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Nehemiah 1:4-6

4וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961When I heardכְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ke.sha.me.'IH8085אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,I sat downיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427and weptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הva.'ev.KehH1058.I mournedוָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הva.'et.'a.be.LahH56for daysיָמִ֑ים וָֽאֱהִ֥יya.Mim va.'e.HiH3117 H1961,fastingצָם֙tzamH6684and prayingוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

5Then I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559: “Oאָֽנָּ֤א'a.Na'H577LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָ֑אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410who keepsשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104His covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285of loving devotionוָחֶ֔סֶדva.Che.sedH2617with those who love Himלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.VavH157and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687,

6let Your eyesוְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869beתְּהִ֣י נָ֣אte.Hi na'H1961 H4994openפְתֻוּח֟וֹתfe.tu.v.ChotH6605and Your earsאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241attentiveקַשֶּׁ֣בֶתka.She.vetH7183to hearלִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֶל־lish.Mo.a' 'el-H8085 H413the prayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִי֩'a.no.KhiH595,Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֡'av.de.KhaH5650,nowהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117prayמִתְפַּלֵּ֨לmit.pa.LelH6419before Youלְפָנֶ֤יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915forעַל־'al-H5921Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.I confessוּמִתְוַדֶּ֗ה עַל־u.mit.va.Deh 'al-H3034 H5921the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478have committedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against You.Both Iוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589and my father’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398.

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