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Nehemiah 1

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֖הne.chem.YahH5166thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHacaliahחֲכַלְיָ֑הcha.khal.YahH2446.Nowitcametopassinthemonthבְחֹֽדֶשׁ־ve.cho.desh-H2320Chislev,inthetwentiethyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141,asIwasH1961inShushanthepalace,

2thatHananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607,oneאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259ofmybrethren,cameH935,heandcertainmenH376outofJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֑הmi.hu.DahH3063;andIaskedוָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞םva.'esh.'a.LemH7592themconcerningtheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֧יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thathadescapedH6413,thatwereleftH7604ofthecaptivityהַשֶּׁ֖בִיha.She.viH7628,andconcerningJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3AndtheysaidH559untome,TheremnantH7604thatareleftH7604ofthecaptivityהַשְּׁבִי֙ha.she.ViH7628thereintheprovinceבַּמְּדִינָ֔הba.me.di.NahH4082areingreatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419afflictionandreproachH2781:thewallוְחוֹמַ֤תve.cho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389alsoisbrokenH6555downמְפֹרָ֔צֶתme.fo.Ra.tzetH6555,andthegatesH8179thereofareburnedנִצְּת֥וּni.tze.TuH3341withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

4Anditcametopass,whenIheardH8085thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatIsatH3427downיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427andweptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הva.'ev.KehH1058,andmournedוָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הva.'et.'a.be.LahH56certaindaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;andIfastedצָם֙tzamH6684andprayedוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419beforetheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

5andsaidH559,Ibeseechthee,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419andterribleGodH430,thatkeepethcovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andlovingkindnesswiththemthatloveלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.VavH157himandkeepH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687:

6letthineearאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241nowbeתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961attentive,andthineeyesוְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869open,thatthou mayest hearken untotheprayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֡'av.de.KhaH5650,whichIprayמִתְפַּלֵּ֨לmit.pa.LelH6419beforetheeatthistime,dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,whileIconfessH3034thesinsH2398ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whichwehavesinnedH2398againstthee. Yea,Iandmyfather’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004havesinnedH2398:

7wehavedealt very corruptlyagainstthee,andhavenotkeptH8104thecommandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687,northestatutesH2706,northeordinancesH4941,whichthou commandedst thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

8Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142,Ibeseechthee,thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatthou commandedst thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ifye trespass,Iwillscatterאָפִ֥יץ'a.FitzH6327youabroad amongthepeoplesH5971:

9butifyereturnH7725untome,andkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687anddothem,thoughyouroutcastsH5080wereintheuttermost partoftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, yetwillIgatherאֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908themfromthence,andwillbringוַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙va.ha.vo.'o.timH935themuntotheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725thatIhavechosenH977,tocausemynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931there.

10Nowthesearethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650andthypeopleוְעַמֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971,whomthou hastredeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299bythygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419power,andbythystrongH2389handוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.

11OLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,Ibeseechthee,letnowthineearאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241beH1961attentivetotheprayerתְּפִלַּ֨תte.fi.LatH8605ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650,andtotheprayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605ofthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,whodelightהַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ha.cha.fe.TzimH2655tofearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034;andprosperH6743,Ipraythee, thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,andgranthimmercyinthesightofthismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376.NowIwascupbearerH4945tothekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פla.Me.lekhH4428.

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