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Nehemiah 9:16-25

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.

24So their descendantsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121went inוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;You subduedוַתַּכְנַ֨עva.takh.Na'H3665before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440אֶת־'et-H853the Canaanitesהַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔יםha.ke.Na.'a.NimH3669dwellingיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427in the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776.You deliveredוַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖םva.ti.te.NemH5414into their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853peoplesעַֽמְמֵ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with themas they wishedכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522.

25They capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920fortified citiesעָרִ֣ים בְּצֻרוֹת֮'a.Rim be.tzu.rOtH5892 H1219and fertileשְׁמֵנָה֒she.me.NahH8082landוַאֲדָמָ֣הva.'a.da.MahH127and tookוַיִּֽירְשׁ֡וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423housesבָּתִּ֣יםba.TimH1004fullמְלֵֽאִים־me.le.'im-H4392of allכָּל־kol-H3605goodsט֠וּבtuvH2898,wellsבֹּר֨וֹתbo.RotH953alreadydugחֲצוּבִ֜יםcha.tzu.VimH2672,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.MimH3754,olive grovesוְזֵיתִ֛יםve.zei.TimH2132,and fruitמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230.So they ateוַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and were filledוַֽיִּשְׂבְּעוּ֙vai.yis.be.'UH7646;they grew fatוַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuH8080and delightedוַיִּֽתְעַדְּנ֖וּvai.yit.'a.de.NuH5727in Your greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419goodnessבְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.KhaH2898.

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