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Nehemiah 9:34-37

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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