Berean Standard Bible

Nehemiah 9:1-23

1On the twenty-fourthעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה'es.Rim ve.'ar.ba.'AhH6242 H702dayוּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOmH3117of the sameהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478gathered togetherנֶאֶסְפ֤וּne.'es.FuH622,fastingבְּצ֣וֹםbe.TzomH6685and wearing sackclothוּבְשַׂקִּ֔יםu.ve.sa.KimH8242,with dustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127on their headsעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.

2Those of Israeliteיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478descentזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233separated themselvesוַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ֙vai.yi.ba.de.LuH914from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the foreignersבְּנֵ֣י נֵכָ֑רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121 H5236,and they stoodוַיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975and confessedוַיִּתְוַדּוּ֙ עַל־vai.yit.va.Du 'al-H3034 H5921their sinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיהֶ֔םcha.To.tei.HemH2403and the iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנ֖וֹתva.'a.vo.NotH5771of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

3While they stoodוַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965inעַל־'al-H5921their placesעָמְדָ֔ם'a.me.DamH5977,they readוַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121from the Bookבְּסֵ֨פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawתּוֹרַ֧תto.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430for a quarterרְבִעִ֣יתre.vi.'ItH7243of the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,and they spent another quarter of the dayוּרְבִעִית֙u.re.vi.'ItH7243in confessionמִתְוַדִּ֣יםmit.va.DimH3034and worshipוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יםu.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812of the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

4And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881—Jeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Baniוּבָנִ֜יu.va.NiH1137,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֧לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֛הshe.van.YahH7645,Bunniבֻּנִּ֥יbu.NiH1138,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Baniבָּנִ֣יba.NiH1137,and Chenaniכְנָ֑נִיkhe.Na.niH3662—stoodוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965onעַֽל־'al-H5921the raised platformמַֽעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608and cried outוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199in a loudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5Then the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֡םhal.vi.YimH3881—Jeshuaיֵשׁ֣וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Kadmielוְ֠קַדְמִיאֵלVe.kad.mi.'elH6934,Baniבָּנִ֨יba.NiH1137,Hashabneiahחֲשַׁבְנְיָ֜הcha.shav.ne.YahH2813,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Hodiahהֽוֹדִיָּה֙ho.di.YahH1941,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֣הshe.van.YahH7645,and Pethahiahפְתַֽחְיָ֔הfe.tach.YahH6611—saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Stand upק֗וּמוּKu.muH6965andblessבָּרֲכוּ֙ba.ra.KhuH1288אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430fromמִן־min-H4480everlastingהָעוֹלָ֖םha.'o.LamH5769toעַד־'ad-H5704everlastingהָעוֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769:Blessed beוִיבָֽרְכוּ֙vi.va.re.KhuH1288Your gloriousכְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָke.vo.De.khaH3519nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,and may it be exaltedוּמְרוֹמַ֥םu.me.ro.MamH7311aboveעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605blessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293and praiseוּתְהִלָּֽה׃u.te.hi.LahH8416.

6Youאַתָּה־ ה֣וּא'a.tah- hu'H859 H1931aloneלְבַדֶּךָ֒ אַתָּ֣הle.va.de.Kha 'atH905 H859are the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068.You createdעָשִׂ֡יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֶֽת־'et-H853the heavensH8064,the highest heavensH8064with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hostצְבָאָ֗םtze.va.'AmH6635,the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is on itעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921,the seasהַיַּמִּים֙hai.ya.MimH3220and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that isאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in them.Youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859give lifeמְחַיֶּ֣הme.chai.YehH2421אֶת־'et-H853to all thingsכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605,and the hostוּצְבָ֥אu.tze.Va'H6635of heavenH8064worshipsמִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃mish.ta.cha.VimH7812You.

7Youאַתָּה־ הוּא֙'a.tah- hu'H859 H1931are the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,the Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834choseבָּחַ֙רְתָּ֙ba.Char.taH977Abramבְּאַבְרָ֔םbe.'av.RamH87,who brought himוְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹve.ho.tze.ToH3318out of Urמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778and gave himוְשַׂ֥מְתָּve.Sam.taH7760the nameשְּׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

8You foundוּמָצָ֣אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672אֶת־'et-H853his heartלְבָבוֹ֮le.va.VoH3824faithfulנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539before Youלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440,and madeוְכָר֨וֹתve.kha.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285with himעִמּ֜וֹi.MoH5973to giveלָתֵ֡תla.TetH5414אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֧יha.'e.mo.RiH567and Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֛יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,of the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֥יve.hay.vu.SiH2983and Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622—to give itלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414to his descendantsלְזַרְע֑וֹle.zar.'OH2233.You have keptוַתָּ֙קֶם֙va.Ta.kemH6965אֶת־'et-H853Your promiseדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588Youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859are righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662.

9You sawוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.Te.re'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the afflictionעֳנִ֥י'o.NiH6040of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853;You heardשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085their cryזַעֲקָתָ֥םza.'a.ka.TamH2201atעַל־'al-H5921the Redסֽוּף׃SufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220.

10You performedוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414signsאֹתֹ֨ת'o.TotH226and wondersוּמֹֽפְתִ֜יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159against Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֤הbe.far.'OhH6547,allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his officialsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of his landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776,forכִּ֣יkiH3588You knewיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045כִּ֥יkiH3588they had acted with arroganceהֵזִ֖ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102againstעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921our fathers.You madeוַתַּֽעַשׂ־va.ta.'as-H6213a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034for Yourselfthat endures to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

11You dividedבָּקַ֣עְתָּba.Ka'.taH1234the seaוְהַיָּם֙ve.hai.YamH3220before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440,and they crossedוַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674throughבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432itהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220on dry groundבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853.You hurledהִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993their pursuersרֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜םro.de.fei.HemH7291into the depthsבִמְצוֹלֹ֛תvim.tzo.LotH4688likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68into raging watersבְּמַ֥יִם עַזִּֽים׃be.Ma.yim 'a.ZimH4325 H5794.

12You led themהִנְחִיתָ֖םhin.chi.TamH5148with a pillarוּבְעַמּ֣וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of cloudעָנָ֔ן'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119and a pillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,to lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215for themאֶת־'et-H853the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they should travelיֵֽלְכוּ־ye.le.khu-H1980.

13You came downיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381onוְעַ֤לve.'AlH5921Mountהַר־har-H2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514and spokeוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696with themעִמָּהֶ֖ם'i.ma.HemH5973from heavenמִשָּׁמָ֑יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064.You gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414themjustיְשָׁרִים֙ye.sha.RimH3477ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטִ֤יםmish.pa.TimH4941,trueאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571lawsוְתוֹר֣וֹתve.to.RotH8451,and goodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896statutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706and commandmentsוּמִצְוֹ֖תu.mitz.VotH4687.

14וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853You revealedהוֹדַ֣עַתָho.Da.'a.taH3045to themYour holyקָדְשְׁךָ֖kod.she.chaH6944Sabbathשַׁבַּ֥תsha.BatH7676and gaveצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680themcommandmentsוּמִצְו֤וֹתu.mitz.VotH4687and statutesוְחֻקִּים֙ve.chu.KimH2706and lawsוְתוֹרָ֔הve.to.RahH8451throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

15In their hungerלִרְעָבָ֔םlir.'a.VamH7458You gaveנָתַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414thembreadוְ֠לֶחֶםVe.le.chemH3899from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֜יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;in their thirstלִצְמָאָ֑םlitz.ma.'AmH6772You broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתָho.Tze.taH3318themwaterוּמַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325from the rockמִסֶּ֛לַעmi.Se.la'H5553.You toldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559themto go inלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935and possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You had swornנָשָׂ֥אתָna.Sa.taH5375אֶת־'et-H853יָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

16But theyוְהֵ֥םve.HemH1992and our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1became arrogantהֵזִ֑ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102and stiff-neckedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185אֶת־'et-H853עָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203and did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808obeyשָׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־sha.me.'U 'el-H8085 H413Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687.

17They refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to listenלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085and failedוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to rememberזָכְר֤וּza.khe.RuH2142the wondersנִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You performedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213among themעִמָּהֶ֔ם'i.ma.HemH5973.They stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185אֶת־'et-H853their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203and appointedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a leaderרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218to return themלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to their bondageלְעַבְדֻתָ֖םle.'av.du.TamH5659in Egyptבְּמִרְיָ֑םbe.mir.YamH4805.But Youוְאַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH859are a forgivingסְלִיח֜וֹתse.li.ChotH5547Godאֱל֨וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433,graciousחַנּ֧וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַח֛וּםve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750to angerאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639and richוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in loving devotionחֶ֖סֶדve.che.sedH2617,and You did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forsake themעֲזַבְתָּֽם׃'a.zav.TamH5800.

18Evenאַ֗ף'AfH637whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588they castעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213for themselvesan imageמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541of a calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, ‘Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834brought you upהֶעֶלְךָ֖he.'el.KhaH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,’and when they committedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213terribleגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419blasphemiesנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007,

19Youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859in Your greatהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227compassionבְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָbe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808forsake themעֲזַבְתָּ֖ם'a.zav.TamH5800in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057אֶת־'et-H853.By dayH3119the pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of cloudהֶ֠עָנָןHe.'a.nonH6051neverלֹא־lo'-H3808turned awayסָ֨רsarH5493from guiding themמֵעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם לְהַנְחֹתָ֣םme.'a.lei.Hem le.han.cho.TamH5921 H5148on their pathבְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְbe.ha.De.rekhH1870וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853;and by the nightבְּלַ֙יְלָה֙be.Lay.lahH3915the pillarעַמּ֨וּד'a.MudH5982of fireהָאֵ֤שׁha.'EshH784illuminatedלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they should goיֵֽלְכוּ־ye.le.khu-H1980.

20You gaveנָתַ֖תָּna.Ta.taH5414Your goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896Spiritוְרוּחֲךָ֨ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307to instruct themלְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑םle.has.ki.LamH7919.You did notלֹא־lo'-H3808withholdמָנַ֣עְתָּma.Na'.taH4513Your mannaוּמַנְךָ֙u.man.KhaH4478from their mouthsמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,and You gaveנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414themwaterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for their thirstלִצְמָאָֽם׃litz.ma.'AmH6772.

21For fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141You sustained themכִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥םkil.kal.TamH3557in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, so thatthey lackedחָסֵ֑רוּcha.Se.ruH2637nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808.Their clothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙sal.mo.tei.HemH8008did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808wear outבָל֔וּva.LuH1086and their feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808swellבָצֵֽקוּ׃va.Tze.kuH1216.

22You gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414themkingdomsמַמְלָכוֹת֙mam.la.khOtH4467and peoplesוַעֲמָמִ֔יםva.'a.ma.MimH5971and allottedוַֽתַּחְלְקֵ֖םva.tach.le.KemH2505to them every corner of the landלְפֵאָ֑הle.fe.'AhH6285.So they tookוַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Sihonסִיח֗וֹןsi.ChonH5511וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853אֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853andאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of Ogע֥וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23You multipliedהִרְבִּ֔יתָhir.Bi.taH7235their descendantsוּבְנֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.nei.HemH1121like the starsכְּכֹכְבֵ֖יke.cho.khe.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and brought themוַתְּבִיאֵם֙va.te.vi.'EmH935toאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You had toldאָמַ֥רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559their fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.HemH1to enterלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935and possessלָרָֽשֶׁת׃la.Ra.shetH3423.

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