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Nehemiah 9:9-15

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.

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