָא֙ezraEzra Ezra 10:1:3 ⧉וּכְ֨הִתְוַדֹּת֔וֹukhehitvadotoand when he made confession of him or of it Ezra 10:1:4 ⧉בֹּכֶה֙bokheweeping Ezra 10:1:5 ⧉וּמִתְנַפֵּ֔לumitnapeland falling down Ezra 10:1:6 ⧉לִפְנֵ֖יlifnebefore Ezra 10:1:7 ⧉בֵּ֣יתbethouse of Ezra 10:1:8 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhaelohimGod Ezra 10:1:9 ⧉נִקְבְּצוּ֩nikbetsuthey gathered Ezra 10:1:10 ⧉אֵלָ֨יוelavto him Ezra 10:1:11 ⧉מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֜לmiyisraelfrom Israel Ezra 10:1:12 ⧉קָהָ֣לkahalassembly Ezra 10:1:13 ⧉רַב־מְאֹ֗דravmeodvery great Ezra 10:1:14 ⧉אֲנָשִׁ֤יםanashimmen Ezra 10:1:15 ⧉וְנָשִׁים֙venashimand women Ezra 10:1:16 ⧉וִֽילָדִ֔יםviladimand children Ezra 10:1:17 ⧉כִּֽי־בָכ֥וּkivakhufor they wept Ezra 10:1:18 ⧉הָעָ֖םhaamthe people Ezra 10:1:19 ⧉הַרְבֵּה־בֶֽכֶה׃סharbevekhemuch weeping |
1. Formal Translation Now while Ezra was praying and while he was confessing, weeping and falling down before the house of God {ha-Elohim, Divine Presence}, a very large assembly from Israel—men and women and children—gathered to him, for the people wept with a great weeping. |
1. Dynamic Translation Ezra was praying and confessing; he wept as he lay face down before God’s house {ha-Elohim, True God}. A huge crowd from Israel—men, women, and children—came and surrounded him, because the people were weeping bitterly. |