New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 1:4-9

4When I heardכְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ke.sha.me.'IH8085theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,I satH3427downיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427and weptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הva.'ev.KehH1058and mournedוָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הva.'et.'a.be.LahH56for daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;and I was fastingצָם֙tzamH6684and prayingוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

5I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “I beseechאָֽנָּ֤א'a.Na'H577You, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָ֑אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410,who preservesשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285and lovingkindnessוָחֶ֔סֶדva.Che.sedH2617for those who loveלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.VavH157Him and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687,

6let Your earאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241nowנָ֣אna'H4994be attentiveקַשֶּׁ֣בֶתka.She.vetH7183and Your eyesוְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869openפְתֻוּח֟וֹתfe.tu.v.ChotH6605to hearלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the prayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֡'av.de.KhaH5650whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I am prayingמִתְפַּלֵּ֨לmit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶ֤יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You nowהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,on behalfH5921of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,confessingוּמִתְוַדֶּ֗הu.mit.va.DehH3034the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we have sinnedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against You;I and my father’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398.

7We have actedחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2254veryH2254corruptlyחָבַ֣לְנוּcha.Val.nuH2254against You and have not keptשָׁמַ֣רְנוּsha.Mar.nuH8104the commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687,norH3808the statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706,norH3808the ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You commandedצִוִּ֖יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

8Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142the wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You commandedצִוִּ֛יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘If you are unfaithfulתִּמְעָ֔לוּtim.'A.luH4603I will scatterאָפִ֥יץ'a.FitzH6327you among the peoplesבָּעַמִּֽים׃ba.'a.MimH5971;

9but ifyou returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֣םve.shav.TemH7725to Me and keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them, thoughאִם־'im-H518those of you who have been scatteredנִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜םni.da.cha.KhemH5080were in the mostH7097remoteH7097partH7097of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, Iwill gatherאֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908them from thereמִשָּׁ֣םmi.ShamH8033and will bringוַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙va.ha.vo.'o.timH935themto the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033I have chosenבָּחַ֔רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977to cause My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034to dwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931.’

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