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Nehemiah 13:1-3

1At thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931timeבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Bookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872was read aloudנִקְרָ֛אnik.Ra'H7121in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, and in itthey foundוְנִמְצָא֙ve.nim.Tza'H4672the passage statingכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789thatאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834noלֹא־lo'-H3808Ammoniteעַמֹּנִ֧י'a.mo.NiH5984or Moabiteוּמֹאָבִ֛יu.mo.'a.ViH4125should everעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769enterיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935the assemblyבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,

2becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they had notלֹ֧אlo'H3808metקִדְּמ֛וּki.de.MuH6923אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478with foodבַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemH3899and waterוּבַמָּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,but had hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.KorH7936Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109אֶת־'et-H853to call down a curseלְקַֽלְל֔וֹle.ka.LoH7043against themעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921(although our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430had turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015the curseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045into a blessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293).

3As soon asוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961the peopleheardכְּשָׁמְעָ֣םke.sha.me.'AmH8085אֶת־'et-H853this lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451,they excludedוַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּvai.yav.Di.luH914from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478allכָל־khol-H3605of foreign descentעֵ֖רֶב'E.revH6154.

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