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Nehemiah 13

1Onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theyreadנִקְרָ֛אnik.Ra'H7121inthebookH5612ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872intheaudienceofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;andthereinwasfoundH4672writtenH3789,thatanAmmoniteעַמֹּנִ֧י'a.mo.NiH5984andaMoabiteוּמֹאָבִ֛יu.mo.'a.ViH4125shouldnotenterintotheassemblyבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430foreverH5769,

2becausetheymetH6923notthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478withbreadH3899andwithwaterוּבַמָּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,buthiredH7936Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109againstthem,tocurseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045them: howbeitourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015thecurseH7045intoablessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.

3Anditcametopass,whentheyhadheardH8085thelawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451,thattheyseparatedH914fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478allthemixed multitude.

4Nowbeforethis,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,whowasappointedoverthechambersofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,beingallied untoTobiahלְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃le.toi.YahH2900,

5hadpreparedforhimagreatH1419chamber,whereaforetimetheylaidthemeal-offerings,thefrankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָ֜הha.le.vo.NahH3828,andthevesselsH3627,andthetithesוּמַעְשַׂ֤רu.ma'.SarH4643ofthegrainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,thenewהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,andtheoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,whichwereH1961givenH5414bycommandmentמִצְוַת֙mitz.VatH4687totheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,andthesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,andtheporters;andtheheave-offeringsforthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

6ButinallthistimeIwasH1961notatJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;forinthetwoוּשְׁתַּ֜יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147andthirtiethyearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894IwentH935untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:andaftercertaindaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117askedH7592Ileaveofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

7andIcameH935toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,andunderstoodH995theevilבָרָעָ֗הva.ra.'AhH7451thatEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475haddoneforTobiahלְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔הle.Toi.YahH2900,inpreparinghimachamberinthecourtsofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8Anditgrievedmesore: thereforeIcastH7993forthallthehouseholdבֵית־veit-H1004stuffofTobiahטוֹבִיָּ֛הtoi.YahH2900outofthechamber.

9ThenIcommanded,andtheycleansedH2891thechambers:andthitherbroughtH7725IagainthevesselsH3627ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,withthemeal-offeringsandthefrankincenseוְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ פve.ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

10AndIperceivedthattheportionsמְנָי֥וֹתme.na.YotH4521oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881hadnotbeengivenH5414them;sothattheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881andthesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,thatdidtheworkהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399,werefledH1272everyoneאִישׁ־'ish-H376tohisfieldלְשָׂדֵ֛הוּle.sa.De.huH7704.

11Thencontendedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378Iwiththerulers,andsaidH559,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069isthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430forsaken?AndIgatheredH6908themtogetherH6908,andsetH5975themintheirplaceעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

12ThenbroughtH935allJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063thetitheמַעְשַׂ֧רma'.SarH4643ofthegrainהַדָּגָ֛ןha.da.GanH1715andthenewוְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492andtheoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֖רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323untothetreasuriesH214.

13AndImade treasurersoverthetreasuriesH214,Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֨הshe.lem.YahH8018thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,andZadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,andoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,Pedaiahוּפְדָיָה֙u.fe.da.YahH6305:andnexttothemwasHananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983;fortheywerecountedH5608faithfulH539,andtheirbusinesswastodistribute untotheirbrethren.

14Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142me,OmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,concerningthis,andwipeתֶּ֣מַחTe.machH4229notoutmygood deedsthatIhavedoneforthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,andfortheobservances thereof.

15Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117sawH7200IinJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֣ה׀vi.hu.DahH3063somementreadingH1869winepressesH1660onthesabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֡תba.sha.BatH7676,andbringingH935insheaves,andlading asses therewith;asalsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637wineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196,grapes,andfigsוּתְאֵנִים֙u.te.'e.NimH8384,andallmannerofburdens,whichtheybroughtH935intoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389onthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117:andItestifiedH5749againsttheminthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117whereintheysoldH4376victuals.

16Theredweltיָ֣שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427menofTyrealsotherein,whobroughtH935infishדָּ֖אגdagH1709,andallmannerofwares,andsoldוּמֹכְרִ֧יםu.mo.khe.RimH4376onthesabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֛תba.sha.BatH7676untothechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,andinJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

17ThenIcontendedוָאָרִ֕יבָהva.'a.Ri.vahH7378withthenoblesofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andsaidH559untothem,Whatevilהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697isthisthatyedo,andprofaneH2490thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117?

18DidnotyourfathersH1thusכֹ֤הkhohH3541,anddidnotourGodאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430bringH935allthisevilH7451uponus,anduponthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892?yetyebringH935morewrathuponIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478byprofaningH2490thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פha.sha.BatH7676.

19Anditcameיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935topassthat,whenthegatesH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389begantobeH1961darkbeforethesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676,Icommandedthatthedoorsהַדְּלָת֔וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817shouldbeH1961shutH5462,andcommandedthattheyshouldnotbeH1961openedיִפְתָּח֔וּםyif.ta.ChumH6605tillafterthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676:andsomeofmyservantsוּמִנְּעָרַ֗יu.mi.ne.'a.RaiH5288setH5975IoverthegatesH8179,thatthereshouldnoburdenH4853beH1961broughtH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

20Sothemerchantsandsellersofallkindofwares lodged withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389onceortwice.

21ThenItestifiedH5749againstthem,andsaidH559untothem,Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069lodge yeaboutthewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346?ifyedosoagain,Iwilllayhandsיָ֖דyadH3027onyou.Fromthattimeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256forthH7971cameH935theynomoreH4480onthesabbathבַּשַּׁבָּֽת׃ סba.sha.BatH7676.

22AndIcommandedtheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881thattheyshouldpurifyמִֽטַּהֲרִים֙mi.ta.ha.RimH2891themselves,andthattheyshouldcomeH935andkeepH8104thegatesH8179,tosanctifyH6942thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117.Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142untome,OmyGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571,andsparemeaccordingtothegreatnessכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230ofthy lovingkindness.

23Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117alsoגַּ֣ם׀gamH1571sawH7200ItheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thathadmarriedwomenH802ofAshdod,ofAmmon,andofMoab:

24andtheirchildrenspakehalfחֲצִי֙cha.TziH2677inthespeechofAshdod,andcouldnotspeakH1696intheJews’languageוְכִלְשׁ֖וֹןve.khil.ShonH3956,butaccordingtothelanguageH3956ofeachpeopleH5971.

25AndIcontendedוָאָרִ֤יבva.'a.RivH7378withthem,andcursedH7043them,andsmotecertainofthem,andpluckedofftheirhair,andmadeH5414themswearH7650byGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֗יםbe.lo.HimH430, saying, Yeshallnotgiveתִּתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414yourdaughtersבְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323untotheirsonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121,nortakeתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375theirdaughtersמִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmi.be.No.tei.HemH1323foryoursonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121,orforyourselves.

26DidnotSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinחָטָֽא־cha.ta'-H2398bythesethingsH428?yetamongmanyהָרַבִּים֩ha.ra.BimH7227nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֣םu.va.go.YimH1471wasH1961therenokingמֶ֜לֶךְMe.lekhH4428likehim,andhewasH1961belovedofhisGodלֵֽאלֹהָיו֙le.lo.HavH430,andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeH5414himkingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:neverthelessevenhimdidforeignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802causetosinהֶחֱטִ֔יאוּhe.che.Ti.'uH2398.

27Shallwethenhearken untoyoutodoallthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451,totrespassagainstourGodבֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּbe.lo.Hei.nuH430inmarryingforeignנָכְרִיּֽוֹת׃na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802?

28Andoneofthesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֨יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofJoiadaיוֹיָדָ֤עyo.ya.Da'H3111,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,wasson-in-lawtoSanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֑יha.cho.ro.NiH2772: thereforeIchasedhimfromme.

29Rememberזָכְרָ֥הza.khe.RahH2142them,OmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,becausetheyhavedefiledthepriesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּ֔הha.ke.hu.NahH3550,andthecovenantוּבְרִ֥יתu.ve.RitH1285ofthepriesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּ֖הha.ke.hu.NahH3550,andoftheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881.

30ThuscleansedH2891Ithemfromallforeigners,andappointedH5975chargesforthepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548andfortheLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֖םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376inhisworkבִּמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃bim.lakh.ToH4399;

31andforthewood-offering,attimesH6256appointedמְזֻמָּנ֖וֹתme.zu.ma.NotH2163,andforthefirst-fruits.Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142me,OmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,forgoodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

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