New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 13:1-9

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.

4Now priorוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440to thisמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,who was appointedנָת֖וּןna.TunH5414over the chambersבְּלִשְׁכַּ֣תbe.lish.KatH3957of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, beingrelatedקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138toTobiahלְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃le.toi.YahH2900,

5had preparedוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a largeגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419roomלִשְׁכָּ֣הlish.KahH3957for him, whereוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033formerlyלְפָנִ֟יםle.fa.NimH6440they putנֹ֠תְנִיםNo.te.nimH5414the grain offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֨הha.min.ChahH4503,the frankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָ֜הha.le.vo.NahH3828,the utensilsוְהַכֵּלִ֗יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627and the tithesוּמַעְשַׂ֤רu.ma'.SarH4643of grainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323prescribedמִצְוַת֙mitz.VatH4687for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891and the gatekeepersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778, and thecontributionsוּתְרוּמַ֖תu.te.ru.MatH8641for the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

6But during allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thisזֶ֕הzehH2088timeI was not in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, for inthe thirty-secondשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֜יִםshe.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970 H8147yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894I had goneבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Afterוּלְקֵ֥ץu.le.KetzH7093some timeיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,however, I askedנִשְׁאַ֥לְתִּיnish.'Al.tiH7592leave from the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

7and I cameוָאָב֖וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389andlearnedוָאָבִ֣ינָהva.'a.Vi.nahH995about the evilH7463that Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213for Tobiahלְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔הle.Toi.YahH2900,by preparingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213aroomנִשְׁכָּ֔הnish.KahH5393for him in the courtsבְּחַצְרֵ֖יbe.chatz.ReiH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8It was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966displeasingוַיֵּ֥רַֽעvai.Ye.ra'H7489to me, so Ithrewוָֽאַשְׁלִ֜יכָהva.'ash.Li.khahH7993allכָּל־kol-H3605of Tobiah’sטוֹבִיָּ֛הtoi.YahH2900householdבֵית־veit-H1004goodsכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627out of the roomהַלִּשְׁכָּֽה׃ha.lish.KahH3957.

9Then I gaveH559an orderH559andthey cleansedוַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּvay.ta.ha.RuH2891the roomsהַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957;and I returnedוָאָשִׁ֣יבָהva.'a.Shi.vahH7725thereשָּׁ֗םShamH8033the utensilsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430with the grain offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503and the frankincenseוְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ פve.ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

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