New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 13:1-3

1On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they readנִקְרָ֛אnik.Ra'H7121aloud from the bookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;and there was foundוְנִמְצָא֙ve.nim.Tza'H4672writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789in it thatnoלֹא־lo'-H3808Ammoniteעַמֹּנִ֧י'a.mo.NiH5984or Moabiteוּמֹאָבִ֛יu.mo.'a.ViH4125should everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769enterיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935the assemblyבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,

2becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they did not meetקִדְּמ֛וּki.de.MuH6923the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with breadבַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemH3899and waterוּבַמָּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325, buthiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.KorH7936Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109againstעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921them to curseלְקַֽלְל֔וֹle.ka.LoH7043them. However,our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015the curseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045into a blessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.

3So when they heardכְּשָׁמְעָ֣םke.sha.me.'AmH8085the lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451,they excludedוַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּvai.yav.Di.luH914allכָל־khol-H3605foreignersעֵ֖רֶב'E.revH6154from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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