Berean Standard Bible

Nehemiah 9:17-20

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.

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