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1 Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.
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7 Now when boker had come, all the Rashei Hakohenim and the Ziknei HaAm took counsel together against Yehoshua to put him to death.
2 And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.
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And having performed the akedah (binding), they led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the Governor.
3 Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,
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Then when Yehudah, who had betrayed Moshiach, saw that Yehoshua had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the sheloshim shiklei kesef (thirty pieces of silver) to the Rashei Hakohanim and the Zekenim,
4 Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.
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saying Chatati (I have sinned). I have betrayed dam naki (innocent blood). But they said, What is that to us? See to that yourself!
5 And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging.
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And Yehudah threw the shiklei kesef (pieces of silver) into the Beis Hamikdash and departed; and, having gone away, Yehudah hanged himself.
6 And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.
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And the Rashei Hakohanim took the shiklei kesef and said, It is asur (forbidden) to put these into the Beis Hamikdash otzar (treasury), vi-bahlt (since) it is blood money.
7 And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.
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And they took counsel together and they bought the Potter’s Field as a beis hakevoros (cemetery) for zarim (foreigners).
8 For this cause that field was named, The field of blood, to this day.
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For this reason that field has been called the Sadeh HaDahm (Field of Blood) to this day.
9 Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;
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Then that which was spoken through Yirmeyah HaNavi was fulfilled, saying, And they took the SHELOSHIM KASEF (thirty pieces of silver), HAYEKAR (the price) of the one whose price had been set by the Bnei Yisroel.
10 And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord.
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And they gave them for the potters field as Hashem directed. [ZECHARYAH 11:12-13]
11 And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.
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Now Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach stood before the Governor, and the Governor questioned Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saying, Are you the Melech HaYehudim? And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to him, It is as you say.
12 But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
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And while Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was being accused by the Rashei Hakohanim and the Zekenim, he answered nothing [YESHAYAH 53:7].
13 Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?
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Then Pilate said to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Do you not hear how many things they give edut against you?
14 And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.
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And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach did not answer him with even one word, so that the Governor was quite amazed.[YESHAYAH 53:7]
15 Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.
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Now at the Chag (Festival, Pesach) the Governor was accustomed to release for the multitude any one prisoner they wanted.
16 And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.
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And they were holding at the time a notorious prisoner, called [Yeshua] Bar-Abba [son of the father].
17 So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?
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When, therefore, they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom do you want me to release for you, Bar Abba or Yehoshua called Moshiach?
18 For he saw that for envy they had given him up.
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For Pilate knew that because of kinah (envy) they had delivered Yehoshua up.
19 And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.
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And while Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that Tzaddik; for last night I suffered greatly in a chalom (dream) because of Yehoshua.
20 Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.
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However, the Rashei Hakohanim and the Zekenim persuaded the multitudes to ask for Bar-Abba, but Yehoshua they should destroy.
21 But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.
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But the Governor answered, saying to them, Which of the two do you want me to release for you? And they said, Bar-Abba.
22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.
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In reply, Pilate says to them, What, therefore, may I do with Yehoshua, the one called the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach? Everyone says, Let him be made TALUI AL HAETZ (being hanged on the Tree!) Be hanged on HAETZ! [DEVARIM 21:23]
23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!
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But Pilate said, Why? What rah (evil) has he done? But they kept shouting all the more, saying, Let him be hanged on HAETZ!
24 So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.
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And when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the multitude, saying, I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to that yourselves.
25 And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.
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And, in reply, all the people said, His dahm be on us and on our yeladim.
26 Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.
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Then Pilate released Bar-Abba to them. But after having Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach scourged, he handed him over to be hanged on HAETZ [DEVARIM 21:23].
27 Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.
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Then the soldiers of the Governor took him into the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort against Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. [TEHILLIM 2:1]
28 And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe.
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And they stripped him and put a royal scarlet robe on him, and,
29 And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.
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After weaving a keter of thorns, they placed it on his head and put a reed in his right hand, and they fell down before him and mocked him saying, Hail, Melech HaYehudim!
30 And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.
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And they spat on Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and took the reed and began to beat him on the head.
31 And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.
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And after they had made leitzonus (mockery) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, they took off his robe and put his garments on him, and led him away to hang him on HAETZ.
32 And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.
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And as they were coming out, they found a man from Cyrene named Shimon, whom they pressed into service to bear Moshiach’s Etz.
33 And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,
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And when they had come to a place called Gulgolta, which means place of a skull,
34 They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more.
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They gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And, after tasting it, he was unwilling to drink.
35 And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
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When they had hanged Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach on HAETZ, they divided up Moshiach’s garments among themselves, casting lots;
36 And they were seated there watching him.
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And, sitting down, they began to keep watch over him there.
37 And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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They put up above his head the charge against him which read, THIS IS YEHOSHUA, MELECH HAYEHUDIM.
38 Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.
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At that time, two shodedim were each hanged on his own etz with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, one on the right and one on the left.
39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,
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And those passing by were hurling insults at Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, wagging their heads,
40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
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And saying, You who are going to cause the churban (destruction) of the Beis Hamikdash and rebuild it in shloshah yamim (three days), save yourself! If you are the Ben HaElohim, come down from HAETZ (the Tree).
41 In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,
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Likewise, also the Rashei Hakohanim along with the Sofrim and Zekenim, were mocking him, and saying,
42 A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.
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He saved others; yet himself he is not able to save. He is Melech Yisroel? Let him now come down from the Etz, and we shall have emunah in him.
43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.
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He trusts in Hashem; let Hashem be his Moshi’a (Deliverer) and deliver him now, if Hashem takes pleasure in him, for this one said, Ben HaElohim Ani!
44 And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.
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And the shodedim (robbers), hanging, each on his etz, with him, were casting similar insults at Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, reproaching him.
45 Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
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Now, from the sixth hour, choshech fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
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And about the ninth hour, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach cried out with a kol gadol, saying Eli, Eli, lemah sabachthani! (that is, My G-d, my G-d, why hast thou forsaken me? TEHILLIM 22:2[1]).
47 And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.
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And some of those who were standing there, when they heard, began saying, This one calls for Eliyahu HaNavi.
48 And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.
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And immediately one of them ran and, taking a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed and gave him a drink.
49 And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.
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But the rest of them said, Wait. We will see whether Eliyahu HaNavi will come to save him.
50 And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit.
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And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach cried out again with a loud voice, and dismissed his ruach.
51 And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;
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And hinei! The parochet of the Beis Hamikdash was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook; and the rocks were split,
52 And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;
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And the kevarim (graves) were opened, and many gufot (bodies) of the kadoshim who had fallen asleep were made to stand up alive.
53 And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.
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And coming out of the kevarim after the Techiyas HaMoshiach, they entered the Ir Hakodesh (Holy City) and appeared to many.
54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
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Now when the centurion, and those who were with him keeping shomer (guard) over Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, they became very frightened and said, Truly this was the Ben HaElohim.
55 And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.
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And many nashim were there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach from the Galil and had ministered to him.
56 Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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Among them was Miryam of Magdala, Miryam the Em of Yaakov and Yosef, and the Em of Zavdai’s sons.
57 And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:
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And when it was erev, there came an oisher (rich man) from Ramatayim named Yosef who himself had also become a talmid of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
58 This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.
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This man went to Pilate and asked for the gufat Yehoshua [TEHILLIM 16:9-10]. Then Pilate ordered it to be given over to Yosef.
59 And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,
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And Yosef took the gufat Yehoshua, and wrapped it in the tachrichim,
60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.
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and laid it in Yosef’s own new kever, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the entrance of the kever (tomb) and went away [Isa 53:9].
61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.
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And Miryam of Magdala, and the other Miryam, stayed there, sitting opposite the kever.
62 Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,
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Now on the next day [i.e., Motzoei Shabbos], which is the one after the Preparation, the Rashei Hakohanim and the Perushim gathered together with Pilate
63 Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.
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and said, Sir, we remember that when he was still alive that mateh (deceiver) said, After shloshah yamim I am to stand up alive.
64 Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.
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Therefore, give orders for the kever to be made secure until the Yom HaShlishi (the Third Day), lest his talmidim come and steal him away and say to the people, He has stood up alive from the mesim. And the last deception will be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able.
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Pilate said to them, You have a guard, go make the kever as secure as you know how.
66 So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.
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And they went and made the kever secure, and, along with the guard, they set a seal on the stone.
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