এজরা 3:12
তখন আগেকার সুন্দর পুরানো মন্দিরের কথা স্মরণ করে বহু বয়স্ক লোক, যাজক অথবা লেবীয়দের গাল বেযে চোখের জল গড়িযে পড়ল| অন্যরা যখন আনন্দ করছিল ও কোলাহল করছিল তখন তাঁরা কাঁদছিল|
| But many | וְרַבִּ֡ים | wĕrabbîm | veh-ra-BEEM |
| of the priests | מֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֣ים | mēhakkōhănîm | may-ha-koh-huh-NEEM |
| and Levites | וְהַלְוִיִּם֩ | wĕhalwiyyim | veh-hahl-vee-YEEM |
| chief and | וְרָאשֵׁ֨י | wĕrāʾšê | veh-ra-SHAY |
| of the fathers, | הָֽאָב֜וֹת | hāʾābôt | ha-ah-VOTE |
| men, ancient were who | הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים | hazzĕqēnîm | ha-zeh-kay-NEEM |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| had seen | רָא֜וּ | rāʾû | ra-OO |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| the first | הַבַּ֤יִת | habbayit | ha-BA-yeet |
| house, | הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ | hāriʾšôn | ha-ree-SHONE |
| laid foundation the when | בְּיָסְד֔וֹ | bĕyosdô | beh-yose-DOH |
| this house of | זֶ֤ה | ze | zeh |
| was | הַבַּ֙יִת֙ | habbayit | ha-BA-YEET |
| before their eyes, | בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם | bĕʿênêhem | beh-A-nay-HEM |
| wept | בֹּכִ֖ים | bōkîm | boh-HEEM |
| with a loud | בְּק֣וֹל | bĕqôl | beh-KOLE |
| voice; | גָּד֑וֹל | gādôl | ɡa-DOLE |
| many and | וְרַבִּ֛ים | wĕrabbîm | veh-ra-BEEM |
| shouted | בִּתְרוּעָ֥ה | bitrûʿâ | beet-roo-AH |
| aloud | בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה | bĕśimḥâ | veh-seem-HA |
| for joy: | לְהָרִ֥ים | lĕhārîm | leh-ha-REEM |
| קֽוֹל׃ | qôl | kole |