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Καὶ ἀναστὰς Ἔσρας ἀπὸ τῆς αὐλῆς τοῦ ἱεροῦ, ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὸ παστοφόριον Ἰωνὰν τοῦ Ἐλιασίβου.
Then Ezra rising from the court of the temple went to the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib,
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Καὶ αὐλισθεὶς ἐκεῖ, ἄρτου οὐκ ἐγεύσατο οὐδὲ ὕδωρ ἔπιε, πενθῶν ἐπὶ τῶν ἀνομιῶν τῶν μεγάλων τοῦ πλήθους.
and remained there, and did eat no meat nor drink water, mourning for the great iniquities of the multitude.
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Καὶ ἐγένετο κήρυγμα ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ πᾶσι τοῖς ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας, συναχθῆναι εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ.
And there was a proclamation in all Jewry and Jerusalem to all them that were of the captivity, that they should be gathered together at Jerusalem:
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Καὶ ὅσοι ἂν μὴ ἀπαντήσωσιν ἐν δυσὶν ἢ τρισὶν ἡμέραις, κατὰ τὸ κρίμα τῶν προκαθημένων πρεσβυτέρων, ἀνιερωθήσονται τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἀλλοτριωθήσεται ἀπὸ τοῦ πλήθους τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας.
and that whosoever met not there within two or three days, according as the elders that bare rule appointed, their cattle should be seized to the use of the temple, and himself cast out from them that were of the captivity.
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Καὶ ἐπισυνήχθησαν πάντες οἱ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα καὶ Βενιαμεὶν ἐν τρισὶν ἡμέραις εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ· οὗτος ὁ μὴν ἔννατος, τῇ εἰκάδι τοῦ μηνός.
And in three days were all they of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem the twentieth day of the ninth month.
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Καὶ συνεκάθισαν πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος ἐν τῷ εὐρυχώρῳ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, τρέμοντες διὰ τὸν ἐνεστῶτα χειμῶνα.
And all the multitude sat in the broad court of the temple, trembling because of the present foul weather.
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Καὶ ἀναστὰς Ἔσδρας εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, ὑμεῖς ἠνομήσατε καὶ συνῳκίσατε γυναιξὶν ἀλλογενέσι, τοῦ προσθεῖναι ἁμαρτίαν τῷ Ἰσραήλ.
So Ezra arose up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed the law in marrying strange wives, thereby to increase the sins of Israel.
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Καὶ νῦν δότε ὁμολογίαν δόξαν τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν,
And now by confessing give glory unto the Lord God of our fathers,
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καὶ ποιήσατε τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, καὶ χωρίσθητε ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνῶν τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γυναικῶν τῶν ἀλλογενῶν.
and do his will, and separate yourselves from the heathen of the land, and from the strange women.
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Καὶ ἐφώνησεν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος, καὶ εἶπον μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ, οὕτως ὡς εἴρηκας, ποιήσομεν.
Then cried the whole multitude, and said with a loud voice, Like as thou hast spoken, so will we do.
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Ἀλλὰ τὸ πλῆθος πολὺ καὶ ὥρα χειμερινὴ, καὶ οὐκ ἰσχύομεν στῆναι αἴθριοι· καὶ τὸ ἔργον οὐκ ἔστιν ἡμῖν ἡμέρας μιᾶς οὐδὲ δύο, ἐπὶ πλεῖον γὰρ ἡμάρτομεν ἐν τούτοις.
But forasmuch as the people are many, and it is foul weather, so that we cannot stand without, and this is not a work of a day or two, seeing our sin in these things is spread far:
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Στήτωσαν δὲ οἱ προηγούμενοι τοῦ πλήθους, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐκ τῶν κατοικιῶν ἡμῶν ὅσοι ἔχουσι γυναῖκας ἀλλογενεῖς, παραγενηθήτωσαν λαβόντες χρόνον,
therefore let the rulers of the multitude stay, and let all them of our habitations that have strange wives come at the time appointed,
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ἑκάστου δὲ τόπου τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους καὶ τοὺς κριτὰς, ἕως τοῦ λῦσαι τὴν ὀργὴν Κυρίου ἀφʼ ἡμῶν τοῦ πράγματος τούτου.
and with them the rulers and judges of every place, till we turn away the wrath of the Lord from us for this matter.
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Ἰωνάθας Ἀζαήλου, καὶ Ἐζεκίας Θεωκανοῦ ἐπεδέξαντο κατὰ ταῦτα· καὶ Μοσόλλαμος, καὶ Λευὶς, καὶ Σαββαταῖος συνεβράβευσαν αὐτοῖς.
[Then] Jonathan [the son] of Asahel and Jahzeiah [the son] of Theocanus accordingly took this matter upon them: and Meshullam and Levi and Shabbethai helped them.
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Καὶ ἐποίησαν κατὰ πάντα ταῦτα οἱ ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας·
And they that were of the captivity did according to all these things.
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καὶ ἐπελέξατο αὐτῷ Ἔσδρας ὁ ἱερεὺς ἄνδρας ἡγουμένους τῶν πατριῶν αὐτῶν πάντας κατʼ ὄνομα, καὶ συνεκλείσθησαν τῇ νουμηνίᾳ τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ δεκάτου, ἐτάσαι τὸ πρᾶγμα.
And Ezra the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families, all by name: and in the first day of the tenth month they sat together to examine the matter.
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Καὶ ἤχθη ἐπὶ πέρας τὰ κατὰ τοὺς ἄνδρας τοὺς ἐπισυνέχοντας γυναῖκας ἀλλογενεῖς, ἕως τῆς νουμηνίας τοῦ πρώτου μηνός.
So their cause that held strange wives was brought to an end in the first day of the first month.
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Καὶ εὑρέθησαν τῶν ἱερέων οἱ ἐπισυναχθέντες ἀλλογενεῖς γυναῖκας ἔχοντες,
And of the priests that were come together, and had strange wives, there were found;
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ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ἰωσεδὲκ, καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ, Μαθήλας, καὶ Ἐλεάζαρος, καὶ Ἰώριβος, καὶ Ἰωαδάνος.
of the sons of Jeshua the [son] of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezar, and Jarib, and Jodan.
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Καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας ἐκβαλεῖν τὰς γυναῖκας αὐτῶν· καὶ εἰς ἐξιλασμὸν κριοὺς ὑπὲρ τῆς ἀγνοίας αὐτῶν.
And they gave their hands to put away their wives, and to offer rams to make reconcilement for their errors.
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Καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἐμμὴρ, Ἀνανίας, καὶ Ζαβδαίος, καὶ Μάνης, καὶ Σαμαῖος, καὶ Ἱερεὴλ, καὶ Ἀζαρίας·
And of the sons of Immer: Hanani, and Zebadiah, and Manes, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Azariah.
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καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Φαισοὺρ, Ἐλιωναῒς, Μασσίας, Ἰσμαῆλος, καὶ Ναθαναῆλος, καὶ Ὠκόδηλος, καὶ Σαλόας.
And of the sons of Pashhur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, and Nathanael, and Gedaliah, and Salthas.
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Καὶ ἐκ τῶν Λευιτῶν, Ἰωζαβάδος, καὶ Σεμεῒς, καὶ Κώϊος (οὗτός ἐστι Καλιτὰς), καὶ Παθαῖος, καὶ Ἰούδας, καὶ Ἰωνάς.
And of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, who was called Kelita, and Pethahiah, and Judah, and Jonah.
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Ἐκ τῶν ἱεροψαλτῶν, Ἐλιάσαβος, Βακχοῦρος.
Of the holy singers: Eliashib, Zaccur.
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Ἐκ τῶν θυρωρῶν, Σαλοῦμος, καὶ Τολβάνης.
Of the porters; Shallum, and Tolbanes.
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Ἐκ τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Φόρος, Ἱερμὰς, καὶ Ἰεζίας, καὶ Μελχίας, καὶ Μαῆλος, καὶ Ἐλεάζαρος, καὶ Ἀσεβίας, καὶ Βαναίας.
Of them of Israel, of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Maelus, and Eleazar, and Asibias, and Benaiah.
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Ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἠλὰ, Ματθανίας, Ζαχαρίας, καὶ Ἰεζριῆλος, καὶ Ἰωαβδίος, καὶ Ἱερεμὼθ, καὶ Ἀϊδίας.
Of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jezrielus, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Aidias.
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Καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ζαμὼθ, Ἐλιαδὰς, Ἐλιάσιμος, Ὀθονίας, Ἰαριμὼθ, καὶ Σάβαθος, καὶ Ζεραλίας.
And of the sons of Zamoth; Eliadas, Eliashib, Othoniah, Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Zerdaiah.
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Καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Βηβαῒ, Ἰωάννης, καὶ Ἀνανίας, καὶ Ἰωζάβδος, καὶ Ἀμαθίας.
Of the sons of Bebai; Jehohanan, and Hananiah, and Zabbai, and Emathis.
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Ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Μανὶ, Ὠλαμὸς, Μαμοῦχος, Ἰεδαῖος, Ἰασούβος, καὶ Ἰασαῆλος, καὶ Ἱερεμώθ.
Of the sons of Mani; Olamus, Mamuchus, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
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Καὶ ἐξ υἱῶν Ἀδδὶ, Νάαθος, καὶ Μοοσίας, Λακκοῦνος, καὶ Ναΐδος, Ματθανίας, καὶ Σεσθὴλ, καὶ Βαλνούος, καὶ Μανασσίας.
And of the sons of Addi; Naathus, and Moossias, Laccunus, and Naidus, Matthanias, and Sesthel, Belnuus, and Manasseas.
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Καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἀνὰν, Ἐλιωνὰς, καὶ Ἀσαΐας, καὶ Μελχίας, καὶ Σαββαῖος, καὶ Σίμων Χοσαμαίος.
And of the sons of Annan; Elionas, and Asaias, and Melchias, and Sabbaias, and Simon Chosamaeus.
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Καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἀσὸμ, Ἀλταναῖος, καὶ Ματταθίας, καὶ Σαβανναῖος, καὶ Ἐλιφαλὰτ, καὶ Μανασσῆς, καὶ Σεμεΐ.
And of the sons of Hashum; Altaneus, and Mattattah, and Zabad, Eliphelet, and Manasseh, and Shimei.
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Καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Βαανὶ, Ἱερεμίας, Μομδίος, Ἰσμαῆρος, Ἰουὴλ, Μαβδαῒ, καὶ Πεδίας, καὶ Ἄνως, Ῥαβασίων, καὶ Ἐνάσιβος, καὶ Μαμνιτάναιμος, Ἐλίασις, Βαννοὺς, Ἐλιαλὶ, Σομεῒς, Σελεμίας, Ναθανίας· καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἐζωρὰ, Σεσὶς, Ἐσρὶλ, Ἀζαῆλος, Σαματὸς, Ζαμβρὶ, Ἰώσηφος.
And of the sons of Bani: Jeremai, Momdius, Maerus, Joel, Mamdai, and Bedeiah, and Vaniah, Carabasion, and Eliashib, and Mamitanemus, Eliasis, Binnui, Elialis, Shimei, Shelemiah, Nethaniah: and of the sons of Ezora; Shashai, Azarel, Azael, Samatus, Zambris, Joseph.
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Καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἐθμὰ, Μαζιτίας, Ζαβαδαίας, Ἠδαῒς, Ἰουὴλ, Βαναίας.
And of the sons of Ethma; Mazitias, Zabad, Iddo, Joel, Benaiah.
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Πάντες οὗτοι συνῴκισαν γυναῖκας ἀλλογενεῖς, καὶ ἀπέλυσαν αὐτὰς σὺν τέκνοις.
All these had taken strange wives, and they put them away with their children.
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Καὶ κατῴκησαν οἱ ἱερεῖς, καὶ οἱ Λευῖται, καὶ οἱ ἐκ τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ τῇ νουμηνίᾳ τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ ἑβδόμου, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν ταῖς κατοικίαις αὐτων.
And the priests and Levites, and they that were of Israel, dwelt in Jerusalem, and in the country, in the first day of the seventh month: so the children of Israel were in their habitations.
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Καὶ συνήχθη πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπὶ τὸ εὐρύχωρον τοῦ πρὸς ἀνατολὰς τοῦ ἱεροῦ πυλῶνος,
And the whole multitude came together with one accord into the broad place of the holy porch toward the east:
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καὶ εἶπεν Ἔσδρᾳ τῷ ἱερεῖ καὶ ἀναγνώστῃ, κόμισαι τὸν νόμον Μωυσῆ, τὸν παραδοθέντα ὑπὸ Κυρίου Θεοῦ Ἰσραήλ.
and they spoke unto Ezra the priest and reader, that he would bring the law of Moses, that was given of the Lord God of Israel.
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Καὶ ἐκόμισεν Ἔσδρας ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς τὸν νόμον παντὶ τῷ πλήθει ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως γυναικὸς, καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν, ἀκοῦσαι τοῦ νόμου νουμηνίᾳ τοῦ ἑβδόμου μηνός.
So Ezra the chief priest brought the law to the whole multitude from man to woman, and to all the priests, to hear the law in the first day of the seventh month.
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Καὶ ἀνεγίνωσκεν ἐν τῷ πρὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ πυλῶνος εὐρυχώρῳ, ἐξ ὄρθρου ἕως μέσης ἡμέρας, ἐνώπιον ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν· καὶ ἐπέδωκαν πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος τὸν νοῦν εἰς τὸν νόμον.
And he read in the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto midday, before both men and women; and all the multitude gave heed unto the law.
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Καὶ ἔστη Ἔσδρας ὁ ἱερεὺς καὶ ἀναγνώστης τοῦ νόμου ἐπὶ τοῦ ξυλίνου βήματος τοῦ κατασκευασθέντος.
And Ezra the priest and reader of the law stood up upon a pulpit of wood which was made [for that purpose].
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Καὶ ἔστησαν παρʼ αὐτῷ Ματταθίας, Σαμμοὺς, Ἀνανίας, Ἀζαρίας, Οὐρίας, Ἐζεκίας, Βαάλσαμος, ἐκ δεξιῶν·
And there stood up by him Mattathiah, Shema, Ananias, Azariah, Uriah, Hezekiah, Baalsamus, upon the right hand:
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καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων Φαλδαῖος, καὶ Μισαὴλ, Μελχίας, Λωθάσουβος, Ναβαρίας, Ζαχαρίας.
and upon his left hand Pedaiah, and Mishael, Malchijah, Lothasubus, Nabariah, Zechariah.
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Καὶ ἀναλαβὼν Ἔσδρας τὸ βιβλίον ἐνώπιον τοῦ πλήθους, προεκάθητο ἐπιδόξως ἐνώπιον πάντων.
Then took Ezra the book of the law before the multitude: for he sat honorably in the first place in the sight of them all.
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Καὶ ἐν τῷ λῦσαι τὸν νόμον, πάντες ὀρθοὶ ἔστησαν· καὶ εὐλόγησεν Ἔσδρας τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ ὑψίστῳ Θεῷ σαβαὼθ παντοκράτορι.
And when he opened the law, they stood all straight up. So Ezra blessed the Lord God most High, the God of hosts, Almighty.
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Καὶ ἐπεφώνησε πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος, ἀμήν· καὶ ἄραντες ἄνω τὰς χεῖρας, προσπεσόντες ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, προσεκύνησαν τῷ Κυρίῳ.
And all the people answered, Amen; and lifting up their hands they fell to the ground, and worshiped the Lord.
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Ἰησοῦς, καὶ Ἀννιοὺθ, καὶ Σαραβίας, καὶ Ἰαδινὸς, καὶ Ἰάκουβος, Σαβαταῖος, Αὐταίας, Μαιάννας, καὶ Καλίτας, Ἀζαρίας, καὶ Ἰώζαβδος, καὶ Ἀνανίας, Φαλίας, οἱ Λευῖται, ἐδίδασκον τὸν νόμον τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ πρὸς τὸ πλῆθος ἀνεγίνωσκον τὸν νόμον τοῦ Κυρίου, ἐμφυσιοῦντες ἅμα τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν.
Also Jeshua, Anniuth, Sherebiah, Jadinus, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maiannas, and Kelita, Azariah, and Jozabad, and Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, taught the law of the Lord, and read the law of the Lord to the multitude, making them withal to understand it.
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Καὶ εἶπεν Ἀτθαράτης Ἔσδρᾳ τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ καὶ ἀναγνώστῃ, καὶ τοῖς Λευίταις τοῖς διδάσκουσι τὸ πλῆθος ἐπὶ πάντας,
Then spoke Attharates unto Ezra the chief priest and reader, and to the Levites that taught the multitude, even to all, saying,
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ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη ἐστὶν ἁγία τῷ Κυρίῳ· καὶ πάντες ἔκλαιον ἐν τῷ ἀκοῦσαι τοῦ νόμου·
This day is holy unto the Lord (for they all wept when they heard the law);
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βαδίσαντες οὖν φάγετε λιπάσματα, καὶ πίετε γλυκάσματα, καὶ ἀποστείλατε ἀποστολὰς τοῖς μὴ ἔχουσιν·
go then, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send part to them that have nothing:
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ἁγία γὰρ ἡ ἡμέρα τῷ Κυρίῳ· καὶ μὴ λυπεῖσθε, ὁ γὰρ Κύριος δοξάσει ὑμᾶς.
for this day is holy unto the Lord: and be not sorrowful; for the Lord will bring you to honor.
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Καὶ οἱ Λευῖται ἐκέλευον παντὶ τῷ δήμῳ, λέγοντες ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη ἁγία, μὴ λυπεῖσθε.
So the Levites published all things to the people, saying, This day is holy to the Lord; be not sorrowful.
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Καὶ ᾤχοντο πάντες φαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν καὶ εὐφραίνεσθαι, καὶ δοῦναι ἀποστολὰς τοῖς μὴ ἔχουσι, καὶ εὐφρανθῆναι μεγάλως,
Then went they their way, every one to eat and drink and make merry, and to give part to them that had nothing, and to make great cheer;
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ὅτι γὰρ ἐνεφυσιώθησαν ἐν τοῖς ῥήμασιν οἷς ἐδιδάχθησαν, καὶ ἐπισυνήχθησαν.
because they understood the words wherein they were instructed, and for the which they had been assembled.