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Nehemiah 9:32-37

32So nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,our Godאֱ֠לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430,the greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and mightyהַגִּבּ֣וֹרha.gi.BorH1368and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָא֮ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֨לha.'ElH410who keepsשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104His graciousוְהַחֶסֶד֒ve.ha.che.SedH2617covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285,do notאַל־'al-H408view lightlyיִמְעַ֣ט לְפָנֶ֡יךָyim.'At le.fa.Nei.khaH4591 H6440אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the hardshipהַתְּלָאָ֣הha.te.la.'AhH8513thatאֲֽשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has come upon usמְ֠צָאַתְנוּMe.tza.'at.nuH4672,and upon our kingsלִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428and leadersלְשָׂרֵ֧ינוּle.sa.Rei.nuH8269,our priestsוּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּu.le.kho.ha.Nei.nuH3548and prophetsוְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּve.lin.vi.'E.nuH5030,our ancestorsוְלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Your peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,from the daysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804until todayעַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃'ad hai.Yom ha.ZehH5704 H3117 H2088.

33Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859are justצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662inעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605that has befallenהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588You have actedעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213faithfullyאֱמֶ֥ת'e.MetH571,while weוַאֲנַ֥חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587have acted wickedlyהִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃hir.Sha.'e.nuH7561.

34וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Our kingsמְלָכֵ֤ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428and leadersשָׂרֵ֙ינוּ֙sa.Rei.nuH8269and priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣ינוּko.ha.Nei.nuH3548and fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808obeyעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213Your lawתּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ וְלֹ֤אto.ra.Te.kha ve.Lo'H8451 H3808or listenהִקְשִׁ֙יבוּ֙hik.Shi.vuH7181toאֶל־'el-H413Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687and warningsוּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָu.le.'E.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You gaveהַעִידֹ֖תָha.'i.Do.taH5749them.

35For even whileוְהֵ֣םve.HemH1992they were in their kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.TamH4438,with the abundantהָרָ֜בha.RavH7227goodnessוּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.KhaH2898thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You had givenנָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.taH5414them,and in the spaciousהָרְחָבָ֧הha.re.cha.VahH7342and fertileוְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛הve.ha.she.me.NahH8082landוּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You had setנָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.taH5414before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440,they would notלֹ֣אlo'H3808serve Youעֲבָד֑וּךָ וְֽלֹא־'a.va.Du.kha ve.lo'-H5647 H3808or turnשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725from their wickedהָרָעִֽים׃ha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םmi.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

36So hereהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009weאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587aretodayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117as slavesעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650in the landוְהָאָ֜רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You gaveנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1to enjoyלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398אֶת־'et-H853its fruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and goodnessטוּבָ֔הּtu.VahH2898—hereהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009עָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921weאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587areas slavesעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650!

37Its abundantמַרְבָּ֗הmar.BahH7235harvestוּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּu.te.vu.'a.TahH8393goes to the kingsלַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.KhimH4428אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You have setנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414over usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921because of our sinsבְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403.And they ruleמֹשְׁלִ֤יםmo.she.LimH4910overוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5921our bodiesגְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nuH1472and our livestockוּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuH929as they pleaseכִּרְצוֹנָ֔םkir.tzo.NamH7522.Weאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ פ'a.Na.che.nuH587are in greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419distressוּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.RahH6869.

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