Verse 3
Ezra 9:3
Bible in Basic English
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And hearing this, with signs of grief and pulling out the hair of my head and my chin, I took my seat on the earth deeply troubled.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/כְ/שָׁמְעִ/י֙ אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֔ה קָרַ֥עְתִּי אֶת בִּגְדִ֖/י וּ/מְעִילִ֑/י וָ/אֶמְרְטָ֞/ה מִ/שְּׂעַ֤ר רֹאשִׁ/י֙ וּ/זְקָנִ֔/י וָ/אֵשְׁבָ֖/ה מְשׁוֹמֵֽם
English Translation
And when I heard this word, I tore my clothing and my coat, and I pulled hair from my head and my beard, and I sat down appalled.
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