New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 13:15-22

15In thoseהָהֵ֡מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117I sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֣ה׀vi.hu.DahH3063some who were treadingדֹּֽרְכִֽים־do.re.khim-H1869wineH1660pressesH1660on the sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֡תba.sha.BatH7676,and bringingוּמְבִיאִ֣יםu.me.vi.'ImH935in sacksH6194of grainH6194and loadingוְֽעֹמְסִ֪יםve.'o.me.SimH6006themon donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֟יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543,as wellוְאַף־ve.'af-H637as wineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196,grapesעֲנָבִ֤ים'a.na.VimH6025,figsוּתְאֵנִים֙u.te.'e.NimH8384and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605kinds of loadsמַשָּׂ֔אma.Sa'H4853,and they broughtוּמְבִיאִ֥יםu.me.vi.'ImH935theminto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117. SoI admonishedוָאָעִ֕ידva.'a.'IdH5749themon the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117they soldמִכְרָ֥םmikh.RamH4376foodצָֽיִד׃Tza.yidH6718.

16Also menH6876of TyreH6876were livingיָ֣שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427there whoimportedמְבִיאִ֥יםme.vi.'ImH935fishH1710and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605kinds of merchandiseמֶ֑כֶרMe.kherH4377,and soldוּמֹכְרִ֧יםu.mo.khe.RimH4376themto the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063on the sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֛תba.sha.BatH7676,even in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

17Then Ireprimandedוָאָרִ֕יבָהva.'a.Ri.vahH7378the noblesחֹרֵ֣יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088evilהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697you are doingעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213,by profaningוּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖יםu.me.cha.le.LimH2490the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117?

18Did not your fathersאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1doעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213the sameכֹ֤הkhohH3541,so that our Godאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935on us and on thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088troubleH7463?Yet you are addingמוֹסִיפִ֤יםmo.si.FimH3254to the wrathחָרוֹן֙cha.rOnH2740on Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478by profaningלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פha.sha.BatH7676.”

19It cameוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961about that justH3512as it grewH6751darkH6751at the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676,I commandedH559that the doorsהַדְּלָת֔וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817should be shutוַיִּסָּגְר֣וּvai.yi.sa.ge.RuH5462and that they should not openיִפְתָּח֔וּםyif.ta.ChumH6605them untilעַ֖ד'adH5704afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676.Then I stationedהֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙he.'e.Mad.tiH5975some of my servantsוּמִנְּעָרַ֗יu.mi.ne.'a.RaiH5288at the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםha.she.'a.RimH8179so thatnoH3808loadמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853would enterיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

20Onceפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471or twiceוּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃u.she.Ta.yimH8147the tradersהָרֹכְלִ֜יםha.ro.khe.LimH7402and merchantsוּמֹכְרֵ֧יu.mo.khe.ReiH4376of everyכָל־khol-H3605kind of merchandiseמִמְכָּ֛רmi.KarH4465spentH3885the nightוַיָּלִ֨ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21Then Iwarnedוָאָעִ֣ידָהva.'a.'I.dahH5749them and saidוָאֹמְרָ֤הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, “Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do you spendH3885the nightלֵנִים֙le.NimH3885in frontנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048of the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346?Ifאִם־'im-H518you doH8138so againתִּשְׁנ֕וּtish.NuH8138, I willuseאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971forceיָ֖דyadH3027against you.” From that timeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256on they did not comeבָ֖אוּVa.'uH935on the sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּֽת׃ סba.sha.BatH7676.

22And I commandedוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881thatthey should purifyמִֽטַּהֲרִים֙mi.ta.ha.RimH2891themselves and comeוּבָאִים֙u.va.'ImH935as gatekeepersשֹׁמְרִ֣ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםsho.me.Rim ha.she.'a.RimH8104 H8179to sanctifyלְקַדֵּ֖שׁle.ka.DeshH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117. ForthisH2088alsoגַּם־gam-H1571rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142me, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,and haveH2347compassionH2347on me according to the greatnessכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of Your lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ פchas.De.khaH2617.

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