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Nehemiah 9:24-28

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.

26Nevertheless they were disobedientוַיַּמְר֨וּvai.yam.RuH4784,and rebelledוַֽיִּמְרְד֜וּvai.yim.re.DuH4775against thee, and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993thy lawתּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙to.ra.te.KhaH8451behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310their backsגַוָּ֔םga.VamH1458,and slewהָרָ֔גוּha.Ra.guH2026thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030which testifiedהֵעִ֥ידוּhe.'I.duH5749against them to turnלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725them to thee, and they wroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocationsנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007.

27Therefore thou deliveredstוַֽתִּתְּנֵם֙va.ti.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesצָֽרֵיהֶ֔םtza.rei.HemH6862,who vexedH6887them: and in the timeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of their troubleצָֽרָתָם֙tza.ra.TamH6869,when they criedיִצְעֲק֣וּyitz.'a.KuH6817unto thee, thou heardestתִּשְׁמָ֔עtish.Ma'H8085themfrom heavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and according to thy manifoldהָֽרַבִּ֗יםha.ra.BimH7227merciesוּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָu.khe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356thou gavestתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414them savioursמֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔יםmo.shi.'ImH3467,who savedוְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּםve.yo.shi.'UmH3467them out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of their enemiesצָרֵיהֶֽם׃tza.rei.HemH6862.

28But after they had restוּכְנ֣וֹחַu.khe.No.achH5117,they didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרַ֖עra'H7451againיָשׁ֕וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: therefore leftestוַתַּֽעַזְבֵ֞םva.ta.'az.VemH5800thou them in the handבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶם֙'o.ye.vei.HemH341,so that they had the dominionוַיִּרְדּ֣וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them: yet when they returnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and criedוַיִּזְעָק֔וּךָvai.yiz.'a.Ku.chaH2199unto thee, thou heardestתִּשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085themfrom heavenמִשָּׁמַ֧יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and manyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227timesעִתִּֽים׃'i.TimH6256didst thou deliverוְתַצִּילֵ֥םve.ta.tzi.LemH5337them according to thy merciesכְּֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָke.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356;

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