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Nehemiah 1:7-11

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

10Theyוְהֵ֥םve.HemH1992are Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and Your peopleוְעַמֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971.You redeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299themאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834by Your greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581and mightyהַחֲזָקָֽה׃ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.

11O Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136אָנָּ֣א'a.Na'H577,may Your earאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241beתְּהִ֣י נָ֣אte.Hi na'H1961 H4994attentiveקַ֠שֶּׁבֶתKa.she.vetH7183toאֶל־'el-H413myprayerתְּפִלַּ֨ת עַבְדְּךָ֜te.fi.Lat 'av.de.KhaH8605 H5650and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the prayersתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650who delightהַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ha.cha.fe.TzimH2655to revereלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372אֶת־'et-H853Your nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034.Give Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650successוְהַצְלִֽיחָה־ve.hatz.li.chah-H6743this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,I prayנָּ֤אna'H4994,and grant himוּתְנֵ֣הוּu.te.Ne.huH5414mercyלְרַחֲמִ֔יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356in the sightלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376.” (At that time Iוַאֲנִ֛יva.'a.NiH589wasהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961the cupbearerמַשְׁקֶ֖הmash.KehH4945to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פla.Me.lekhH4428.)

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