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Nehemiah 9:27-37

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.

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