Berean Standard Bible

Nehemiah 9:12-19

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.

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