2“How I longמִֽי־ יִתְּנֵ֥נִיmi- yi.te.Ne.niH4310H5414for the monthsכְיַרְחֵי־khe.yar.chei-H3391gone byקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924,for the daysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יki.MeiH3117when Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433watched over meיִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃yish.me.Re.niH8104,
3when His lampנֵ֭רוֹne.roH5216shoneבְּהִלּ֣וֹbe.hi.LoH1984aboveעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218,and by His lightלְ֝אוֹרוֹle.'o.roH216I walkedאֵ֣לֶךְ'E.lekhH1980through the darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822,
4whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I wasהָ֭יִיתִיHa.yi.tiH1961in my primeבִּימֵ֣י חָרְפִּ֑יbi.Mei cha.re.PiH3117H2779,when the friendshipבְּס֥וֹדbe.SodH5475of Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433rested onעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my tentאָהֳלִֽי׃'o.ho.LiH168,
5when the Almightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706was stillבְּע֣וֹדbe.'odH5750with meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978and my childrenנְעָרָֽי׃ne.'a.RaiH5288were around meסְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣יse.Vi.vo.TaiH5439,
6when my stepsהֲלִיכַ֣יha.li.KhaiH1978were bathedבִּרְחֹ֣ץbir.ChotzH7364in creamבְּחֵמָ֑הbe.che.MahH2529and the rockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697poured outיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694for meעִ֝מָּדִ֗י'i.ma.DiH5978streamsפַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-H6388of oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081!
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