38And yet Heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931was compassionateרַח֨וּם׀ra.ChumH7349;He forgaveיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722theiriniquityעָוֹן֮'a.VonH5771and did notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808destroy themיַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.ChitH7843.He oftenוְ֭הִרְבָּהVe.hir.bahH7235restrained His angerלְהָשִׁ֣יב אַפּ֑וֹle.ha.Shiv 'a.PoH639H7725and did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808unleashיָ֝עִירYa.'irH5782His full wrathכָּל־ חֲמָתֽוֹ׃kol- cha.ma.ToH3605H2534.
39He rememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korH2142thatכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992were but fleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320,a passingה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980breezeר֥וּחַRu.achH7307that does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808returnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.
40How oftenכַּ֭מָּהKa.mahH4100they disobeyed Himיַמְר֣וּהוּyam.Ru.huH4784in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057and grieved Himיַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּya.'a.tzi.Vu.huH6087in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452!
41Again and againוַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725they testedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410and provokedהִתְווּ׃hit.vuH8428the Holyוּקְד֖וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
42They did notלֹא־lo'-H3808rememberזָכְר֥וּza.khe.RuH2142אֶת־'et-H853His powerיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027—the dayי֝֗וֹםYomH3117אֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834He redeemed themפָּדָ֥םpa.DamH6299fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the adversaryצָֽר׃TzarH6862,
43whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He performedשָׂ֣םsamH7760His signsאֹֽתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226in Egyptבְּ֭מִצְרַיִםBe.mitz.ra.yimH4714and His wondersוּ֝מוֹפְתָ֗יוu.mof.TavH4159in the fieldsבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704of Zoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814.
44He turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015their riversיְאֹרֵיהֶ֑םye.'o.rei.HemH2975to bloodלְ֭דָםLe.domH1818,and from their streamsוְ֝נֹזְלֵיהֶ֗םve.no.ze.lei.HemH5140they could notבַּל־bal-H1077drinkיִשְׁתָּיֽוּן׃yish.ta.YunH8354.
45He sentיְשַׁלַּ֬חye.sha.LachH7971swarms of fliesעָ֭רֹבa.roH6157that devoured themוַיֹּאכְלֵ֑םvai.yokh.LemH398,and frogsוּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַu.tze.far.De.a'H6854that devastated themוַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃va.tash.chi.TemH7843.
46He gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414their cropsיְבוּלָ֑םye.vu.LamH2981to the grasshopperלֶחָסִ֣ילle.cha.SilH2625,the fruit of their laborוִֽ֝יגִיעָ֗םvi.gi.'AmH3018to the locustלָאַרְבֶּֽה׃la.'ar.BehH697.
47He killedיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026their vinesגַּפְנָ֑םgaf.NamH1612with hailstonesבַּבָּרָ֣דba.ba.RadH1259and their sycamore-figsוְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗םve.shik.mo.TamH8256with sleetבַּֽחֲנָמַֽל׃Ba.cha.na.MalH2602.
48He abandonedוַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvai.yas.GerH5462their cattleבְּעִירָ֑םbe.'i.RamH1165to the hailלַבָּרָ֣דla.ba.RadH1259and their livestockוּ֝מִקְנֵיהֶ֗םu.mik.nei.HemH4735to bolts of lightningלָרְשָׁפִֽים׃la.re.sha.FimH7565.
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