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Nehemiah 9:1-23

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.

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