Verse 5

Ezra 9:5

Bible in Basic English

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5 And at the evening offering, having made myself low before God (Elohim), I got up, and with signs of grief, falling down on my knees, with my hands stretched out to the Lord my God (Elohim),

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ/בְ/מִנְחַ֣ת הָ/עֶ֗רֶב קַ֚מְתִּי מִ/תַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔/י וּ/בְ/קָרְעִ֥/י בִגְדִ֖/י וּ/מְעִילִ֑/י וָֽ/אֶכְרְעָ/ה֙ עַל בִּרְכַּ֔/י וָ/אֶפְרְשָׂ֥/ה כַפַּ֖/י אֶל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽ/י

English Translation

And in the evening offering, I rose from my fast, and with torn garments and with my cloak, I knelt on my knees and spread out my hands to the LORD my God.

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Chapter 9 Context

1 Now after these things were done, the captains came to me and said, The people of Israel and the pri... Focus ↗

2 For they have taken their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed has bee... Focus ↗

3 And hearing this, with signs of grief and pulling out the hair of my head and my chin, I took my sea... Focus ↗

4 Then everyone who went in fear of the words of the God (Elohim) of Israel, because of the sin of tho... Focus ↗

5 And at the evening offering, having made myself low before God (Elohim), I got up, and with signs of...

6 I said, O my God (Elohim), shame keeps me from lifting up my face to you, my God (Elohim): for our s... Focus ↗

7 From the days of our fathers till this day we have been great sinners; and for our sins, we and our... Focus ↗

8 And now for a little time grace has come to us from the Lord our God (Elohim), to let a small band o... Focus ↗

9 For we are servants; but our God (Elohim) has not been turned away from us in our prison, but has ha... Focus ↗

10 And now, O our God (Elohim), what are we to say after this? for we have not kept your laws, Focus ↗

11 Which you gave to your servants the prophets, saying, The land into which you are going, to take it... Focus ↗

12 So now do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or do anything... Focus ↗

13 And after everything which has come on us because of our evil-doing and our great sin, and seeing th... Focus ↗

14 Are we again to go against your orders, taking wives from among the people who do these disgusting t... Focus ↗

15 O Lord God (Elohim) of Israel, righteousness is yours; we are only a small band which has been kept... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Ezra
Chapter: Chapter 9 (15 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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