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Nehemiah 13:15-22

15Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117IsawH7200inJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֣ה׀vi.hu.DahH3063sometreadingH1869winepressesH1660onthesabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֡תba.sha.BatH7676,andbringingH935insheaves,andladingthemonasses;asalsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637wineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196,grapesandfigsוּתְאֵנִים֙u.te.'e.NimH8384,andallmannerofburdens;andtheybroughtH935themintoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389onthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117;andIprotestedinthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117onwhichtheysoldH4376thevictuals.

16MenofTyrealsodweltיָ֣שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427therein,whobroughtH935fishדָּ֖אגdagH1709andallmannerofware,andsoldוּמֹכְרִ֧יםu.mo.khe.RimH4376itonthesabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֛תba.sha.BatH7676tothechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,andinJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

17AndIcontendedוָאָרִ֕יבָהva.'a.Ri.vahH7378withthenoblesofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andsaidH559tothem,Whatevilהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697isthiswhichyedo,profaningH2490thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117?

18DidnotyourfathersH1thusכֹ֤הkhohH3541,anddidnotourGodאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430bringH935allthisevilH7451uponusanduponthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892?AndyewillbringH935morewrathagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478byprofaningH2490thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פha.sha.BatH7676.

19Anditcameיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935topass,thatwhenitbegantobeH1961darkinthegatesH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389beforethesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676,IcommandedthatthegatesH8179shouldbeH1961shutH5462;andIcommandedthattheyshouldnotbeH1961openedיִפְתָּח֔וּםyif.ta.ChumH6605tillafterthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676.AndIsetH5975[some]ofmyservantsוּמִנְּעָרַ֗יu.mi.ne.'a.RaiH5288atthegatesH8179,sothatnoburdenH4853shouldbeH1961broughtH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

20Andthedealersandsellersofallkindofware passedthenight withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389onceortwice.

21AndItestifiedH5749againstthem,andsaidH559tothem,Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069doyepassthenightbeforethewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346?ifyedosoagain,Iwilllayhandsיָ֖דyadH3027onyou.Fromthattimeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256forthH7971theycameH935notonthesabbathבַּשַּׁבָּֽת׃ סba.sha.BatH7676.

22AndIcommandedtheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881thattheyshouldpurifyמִֽטַּהֲרִים֙mi.ta.ha.RimH2891themselves,andthattheyshouldcomeH935andkeepH8104thegatesH8179,tohallowthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117.Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571forme,myGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,andsparemeaccordingtothygreatloving-kindness!

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