Darby Bible

Nehemiah 9

1Andonthetwenty-fourthdayוּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOmH3117ofthismonthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wereassembledwithfastingבְּצ֣וֹםbe.TzomH6685,andwithsackclothes,andearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127uponthem.

2AndtheseedH2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478separatedH914themselvesfromallforeigners,andstoodH5975andconfessedH3034theirsinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיהֶ֔םcha.To.tei.HemH2403,andtheiniquitiesוַעֲוֹנ֖וֹתva.'a.vo.NotH5771oftheirfathersH1.

3AndtheystoodH6965upintheirplaceעָמְדָ֔ם'a.me.DamH5977,andreadוַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121inthebookH5612ofthelawתּוֹרַ֧תto.RatH8451ofJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430afourthרְבִעִ֣יתre.vi.'ItH7243partofthedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;andafourthוּרְבִעִית֙u.re.vi.'ItH7243parttheyconfessedH3034,andworshippedJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

4ThenstoodH6965upupontheplatformoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,Jeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,andBaniוּבָנִ֜יu.va.NiH1137,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֧לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֛הshe.van.YahH7645,Bunniבֻּנִּ֥יbu.NiH1138,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Baniבָּנִ֣יba.NiH1137,Chenani,andcriedH2199withaloudvoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963toJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֡םhal.vi.YimH3881,Jeshuaיֵשׁ֣וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,andKadmielוְ֠קַדְמִיאֵלVe.kad.mi.'elH6934,Baniבָּנִ֨יba.NiH1137, Hashabniah,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤הshe.re.ve.YahH8274, Hodijah,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֣הshe.van.YahH7645,Pethahiahפְתַֽחְיָ֔הfe.tach.YahH6611,saidH559,StandH6965up,blessבָּרֲכוּ֙ba.ra.KhuH1288JehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430frometernitytoeternity.Andlet [men]blessוִיבָֽרְכוּ֙vi.va.re.KhuH1288thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofthygloryכְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָke.vo.De.khaH3519, whichisexaltedוּמְרוֹמַ֥םu.me.ro.MamH7311aboveallblessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293andpraiseוּתְהִלָּֽה׃u.te.hi.LahH8416.

6Thou arttheSame, thoualoneלְבַדֶּךָ֒le.va.de.KhaH905,Jehovah,whohastmadeH6213theheavenH8064ofheavensH8064,andalltheirhostצְבָאָ֗םtze.va.'AmH6635,theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776andallthatistherein,theseasהַיַּמִּים֙hai.ya.MimH3220andallthatistherein.Andthou quickenestthemall;andthehostוּצְבָ֥אu.tze.Va'H6635ofheavenH8064worshippeth thee.

7Thou arttheSame,JehovahElohim,whodidstchooseH977Abramבְּאַבְרָ֔םbe.'av.RamH87andbroughtesthimforthH3318outofUroftheChaldees,andgavesthimthenameשְּׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85;

8andfoundesthisheartלְבָבוֹ֮le.va.VoH3824faithfulנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539beforethee,andmadestthecovenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285withhimtogiveלָתֵ֡תla.TetH5414thelandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776oftheCanaanitesH3669,theHittitesH2850,theAmoritesH567,andthePerizzites,andtheJebusites,andtheGirgashites, —togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414ittohisseedH2233;andthou hastperformedthywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,forthou artrighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662.

9Andthou sawesttheafflictionofourfathersH1inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andheardesttheircryH2201bytheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220;

10anddidst shewsignsאֹתֹ֨ת'o.TotH226andwondersוּמֹֽפְתִ֜יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159uponPharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֤הbe.far.'OhH6547,anduponallhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,anduponallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofhislandאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776;forthou knewestthattheydealtproudlyagainstthem,andthou didstmakeH5414theeanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034,asitisthisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

11Andthou didstdividetheseaוְהַיָּם֙ve.hai.YamH3220beforethem,andtheywentthroughthemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220ondryבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004[groundH3004];andtheirpursuersרֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜םro.de.fei.HemH7291thou threwestintothedepthsבִמְצוֹלֹ֛תvim.tzo.LotH4688,asastoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68intothemightyעַזִּֽים׃'a.ZimH5794watersבְּמַ֥יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325.

12Andthou leddesttheminthedayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119byapillarוּבְעַמּ֣וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982ofcloudעָנָ֔ן'a.NanH6051,andinthenightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915byapillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982offireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,togiveH215themlightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215inthewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereintheyshould go.

13Andthou camestdownיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381onmountSinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514,anddidstspeakH1696withthemfromtheheavensמִשָּׁמָ֑יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andgavestthemrightH3477judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֤יםmish.pa.TimH4941andtruelawsוְתוֹר֣וֹתve.to.RotH8451,goodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896statutesH2706andcommandmentsוּמִצְוֹ֖תu.mitz.VotH4687.

14Andthou madestknownH3045untothemthyholyH6944sabbathשַׁבַּ֥תsha.BatH7676,andprescribedstforthemcommandmentsוּמִצְו֤וֹתu.mitz.VotH4687andstatutesH2706andalawוְתוֹרָ֔הve.to.RahH8451,throughMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

15Andthou gavestthembreadוְ֠לֶחֶםVe.le.chemH3899fromtheheavensמִשָּׁמַ֜יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064fortheirhungerלִרְעָבָ֔םlir.'a.VamH7458,andbroughtestforthהוֹצֵ֥אתָho.Tze.taH3318waterוּמַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325forthemoutoftherockמִסֶּ֛לַעmi.Se.la'H5553fortheirthirstלִצְמָאָ֑םlitz.ma.'AmH6772,anddidstsayH559tothemthattheyshouldgoH3318intopossessH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichthou hadstsworntogiveH5414them.

16Butthey,ourfathersH1,dealtproudly,andhardenedH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203,andhearkenednottothycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

17andrefusedH3985toobey,neitherweretheymindfulofthywondersנִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381whichthou hadstdoneamongthem;buthardenedH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203,andintheirrebellionבְּמִרְיָ֑םbe.mir.YamH4805madeH6213acaptaintoreturnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725totheirbondage.Butthou artaGodאֱל֨וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433readytoforgive,graciousחַנּ֧וּןcha.NunH2587andmerciful,slowtoangerאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639andofgreatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227loving-kindness,andthou forsookestthemnot.

18Yea,whentheyhadmadeH6213themamoltencalfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695,andsaidH559,Thisisthygodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430thatbroughtH5927theeupoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714!andtheyhadwroughtgreatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocation,

19yetthouinthy manifoldmerciesforsookestthemnotinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057.Thepillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982ofthecloudהֶ֠עָנָןHe.'a.nonH6051departedסָ֨רsarH5493notfromoverthembydayH3119,toleadלְהַנְחֹתָ֣םle.han.cho.TamH5148themonthewayבְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְbe.ha.De.rekhH1870;neitherthepillarעַמּ֨וּד'a.MudH5982offireהָאֵ֤שׁha.'EshH784bynightבְּלַ֙יְלָה֙be.Lay.lahH3915,toshewthemlightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215,andthewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereintheyshouldgo.

20Thou gavest also thygoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896Spiritוְרוּחֲךָ֨ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307toinstructthem,andwithheldestnotthymannaוּמַנְךָ֙u.man.KhaH4478fromtheirmouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,andgavestthemwaterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325fortheirthirstלִצְמָאָֽם׃litz.ma.'AmH6772.

21Yea,fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141didst thousustainכִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥םkil.kal.TamH3557theminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057;theylackedחָסֵ֑רוּcha.Se.ruH2637nothing;theirclothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙sal.mo.tei.HemH8008grewnotold,andtheirfeetH7272swellednot.

22Andthou gavestthemkingdomsמַמְלָכוֹת֙mam.la.khOtH4467andpeoplesH5971,anddidstdivideH2505thembycountries;andtheypossessedH3423thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofSihonסִיח֗וֹןsi.ChonH5511,aswellthelandאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809,asthelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofOgע֥וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23Andtheirchildrenthou didstmultiplyH7235asthestarsכְּכֹכְבֵ֖יke.cho.khe.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andthou broughtestthemintothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776concerningH413whichthou didstsayH559totheirfathersH1thattheyshouldgoH935intopossessH3423it.

24AndthechildrenwentH935inandpossessedH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andthou subduedstbeforethemtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,theCanaanitesהַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔יםha.ke.Na.'a.NimH3669,andgavestthemintotheirhandsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027, boththeirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428andthepeoplesH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thattheymightdowiththemastheywould.

25AndtheytookH3920strongcitiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892,andafatוַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuH8080landH127,andpossessedH3423housesH1004fullמְלֵֽאִים־me.le.'im-H4392ofallgoodט֠וּבtuvH2898things, wells digged,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.MimH3754andolive-gardens,andfruittreesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086inabundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230.AndtheydideatH398andwerefilled,andbecamefatH8080,anddelighted themselvesinthygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419goodnessבְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.KhaH2898.

26Buttheyweredisobedientוַיַּמְר֨וּvai.yam.RuH4784,andrebelledH4784againstthee,andcastH7993thylawתּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙to.ra.te.KhaH8451behindtheirbacksגַוָּ֔םga.VamH1458,andslewH2026thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030whotestifiedH5749againstthemtoturnH7725themtothee,andtheywroughtgreatגְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocations.

27Andthou gavestthemintothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheiroppressors,andtheyoppressedthem;andinthetimeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256oftheirdistressצָֽרָתָם֙tza.ra.TamH6869,whentheycriedH6817unto thee, thou heardestthemfromtheheavensמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andaccordingtothy manifoldmerciesthou gavestthemsaviours,whosavedH3467themoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027oftheiroppressors.

28Butwhentheyhadrestוּכְנ֣וֹחַu.khe.No.achH5117,theydidevilרַ֖עra'H7451againbeforethee;andthou didstleaveH5800theminthehandבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027oftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶם֙'o.ye.vei.HemH341,andtheyhaddominionoverthem;andagaintheycriedH2199unto thee,andthou heardest [them]fromtheheavensמִשָּׁמַ֧יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andmanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227timesH6256didst thoudeliverH5337them,accordingtothymercies.

29Andthou testifiedstagainstthem,thatthou mightestbringלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725themagainunto thylawתּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451;buttheydealtproudly,andhearkenednotunto thycommandmentsלְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙le.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,butsinnedH2398againstthineordinancesH4941(whichifamanH120do,heshallliveוְחָיָ֣הve.cha.YahH2421inthem);andtheywithdrewtheshoulderכָתֵף֙kha.TefH3802,andhardenedH7185theirneckוְעָרְפָּ֥םve.'a.re.PamH6203,andwouldnothearH8085.

30Andmanyרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141didst thou forbearwiththem,andtestifiedstagainstthembythySpiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֛be.ru.cha.KhaH7307throughthyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030;buttheywouldnotgiveH5414earהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238:andthou gavestthemintothehandH3027ofthepeoplesH5971ofthelandsהָאֲרָצֹֽת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

31Neverthelessforthy manifold mercies' sake, thou didstnotmakeH6213afullendofthemnorforsakeH5800them;forthou artagraciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587andmercifulGodאֵֽל־'el-H410.

32AndnowH6258,ourGodאֱ֠לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430,thegreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,themightyהַגִּבּ֣וֹרha.gi.BorH1368,andtheterribleGodH430,whokeepestcovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285andloving-kindness,letnotallthetroubleseemlittleH4591beforethee,thathathcomeמְ֠צָאַתְנוּMe.tza.'at.nuH4672uponus,onourkingsלִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428,onourprincesH8269,andonourpriestsוּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּu.le.kho.ha.Nei.nuH3548,andonourprophetsוְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּve.lin.vi.'E.nuH5030,andonourfathersH1,andonallthypeopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,sincethedaysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

33Butthou artjustinallthatiscomeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935uponus;forthou hastactedH7561accordingtotruthH571,andwehavedonewickedlyהִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃hir.Sha.'e.nuH7561.

34Andourkingsמְלָכֵ֤ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,ourprincesH8269,ourpriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣ינוּko.ha.Nei.nuH3548,andourfathersH1,havenotperformed thylawתּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451,norhearkened unto thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687andthytestimoniesוּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָu.le.'E.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715, wherewith thou didst testifyagainstthem.

35AndtheyhavenotservedH5647theeintheirkingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.TamH4438,andinthygreatהָרָ֜בha.RavH7227goodnessוּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.KhaH2898thatthou gavestthem,andinthelargeandfatlandוּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776thatthou didstsetH5414beforethem,neitherturnedשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725theyfromtheirwickedH7451worksH5647.

36Behold,weareservantsH5650thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,andthelandוְהָאָ֜רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776thatthou gavest untoourfathersH1toeatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398thefruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529thereofandthegoodטוּבָ֔הּtu.VahH2898thereof,behold,wearebondmeninit.

37AndityieldethmuchH7235increaseH7235untothekingsלַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.KhimH4428whomthou hastsetH5414overusbecauseofoursinsבְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403:andtheyhavedominionH4910overourbodiesגְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nuH1472,andoverourcattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuH929,attheirpleasureH7522;andweareingreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419distressוּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.RahH6869.

38And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, [and] our priests are at the sealing.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9

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