See אלא in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "Our Father, our King, we have no king but You.",
"roman": "Avínu malkéinu éin lánu mélekh éla atá.",
"text": "אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּא אַתָּה.",
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"english": "He used to say, \"do not judge alone, for none may judge alone except One.\"",
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"roman": "Hu hayá omér, al t'hi dan y'ḥidí, she-ein y'ḥidí dan éla eḥad.",
"text": "הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, אַל תְּהִי דָן יְחִידִי, שֶׁאֵין דָּן יְחִידִי אֶלָּא אֶחָד.",
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"english": "\"Their prayer\" is not said, but \"My prayer.\" Thus, the Holy Blessed One prays.",
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"roman": "\"tfilatám\" lo ne'emár éla \"tfilatí,\" mi-kan she-ha-qadósh barúkh hu mitpalel",
"text": "״תְּפִלָּתָם״ לֹא נֶאֱמַר, אֶלָּא ״תְּפִלָּתִי״, מִכָּאן שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מִתְפַּלֵּל.",
"translation": "\"Their prayer\" is not said, but \"My prayer.\" Thus, the Holy Blessed One prays.",
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"text": "אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּא אַתָּה.",
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"text": "הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, אַל תְּהִי דָן יְחִידִי, שֶׁאֵין דָּן יְחִידִי אֶלָּא אֶחָד.",
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27,
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"ref": "a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Berachot, 7a:",
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"text": "״תְּפִלָּתָם״ לֹא נֶאֱמַר, אֶלָּא ״תְּפִלָּתִי״, מִכָּאן שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מִתְפַּלֵּל.",
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