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Nehemiah 9:22-26

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.

26But they were disobedientוַיַּמְר֨וּvai.yam.RuH4784and rebelledוַֽיִּמְרְד֜וּvai.yim.re.DuH4775against You;they flungוַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993אֶת־'et-H853Your lawתּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙to.ra.te.KhaH8451behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310their backsגַוָּ֔םga.VamH1458וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.They killedהָרָ֔גוּha.Ra.guH2026Your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had admonishedהֵעִ֥ידוּhe.'I.duH5749themto returnלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725to Youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.They committedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213terribleגְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ge.do.LotH1419blasphemiesנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007.

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