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Nehemiah 13:1-9

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.

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