Hebrew, word by word. The text arrives sealed from the shelf and is drawn above, every word pressable for its record. Under each verse here: the reading printed for each of its words, oldest witness first, credited by number to its source at the foot.
Ezra 2:1
and + these1 · young2 · the + province1 · X any ways2 · from + [the] captivity of1 · the + exile[s]1 · that3 · + advertise2 · Nebuchadnezzar2 · Nebuchadnezzar3 · king3 · Babel3 · to + Babylon1 · and + they turned back1 · to + Jerusalem1 · and + Judah1 · person3 · to + own city + his1
and + of + [the] descendants of1 · the + priests1 · young2 · Chabajah3 · young2 · Koz2 · young2 · Barzillai3 · that3 · carry away3 · from + [the] daughters of1 · Barzillai3 · the + Gileadite[s]1 · wife3 · the third book of the Old Testament11 · Most High2 · stun3
Ezra 2:62
god3 · ask2 · document[s] + their1 · the + [ones who] had had themselves enrolled1 · and + not1 · + be able2 · and + they were defiled1 · part3 · the + priesthood1
Ezra 2:63
and + he said1 · the + governor1 · burn in3 · that3 · no3 · X at all2 · holy place3 · the + holy places1 · until3 · to stand3 · a priest3 · to + Urim1 · and + to + Thummim1
and + some of + [the] heads of1 · the + fathers1 · when + came + they1 · of + Beth-1 · The Lord2 · that3 · in + Jerusalem1 · offer freely2 · of + Beth-1 · <the> + God1 · to + make stand + it1 · Most High2 · place + its1
Ezra 2:69
according to + ability + their1 · add2 · to + [the] treasury of1 · the + property1 · gold3 · dram2 · sixth2 · great things2 · and + one thousand1 · and + silver1 · maneh2 · fifth2 · captain2 · and + a tunic of1 · chief ruler2 · a hundred3
Ezra 2:70
and + they turned back1 · the + priests1 · and + the + Levites1 · and + of1 · the + people1 · and + the + singers1 · and + the + gatekeepers1 · and + the + temple servants1 · in + cities + their1 · and + all1 · Israel3 · in + cities + their1
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