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Nehemiah 13:19-22

19וַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834the evening shadowsצָֽלֲלוּ֩tza.la.LuH6751began to fall on the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,just beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676,I orderedוָאֹֽמְרָה֙va.'o.me.RahH559that the gatesהַדְּלָת֔וֹת וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הha.de.la.Tot va.'O.me.RahH1817 H559אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834be shutוַיִּסָּגְר֣וּvai.yi.sa.ge.RuH5462and notלֹ֣אlo'H3808openedיִפְתָּח֔וּםyif.ta.ChumH6605untilעַ֖ד'adH5704afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676.I postedהֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙he.'e.Mad.tiH5975some of my servantsוּמִנְּעָרַ֗יu.mi.ne.'a.RaiH5288atעַל־'al-H5921the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםha.she.'a.RimH8179so that noלֹא־lo'-H3808loadמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853could enterיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

20Onceפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471or twiceוּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃u.she.Ta.yimH8147,the merchantsהָרֹכְלִ֜יםha.ro.khe.LimH7402and those who sellוּמֹכְרֵ֧יu.mo.khe.ReiH4376all kindsכָל־khol-H3605of goodsמִמְכָּ֛רmi.KarH4465campedוַיָּלִ֨ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,

21but I warnedוָאָעִ֣ידָהva.'a.'I.dahH5749themוָאֹמְרָ֤הva.'o.me.RahH559אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413, “Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069are youאַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemH859campingלֵנִים֙le.NimH3885in front ofנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346?Ifאִם־'im-H518you do it againתִּשְׁנ֕וּtish.NuH8138,I will layאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971handsיָ֖דyadH3027on you.”Fromמִן־min-H4480thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931time onהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256,they did notלֹא־lo'-H3808returnבָ֖אוּVa.'uH935on the Sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּֽת׃ סba.sha.BatH7676.

22Then I instructedוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834יִֽהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961to purify themselvesמִֽטַּהֲרִים֙ וּבָאִים֙mi.ta.ha.Rim u.va.'ImH2891 H935and guardשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםha.she.'a.RimH8179in order to keep the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117holyלְקַדֵּ֖שׁle.ka.DeshH6942אֶת־'et-H853.Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142mefor thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063as wellגַּם־gam-H1571,O my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,and show meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921mercyוְח֥וּסָהve.Chu.sahH2347according to Your abundantכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230loving devotionחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ פchas.De.khaH2617.

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