American Standard Version

Nehemiah 9

1Nowinthetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfourthdayוּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOmH3117ofthismonthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wereassembledwithfastingבְּצ֣וֹםbe.TzomH6685,andwithsackclothוּבְשַׂקִּ֔יםu.ve.sa.KimH8242,andearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127uponthem.

2AndtheseedH2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478separatedH914themselvesfromallforeigners,andstoodH5975andconfessedH3034theirsinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיהֶ֔םcha.To.tei.HemH2403,andtheiniquitiesוַעֲוֹנ֖וֹתva.'a.vo.NotH5771oftheirfathersH1.

3AndtheystoodH6965upintheirplaceעָמְדָ֔ם'a.me.DamH5977,andreadוַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121inthebookH5612ofthelawתּוֹרַ֧תto.RatH8451ofJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430afourthרְבִעִ֣יתre.vi.'ItH7243partofthedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;andanotherfourthוּרְבִעִית֙u.re.vi.'ItH7243parttheyconfessedH3034,andworshippedJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

4ThenstoodH6965upuponthestairsoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,Jeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,andBaniוּבָנִ֜יu.va.NiH1137,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֧לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֛הshe.van.YahH7645,Bunniבֻּנִּ֥יbu.NiH1138,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Baniבָּנִ֣יba.NiH1137,andChenani,andcriedH2199withaloudvoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963untoJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5ThentheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֡םhal.vi.YimH3881,Jeshuaיֵשׁ֣וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,andKadmielוְ֠קַדְמִיאֵלVe.kad.mi.'elH6934,Baniבָּנִ֨יba.NiH1137,Hashabneiahחֲשַׁבְנְיָ֜הcha.shav.ne.YahH2813,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Hodiahהֽוֹדִיָּה֙ho.di.YahH1941,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֣הshe.van.YahH7645,andPethahiahפְתַֽחְיָ֔הfe.tach.YahH6611,saidH559,StandH6965upandblessבָּרֲכוּ֙ba.ra.KhuH1288JehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430fromeverlastingtoeverlasting;andblessedוִיבָֽרְכוּ֙vi.va.re.KhuH1288bethy gloriousnameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034, whichisexaltedוּמְרוֹמַ֥םu.me.ro.MamH7311aboveallblessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293andpraiseוּתְהִלָּֽה׃u.te.hi.LahH8416.

6Thou artJehovah,eventhoualoneלְבַדֶּךָ֒le.va.de.KhaH905; thou hastmadeH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֩ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,theheavenשְׁמֵ֨יshe.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,withalltheirhostצְבָאָ֗םtze.va.'AmH6635,theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776andallthingsthatarethereon,theseasהַיַּמִּים֙hai.ya.MimH3220andallthatisinthem,andthou preservestthemall;andthehostוּצְבָ֥אu.tze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064worshippeth thee.

7Thou artJehovahtheGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whodidstchooseH977Abramבְּאַבְרָ֔םbe.'av.RamH87,andbroughtesthimforthH3318outofUroftheChaldees,andgavesthimthenameשְּׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85,

8andfoundesthisheartלְבָבוֹ֮le.va.VoH3824faithfulנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539beforethee,andmadestacovenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285withhimtogiveלָתֵ֡תla.TetH5414thelandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776oftheCanaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,theHittiteהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֧יha.'e.mo.RiH567,andthePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֛יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֥יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,andtheGirgashiteוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414ituntohisseedH2233,andhastperformedthywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697;forthou artrighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662.

9Andthou sawesttheafflictionofourfathersH1inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andheardesttheircryH2201bytheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220,

10andshowedstsignsאֹתֹ֨ת'o.TotH226andwondersוּמֹֽפְתִ֜יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159uponPharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֤הbe.far.'OhH6547,andonallhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,andonallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofhislandאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776;forthou knewestthattheydealtproudlyagainstthem,anddidst get theeanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034,asitisthisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

11Andthou didstdividetheseaוְהַיָּם֙ve.hai.YamH3220beforethem,sothattheywentthroughthemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220onthedryבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004;andtheirpursuersרֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜םro.de.fei.HemH7291thou didstcastH7993intothedepthsבִמְצוֹלֹ֛תvim.tzo.LotH4688,asastoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68intothemightyעַזִּֽים׃'a.ZimH5794watersבְּמַ֥יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325.

12Moreoverinapillarוּבְעַמּ֣וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982ofcloudעָנָ֔ן'a.NanH6051thou leddestthembydayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119;andinapillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982offireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,togiveH215themlightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215inthewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereintheyshould go.

13Thou camestdownיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381alsouponmountSinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514,andspakestwiththemfromheavenמִשָּׁמָ֑יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andgavestthemrightH3477ordinancesH4941andtruelawsוְתוֹר֣וֹתve.to.RotH8451,goodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896statutesH2706andcommandmentsוּמִצְוֹ֖תu.mitz.VotH4687,

14andmadestknownH3045untothemthyholyH6944sabbathשַׁבַּ֥תsha.BatH7676,andcommandedstthemcommandmentsוּמִצְו֤וֹתu.mitz.VotH4687,andstatutesH2706,andalawוְתוֹרָ֔הve.to.RahH8451,byMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650,

15andgavestthembreadוְ֠לֶחֶםVe.le.chemH3899fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֜יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064fortheirhungerלִרְעָבָ֔םlir.'a.VamH7458,andbroughtestforthהוֹצֵ֥אתָho.Tze.taH3318waterוּמַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325forthemoutoftherockמִסֶּ֛לַעmi.Se.la'H5553fortheirthirstלִצְמָאָ֑םlitz.ma.'AmH6772,andcommandedstthemthattheyshouldgoH3318intopossessH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichthou hadstsworntogiveH5414them.

16ButtheyandourfathersH1dealtproudly,andhardenedH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203,andhearkenednottothycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

17andrefusedH3985toobey,neitherweremindfulofthywondersנִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381thatthou didstamongthem,buthardenedH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203,andintheirrebellionבְּמִרְיָ֑םbe.mir.YamH4805appointedacaptaintoreturnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725totheirbondage.Butthou artaGodאֱל֨וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433readytopardon,graciousחַנּ֧וּןcha.NunH2587andmerciful,slowtoangerאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639,andabundantinlovingkindness,andforsookestthemnot.

18Yea,whentheyhadmadeH6213themamoltencalfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695,andsaidH559,ThisisthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430thatbroughtH5927theeupoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andhadwroughtgreatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocations;

19yetthouinthy manifoldmerciesforsookestthemnotinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057:thepillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982ofcloudהֶ֠עָנָןHe.'a.nonH6051departedסָ֨רsarH5493notfromoverthembydayH3119,toleadלְהַנְחֹתָ֣םle.han.cho.TamH5148theminthewayבְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְbe.ha.De.rekhH1870;neitherthepillarעַמּ֨וּד'a.MudH5982offireהָאֵ֤שׁha.'EshH784bynightבְּלַ֙יְלָה֙be.Lay.lahH3915,toshowthemlightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215,andthewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereintheyshouldgo.

20Thou gavest also thygoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896Spiritוְרוּחֲךָ֨ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307toinstructthem,andwithheldestnotthymannaוּמַנְךָ֙u.man.KhaH4478fromtheirmouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,andgavestthemwaterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325fortheirthirstלִצְמָאָֽם׃litz.ma.'AmH6772.

21Yea,fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141didst thousustainכִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥םkil.kal.TamH3557theminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,andtheylackedחָסֵ֑רוּcha.Se.ruH2637nothing;theirclothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙sal.mo.tei.HemH8008waxednotold,andtheirfeetH7272swellednot.

22Moreover thou gavestthemkingdomsמַמְלָכוֹת֙mam.la.khOtH4467andpeoplesH5971, which thou didstallotaftertheirportions:sotheypossessedH3423thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofSihonסִיח֗וֹןsi.ChonH5511,eventhelandאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809,andthelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofOgע֥וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23Theirchildrenalsomultipliedst thouasthestarsכְּכֹכְבֵ֖יke.cho.khe.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andbroughtestthemintothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776concerningH413whichthou didstsayH559totheirfathersH1,thattheyshouldgoH935intopossessH3423it.

24SothechildrenwentH935inandpossessedH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andthou subduedstbeforethemtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,theCanaanitesהַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔יםha.ke.Na.'a.NimH3669,andgavestthemintotheirhandsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,withtheirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428,andthepeoplesH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thattheymightdowiththemastheywould.

25AndtheytookH3920fortifiedH1219citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892,andafatוַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuH8080landH127,andpossessedH3423housesH1004fullמְלֵֽאִים־me.le.'im-H4392ofallgoodט֠וּבtuvH2898things,cisternsH953hewnout,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.MimH3754,andoliveyards,andfruit-treesinabundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230:sotheydideatH398,andwerefilled,andbecamefatH8080,anddelighted themselvesinthygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419goodnessבְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.KhaH2898.

26Neverthelesstheyweredisobedientוַיַּמְר֨וּvai.yam.RuH4784,andrebelledH4784againstthee,andcastH7993thylawתּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙to.ra.te.KhaH8451behindtheirbackלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725,andslewH2026thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030thattestifiedH5749againstthemtoturnH7725themagainunto thee,andtheywroughtgreatגְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocations.

27Thereforethou deliveredstthemintothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheiradversaries,whodistressedthem:andinthetimeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256oftheirtroubleH6869,whentheycriedH6817unto thee, thou heardestfromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andaccordingtothy manifoldmerciesthou gavestthemsaviourswhosavedH3467themoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027oftheiradversaries.

28Butaftertheyhadrestוּכְנ֣וֹחַu.khe.No.achH5117,theydidevilרַ֖עra'H7451againbeforethee;thereforeleftest thoutheminthehandבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027oftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶם֙'o.ye.vei.HemH341,sothattheyhadthedominionoverthem:yetwhentheyreturnedH7725,andcriedH2199unto thee, thou heardestfromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֧יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andmanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227timesH6256didst thoudeliverH5337themaccordingtothymercies,

29andtestifiedstagainstthem,thatthou mightestbringלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725themagainunto thylawתּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451.Yettheydealtproudly,andhearkenednotunto thycommandmentsלְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙le.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,butsinnedH2398againstthineordinancesH4941(whichifamanH120do,heshallliveוְחָיָ֣הve.cha.YahH2421inthem),andwithdrewtheshoulderכָתֵף֙kha.TefH3802,andhardenedH7185theirneckוְעָרְפָּ֥םve.'a.re.PamH6203,andwouldnothearH8085.

30Yetmanyרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141didst thoubearwiththem,andtestifiedstagainstthembythySpiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֛be.ru.cha.KhaH7307throughthyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030:yetwouldtheynotgiveH5414earהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238:thereforegavest thouthemintothehandH3027ofthepeoplesH5971ofthelandsהָאֲרָצֹֽת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

31Neverthelessinthy manifoldmerciesthou didstnotmakeH6213afullendofthem,norforsakeH5800them;forthou artagraciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587andmercifulGodאֵֽל־'el-H410.

32NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,ourGodאֱ֠לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430,thegreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,themightyהַגִּבּ֣וֹרha.gi.BorH1368,andtheterribleGodH430,whokeepestcovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285andlovingkindness,letnotallthetravailseemlittleH4591beforethee,thathathcomeמְ֠צָאַתְנוּMe.tza.'at.nuH4672uponus,onourkingsלִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428,onourprincesH8269,andonourpriestsוּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּu.le.kho.ha.Nei.nuH3548,andonourprophetsוְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּve.lin.vi.'E.nuH5030,andonourfathersH1,andonallthypeopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,sincethetimeofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804untothisdayH3117.

33Howbeit thou artjustinallthatiscomeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935uponus;forthou hast dealttruly,butwehavedonewickedlyהִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃hir.Sha.'e.nuH7561;

34neitherhaveourkingsמְלָכֵ֤ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,ourprincesH8269,ourpriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣ינוּko.ha.Nei.nuH3548,norourfathersH1,keptthylawתּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451,norhearkened unto thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687andthytestimoniesוּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָu.le.'E.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715wherewith thou didst testifyagainstthem.

35FortheyhavenotservedH5647theeintheirkingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.TamH4438,andinthygreatהָרָ֜בha.RavH7227goodnessוּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.KhaH2898thatthou gavestthem,andinthelargeandfatlandוּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776whichthou gavestbeforethem,neitherturnedשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725theyfromtheirwickedH7451worksH5647.

36Behold,weareservantsH5650thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,andasforthelandוְהָאָ֜רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776thatthou gavest untoourfathersH1toeatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398thefruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529thereofandthegoodטוּבָ֔הּtu.VahH2898thereof,behold,weareservantsH5650init.

37AndityieldethmuchH7235increaseH7235untothekingsלַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.KhimH4428whomthou hastsetH5414overusbecauseofoursinsבְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403:alsotheyhavepoweroverourbodiesגְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nuH1472,andoverourcattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuH929,attheirpleasureH7522,andweareingreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419distressוּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.RahH6869.

38And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain