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Nehemiah 9:1-23

1Now in the twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and fourthוְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702dayוּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOmH3117of this monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were assembledנֶאֶסְפ֤וּne.'es.FuH622with fastingבְּצ֣וֹםbe.TzomH6685,and with sackclothesוּבְשַׂקִּ֔יםu.ve.sa.KimH8242,and earthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon them.

2And the seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478separatedוַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ֙vai.yi.ba.de.LuH914themselves from all strangersבְּנֵ֣י נֵכָ֑רbe.Nei ne.KharH5236 H1121,and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975and confessedוַיִּתְוַדּוּ֙vai.yit.va.DuH3034their sinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיהֶ֔םcha.To.tei.HemH2403,and the iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנ֖וֹתva.'a.vo.NotH5771of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

3And they stood upוַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965in their placeעָמְדָ֔ם'a.me.DamH5977,and readוַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121in the bookבְּסֵ֨פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֧תto.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430onefourth partרְבִעִ֣יתre.vi.'ItH7243of the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117; and anotherfourth partוּרְבִעִית֙u.re.vi.'ItH7243they confessedמִתְוַדִּ֣יםmit.va.DimH3034,and worshippedוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יםu.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

4Then stood upוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965upon the stairsמַֽעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608,of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,Jeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,and Baniוּבָנִ֜יu.va.NiH1137,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֧לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֛הshe.van.YahH7645,Bunniבֻּנִּ֥יbu.NiH1138,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Baniבָּנִ֣יba.NiH1137, andChenaniכְנָ֑נִיkhe.Na.niH3662,and criedוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199with a loudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963unto the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5Then the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֡םhal.vi.YimH3881,Jeshuaיֵשׁ֣וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,and Kadmielוְ֠קַדְמִיאֵלVe.kad.mi.'elH6934,Baniבָּנִ֨יba.NiH1137,Hashabniahחֲשַׁבְנְיָ֜הcha.shav.ne.YahH2813,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Hodijahהֽוֹדִיָּה֙ho.di.YahH1941,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֣הshe.van.YahH7645, andPethahiahפְתַֽחְיָ֔הfe.tach.YahH6611,saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Stand upק֗וּמוּKu.muH6965andblessבָּרֲכוּ֙ba.ra.KhuH1288the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430for everהָעוֹלָ֖םha.'o.LamH5769and everהָעוֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769:and blessedוִיבָֽרְכוּ֙vi.va.re.KhuH1288be thy gloriousכְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָke.vo.De.khaH3519nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,which is exaltedוּמְרוֹמַ֥םu.me.ro.MamH7311above all blessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293and praiseוּתְהִלָּֽה׃u.te.hi.LahH8416.

6Thou, even thou, artLordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068alone; thou hast madeעָשִׂ֡יתָ'a.Si.taH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֩ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,the heavenשְׁמֵ֨יshe.MeiH8064of heavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,with all their hostצְבָאָ֗םtze.va.'AmH6635,the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and all things that aretherein, the seasהַיַּמִּים֙hai.ya.MimH3220, and all that istherein, and thou preservestמְחַיֶּ֣הme.chai.YehH2421them all; and the hostוּצְבָ֥אu.tze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064worshippethמִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃mish.ta.cha.VimH7812thee.

7Thou artthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068the Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,who didst chooseבָּחַ֙רְתָּ֙ba.Char.taH977Abramבְּאַבְרָ֔םbe.'av.RamH87,and broughtest him forthוְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹve.ho.tze.ToH3318out of Urמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778,and gavestוְשַׂ֥מְתָּve.Sam.taH7760him the nameשְּׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85;

8And foundestוּמָצָ֣אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672his heartלְבָבוֹ֮le.va.VoH3824faithfulנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee, and madestוְכָר֨וֹתve.kha.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285with him to giveלָתֵ֡תla.TetH5414the landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֧יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֛יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֥יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,and the Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414it, I say,to his seedלְזַרְע֑וֹle.zar.'OH2233,and hast performedוַתָּ֙קֶם֙va.Ta.kemH6965thy wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697; for thou artrighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662:

9And didst seeוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the afflictionעֳנִ֥י'o.NiH6040of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and heardestשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085their cryזַעֲקָתָ֥םza.'a.ka.TamH2201by the Redסֽוּף׃SufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220;

10And shewedstוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414signsאֹתֹ֨ת'o.TotH226and wondersוּמֹֽפְתִ֜יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159upon Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֤הbe.far.'OhH6547,and on all his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,and on all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of his landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776:for thou knewestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that they dealt proudlyהֵזִ֖ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102against them. So didst thou getוַתַּֽעַשׂ־va.ta.'as-H6213thee a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034, as it isthis dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

11And thou didst divideבָּקַ֣עְתָּba.Ka'.taH1234the seaוְהַיָּם֙ve.hai.YamH3220beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them, so that they went throughוַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220on the dry landבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004;and their persecutorsרֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜םro.de.fei.HemH7291thou threwestהִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993into the deepsבִמְצוֹלֹ֛תvim.tzo.LotH4688,as a stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68into the mightyעַזִּֽים׃'a.ZimH5794watersבְּמַ֥יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325.

12Moreover thou leddestהִנְחִיתָ֖םhin.chi.TamH5148them in the dayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119by a cloudyעָנָ֔ן'a.NanH6051pillarוּבְעַמּ֣וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982;and in the nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915by a pillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,to give them lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215in the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wherein they should goH3212.

13Thou camest downיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381also upon mountהַר־har-H2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514,and spakestוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696with them from heavenמִשָּׁמָ֑יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and gavestוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414them rightיְשָׁרִים֙ye.sha.RimH3477judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֤יםmish.pa.TimH4941,and trueאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571lawsוְתוֹר֣וֹתve.to.RotH8451,goodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896statutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706and commandmentsוּמִצְוֹ֖תu.mitz.VotH4687:

14And madest knownהוֹדַ֣עַתָho.Da.'a.taH3045unto them thy holyקָדְשְׁךָ֖kod.she.chaH6944sabbathשַׁבַּ֥תsha.BatH7676,and commandedstצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680them preceptsוּמִצְו֤וֹתu.mitz.VotH4687,statutesוְחֻקִּים֙ve.chu.KimH2706,and lawsוְתוֹרָ֔הve.to.RahH8451,by the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650:

15And gavestנָתַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414them breadוְ֠לֶחֶםVe.le.chemH3899from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֜יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064for their hungerלִרְעָבָ֔םlir.'a.VamH7458,and broughtest forthהוֹצֵ֥אתָho.Tze.taH3318waterוּמַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for them out of the rockמִסֶּ֛לַעmi.Se.la'H5553for their thirstלִצְמָאָ֑םlitz.ma.'AmH6772,and promisedstוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559them that they should go inלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which thou hadst swornנָשָׂ֥אתָ יָדְךָ֖na.Sa.ta ya.de.KhaH5375 H3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

16But they and our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1dealt proudlyהֵזִ֑ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102,and hardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203,and hearkenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085not to thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

17And refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to obeyלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085,neither were mindfulזָכְר֤וּza.khe.RuH2142of thy wondersנִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381that thou didstעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213among them; but hardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203,and in their rebellionבְּמִרְיָ֑םbe.mir.YamH4805appointedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a captainרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218to returnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to their bondageלְעַבְדֻתָ֖םle.'av.du.TamH5659: but thou arta Godאֱל֨וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433ready to pardonסְלִיח֜וֹתse.li.ChotH5547,graciousחַנּ֧וּןcha.NunH2587and mercifulוְרַח֛וּםve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750to angerאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639,and of greatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֖סֶדve.che.sedH2617,and forsookestעֲזַבְתָּֽם׃'a.zav.TamH5800them not.

18Yea, when they had madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213them a moltenמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This isthy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430that brought thee upהֶעֶלְךָ֖he.'el.KhaH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and had wroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocationsנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007;

19Yet thou in thy manifoldהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227merciesבְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָbe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356forsookestעֲזַבְתָּ֖ם'a.zav.TamH5800them not in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057:the pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of the cloudהֶ֠עָנָןHe.'a.nonH6051departedסָ֨רsarH5493not from them by dayH3119,to leadלְהַנְחֹתָ֣םle.han.cho.TamH5148them in the wayבְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְbe.ha.De.rekhH1870;neither the pillarעַמּ֨וּד'a.MudH5982of fireהָאֵ֤שׁha.'EshH784by nightבְּלַ֙יְלָה֙be.Lay.lahH3915,to shew them lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215,and the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wherein they should goH3212.

20Thou gavestנָתַ֖תָּna.Ta.taH5414also thy goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896spiritוְרוּחֲךָ֨ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307to instructלְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑םle.has.ki.LamH7919them, and withheldestמָנַ֣עְתָּma.Na'.taH4513not thy mannaוּמַנְךָ֙u.man.KhaH4478from their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,and gavestנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414them waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for their thirstלִצְמָאָֽם׃litz.ma.'AmH6772.

21Yea, fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141didst thou sustainכִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥םkil.kal.TamH3557them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, so thatthey lackedחָסֵ֑רוּcha.Se.ruH2637nothing; their clothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙sal.mo.tei.HemH8008waxed not oldבָל֔וּva.LuH1086,and their feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272swelledבָצֵֽקוּ׃va.Tze.kuH1216not.

22Moreover thou gavestוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414them kingdomsמַמְלָכוֹת֙mam.la.khOtH4467and nationsוַעֲמָמִ֔יםva.'a.ma.MimH5971,and didst divideוַֽתַּחְלְקֵ֖םva.tach.le.KemH2505them into cornersלְפֵאָ֑הle.fe.'AhH6285:so they possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Sihonסִיח֗וֹןsi.ChonH5511,and the landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of Ogע֥וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23Their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.nei.HemH1121also multipliedstהִרְבִּ֔יתָhir.Bi.taH7235thou as the starsכְּכֹכְבֵ֖יke.cho.khe.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and broughtestוַתְּבִיאֵם֙va.te.vi.'EmH935them into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,concerning which thou hadst promisedאָמַ֥רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559to their fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.HemH1,that they should go inלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to possessלָרָֽשֶׁת׃la.Ra.shetH3423it.

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