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Nehemiah 1:6-9

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.

7We have behaved corruptlyH2254against Youand have notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808keptשָׁמַ֣רְנוּsha.Mar.nuH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You gaveצִוִּ֖יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680אֶת־'et-H853Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

8Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142,I prayנָא֙na'H4994אֶת־'et-H853,the wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You commandedצִוִּ֛יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680אֶת־'et-H853Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872when You saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘If youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859are unfaithfulתִּמְעָ֔לוּtim.'A.luH4603,Iאֲנִ֕י'a.NiH589will scatterאָפִ֥יץ'a.FitzH6327youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853among the nationsבָּעַמִּֽים׃ba.'a.MimH5971,

9but if you returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֣םve.shav.TemH7725to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413and keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104and practiceוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,then even ifאִם־'im-H518your exilesנִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜םni.da.cha.KhemH5080have beenיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961banished to the farthestבִּקְצֵ֤הbik.TzehH7097horizonהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,I will gather themאֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908from thereמִשָּׁ֣םmi.ShamH8033and bring themוַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙va.ha.vo.'o.timH935toאֶל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבָּחַ֔רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977as a dwellingלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931forאֶת־'et-H853My Nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.’שָֽׁם׃ShamH8033

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