Ezra 8:21

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Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

In other translations

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

Hebrew words

וָאֶקְרָאva'ekra'and I proclaimedH7121שָׁםshamthereH8033צוֹםtzoma fastH6685עַל־'al-atH5921הַנָּהָרhanaharthe riverH5104אַהֲוָא'ahava'AhavaH163לְהִתְעַנּוֹתlehit'anotto humble ourselvesH6031לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440אֱלֹהֵינוּ'eloheinuGod ourH430לְבַקֵּשׁlevakeshto seekH1245מִמֶּנּוּmimenufrom himH4480דֶּרֶךְderekha journeyH1870יְשָׁרָהyesharahstraightH3477לָנוּlanufor usוּלְטַפֵּנוּuletapenuand for little one[s] ourH2945וּלְכָל־ulekhol-and for allH3605רְכוּשֵׁנוּ׃rekhushenuproperty ourH7399

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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