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Nehemiah 1:4-9

4And it came to pass, when I heardכְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ke.sha.me.'IH8085these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that I sat downיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427and weptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הva.'ev.KehH1058,and mournedוָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הva.'et.'a.be.LahH56certaindaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and fastedצָם֙tzamH6684,and prayedוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

5And saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,I beseechאָֽנָּ֤א'a.Na'H577thee, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and terribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֑אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410,that keepethשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285and mercyוָחֶ֔סֶדva.Che.sedH2617for them that loveלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.VavH157him and observeוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687:

6Let thine earאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241now be attentiveקַשֶּׁ֣בֶתka.She.vetH7183,and thine eyesוְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869openפְתֻוּח֟וֹתfe.tu.v.ChotH6605,that thou mayest hearלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the prayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֡'av.de.KhaH5650,which I prayמִתְפַּלֵּ֨לmit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶ֤יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee nowהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,for the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and confessוּמִתְוַדֶּ֗הu.mit.va.DehH3034the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,which we have sinnedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against thee: both I and my father’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398.

7We have dealt veryחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2254corruptlyחָבַ֣לְנוּcha.Val.nuH2254against thee, and have not keptשָׁמַ֣רְנוּsha.Mar.nuH8104the commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687,nor the statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706,nor the judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which thou commandedstצִוִּ֖יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

8Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142,I beseech thee, the wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that thou commandedstצִוִּ֛יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Ifye transgressתִּמְעָ֔לוּtim.'A.luH4603,I will scatter you abroadאָפִ֥יץ'a.FitzH6327among the nationsבָּעַמִּֽים׃ba.'a.MimH5971:

9But ifye turnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֣םve.shav.TemH7725unto me, and keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; though there were of you cast outנִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜םni.da.cha.KhemH5080unto the uttermost partבִּקְצֵ֤הbik.TzehH7097of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, yetwill I gatherאֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908them from thence, and will bringוַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙va.ha.vo.'o.timH935them unto the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725that I have chosenבָּחַ֔רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977to setלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034there.

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