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Nehemiah 9:16-25

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.

24So the childrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121went inוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and thou subduedstוַתַּכְנַ֨עva.takh.Na'H3665beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,the Canaanitesהַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔יםha.ke.Na.'a.NimH3669,and gavestוַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖םva.ti.te.NemH5414them into their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,with their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428,and the peopleעַֽמְמֵ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that they might doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with them as they wouldכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522.

25And they tookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920strongבְּצֻרוֹת֮be.tzu.rOtH1219citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892,and a fatשְׁמֵנָה֒she.me.NahH8082landוַאֲדָמָ֣הva.'a.da.MahH127,and possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֡וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423housesבָּתִּ֣יםba.TimH1004fullמְלֵֽאִים־me.le.'im-H4392of all goodsט֠וּבtuvH2898,wellsבֹּר֨וֹתbo.RotH953diggedחֲצוּבִ֜יםcha.tzu.VimH2672,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.MimH3754,and oliveyardsוְזֵיתִ֛יםve.zei.TimH2132,and fruitמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230:so they did eatוַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,and were filledוַֽיִּשְׂבְּעוּ֙vai.yis.be.'UH7646,and became fatוַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuH8080,and delightedוַיִּֽתְעַדְּנ֖וּvai.yit.'a.de.NuH5727themselves in thy greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419goodnessבְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.KhaH2898.

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