New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 1:7-11

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.’

10They are Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and Your peopleוְעַמֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834You redeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299by Your greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581and by Your strongהַחֲזָקָֽה׃ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.

11OH577Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,I beseechH577You,may Your earאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241be attentiveקַ֠שֶּׁבֶתKa.she.vetH7183to the prayerתְּפִלַּ֨תte.fi.LatH8605of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650and the prayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650who delightהַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ha.cha.fe.TzimH2655torevereלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372Your nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and makeH6743Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650successfulH6743todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117and grantוּתְנֵ֣הוּu.te.Ne.huH5414him compassionלְרַחֲמִ֔יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376.” Now I was thecupbearerמַשְׁקֶ֖הmash.KehH4945to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פla.Me.lekhH4428.

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