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Nehemiah 9:6-15

6Youאַתָּה־ ה֣וּא'a.tah- hu'H859 H1931aloneלְבַדֶּךָ֒ אַתָּ֣הle.va.de.Kha 'atH905 H859are the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068.You createdעָשִׂ֡יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֶֽת־'et-H853the heavensH8064,the highest heavensH8064with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hostצְבָאָ֗םtze.va.'AmH6635,the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is on itעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921,the seasהַיַּמִּים֙hai.ya.MimH3220and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that isאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in them.Youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859give lifeמְחַיֶּ֣הme.chai.YehH2421אֶת־'et-H853to all thingsכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605,and the hostוּצְבָ֥אu.tze.Va'H6635of heavenH8064worshipsמִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃mish.ta.cha.VimH7812You.

7Youאַתָּה־ הוּא֙'a.tah- hu'H859 H1931are the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,the Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834choseבָּחַ֙רְתָּ֙ba.Char.taH977Abramבְּאַבְרָ֔םbe.'av.RamH87,who brought himוְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹve.ho.tze.ToH3318out of Urמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778and gave himוְשַׂ֥מְתָּve.Sam.taH7760the nameשְּׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

8You foundוּמָצָ֣אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672אֶת־'et-H853his heartלְבָבוֹ֮le.va.VoH3824faithfulנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539before Youלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440,and madeוְכָר֨וֹתve.kha.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285with himעִמּ֜וֹi.MoH5973to giveלָתֵ֡תla.TetH5414אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֧יha.'e.mo.RiH567and Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֛יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,of the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֥יve.hay.vu.SiH2983and Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622—to give itלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414to his descendantsלְזַרְע֑וֹle.zar.'OH2233.You have keptוַתָּ֙קֶם֙va.Ta.kemH6965אֶת־'et-H853Your promiseדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588Youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859are righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662.

9You sawוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.Te.re'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the afflictionעֳנִ֥י'o.NiH6040of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853;You heardשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085their cryזַעֲקָתָ֥םza.'a.ka.TamH2201atעַל־'al-H5921the Redסֽוּף׃SufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220.

10You performedוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414signsאֹתֹ֨ת'o.TotH226and wondersוּמֹֽפְתִ֜יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159against Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֤הbe.far.'OhH6547,allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his officialsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of his landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776,forכִּ֣יkiH3588You knewיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045כִּ֥יkiH3588they had acted with arroganceהֵזִ֖ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102againstעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921our fathers.You madeוַתַּֽעַשׂ־va.ta.'as-H6213a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034for Yourselfthat endures to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

11You dividedבָּקַ֣עְתָּba.Ka'.taH1234the seaוְהַיָּם֙ve.hai.YamH3220before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440,and they crossedוַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674throughבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432itהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220on dry groundבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853.You hurledהִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993their pursuersרֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜םro.de.fei.HemH7291into the depthsבִמְצוֹלֹ֛תvim.tzo.LotH4688likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68into raging watersבְּמַ֥יִם עַזִּֽים׃be.Ma.yim 'a.ZimH4325 H5794.

12You led themהִנְחִיתָ֖םhin.chi.TamH5148with a pillarוּבְעַמּ֣וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of cloudעָנָ֔ן'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119and a pillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,to lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215for themאֶת־'et-H853the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they should travelיֵֽלְכוּ־ye.le.khu-H1980.

13You came downיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381onוְעַ֤לve.'AlH5921Mountהַר־har-H2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514and spokeוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696with themעִמָּהֶ֖ם'i.ma.HemH5973from heavenמִשָּׁמָ֑יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064.You gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414themjustיְשָׁרִים֙ye.sha.RimH3477ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטִ֤יםmish.pa.TimH4941,trueאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571lawsוְתוֹר֣וֹתve.to.RotH8451,and goodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896statutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706and commandmentsוּמִצְוֹ֖תu.mitz.VotH4687.

14וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853You revealedהוֹדַ֣עַתָho.Da.'a.taH3045to themYour holyקָדְשְׁךָ֖kod.she.chaH6944Sabbathשַׁבַּ֥תsha.BatH7676and gaveצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680themcommandmentsוּמִצְו֤וֹתu.mitz.VotH4687and statutesוְחֻקִּים֙ve.chu.KimH2706and lawsוְתוֹרָ֔הve.to.RahH8451throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

15In their hungerלִרְעָבָ֔םlir.'a.VamH7458You gaveנָתַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414thembreadוְ֠לֶחֶםVe.le.chemH3899from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֜יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;in their thirstלִצְמָאָ֑םlitz.ma.'AmH6772You broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתָho.Tze.taH3318themwaterוּמַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325from the rockמִסֶּ֛לַעmi.Se.la'H5553.You toldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559themto go inלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935and possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You had swornנָשָׂ֥אתָna.Sa.taH5375אֶת־'et-H853יָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

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