New American Standard Bible 1995
Nehemiah 9:1-23
1Now on the twenty-fourthעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה'es.Rim ve.'ar.ba.'AhH6242H702dayוּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOmH3117ofthisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478assembledנֶאֶסְפ֤וּne.'es.FuH622with fastingבְּצ֣וֹםbe.TzomH6685,in sackclothוּבְשַׂקִּ֔יםu.ve.sa.KimH8242and withdirtוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon them.
2Thedescendantsזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478separatedוַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ֙vai.yi.ba.de.LuH914themselves from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605foreignersבְּנֵ֣י נֵכָ֑רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121H5236,and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975andconfessedוַיִּתְוַדּוּ֙vai.yit.va.DuH3034their sinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיהֶ֔םcha.To.tei.HemH2403and the iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנ֖וֹתva.'a.vo.NotH5771of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.
3Whilethey stoodוַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965in their placeעָמְדָ֔ם'a.me.DamH5977,they readוַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121from the bookבְּסֵ֨פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֧תto.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430for a fourthרְבִעִ֣יתre.vi.'ItH7243of the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117; and for anotherfourthוּרְבִעִית֙u.re.vi.'ItH7243they confessedמִתְוַדִּ֣יםmit.va.DimH3034and worshipedוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יםu.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430.
4Now on the Levites’הַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881platformמַֽעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608stoodוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965JeshuaH3091,Baniוּבָנִ֜יu.va.NiH1137,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֧לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֛הshe.van.YahH7645,Bunniבֻּנִּ֥יbu.NiH1138,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Baniבָּנִ֣יba.NiH1137andChenaniכְנָ֑נִיkhe.Na.niH3662,and they criedוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199with a loudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.
5Then the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֡םhal.vi.YimH3881,JeshuaH3091,Kadmielוְ֠קַדְמִיאֵלVe.kad.mi.'elH6934,Baniבָּנִ֨יba.NiH1137,Hashabneiahחֲשַׁבְנְיָ֜הcha.shav.ne.YahH2813,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Hodiahהֽוֹדִיָּה֙ho.di.YahH1941,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֣הshe.van.YahH7645andPethahiahפְתַֽחְיָ֔הfe.tach.YahH6611,saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Ariseק֗וּמוּKu.muH6965,blessבָּרֲכוּ֙ba.ra.KhuH1288the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430foreverמִן־ הָעוֹלָ֖םmin- ha.'o.LamH4480H5769and everהָעוֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769!O may Your gloriousכְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָke.vo.De.khaH3519nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034be blessedוִיבָֽרְכוּ֙vi.va.re.KhuH1288And exaltedוּמְרוֹמַ֥םu.me.ro.MamH7311aboveעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605blessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293and praiseוּתְהִלָּֽה׃u.te.hi.LahH8416!
6You aloneלְבַדֶּךָ֒le.va.de.KhaH905are the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068.You have madeעָשִׂ֡יתָ'a.Si.taH6213the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִם֩ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,The heavenשְׁמֵ֨יshe.MeiH8064of heavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hostצְבָאָ֗םtze.va.'AmH6635,The earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that is on it,The seasהַיַּמִּים֙hai.ya.MimH3220and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that is in them.You giveH2421lifeH2421to allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of themAnd the heavenlyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064hostוּצְבָ֥אu.tze.Va'H6635bowsH7812downמִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃mish.ta.cha.VimH7812before You.
7You are the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834choseבָּחַ֙רְתָּ֙ba.Char.taH977Abramבְּאַבְרָ֔םbe.'av.RamH87And broughtוְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹve.ho.tze.ToH3318him out fromUrמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778, Andgaveוְשַׂ֥מְתָּve.Sam.taH7760him the nameשְּׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.
8You foundוּמָצָ֣אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672his heartלְבָבוֹ֮le.va.VoH3824faithfulנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440You,And madeוְכָר֨וֹתve.kha.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285with himTo giveלָתֵ֡תla.TetH5414himthe landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of the Canaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Of the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850and the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֧יha.'e.mo.RiH567,Of the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֛יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֥יve.hay.vu.SiH2983and the Girgashiteוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622--To giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414it to hisdescendantsלְזַרְע֑וֹle.zar.'OH2233. And Youhave fulfilledוַתָּ֙קֶם֙va.Ta.kemH6965Your promiseדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,For You are righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662.
10Then You performedוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414signsאֹתֹ֨ת'o.TotH226and wondersוּמֹֽפְתִ֜יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159against Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֤הbe.far.'OhH6547,Against allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of his landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776;For You knewיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thatthey actedהֵזִ֖ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102arrogantlyH2102towardעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them, Andmadeוַתַּֽעַשׂ־va.ta.'as-H6213a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034for Yourself as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.
11You dividedבָּקַ֣עְתָּba.Ka'.taH1234the seaוְהַיָּם֙ve.hai.YamH3220beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them,So they passedוַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674through the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220on dryבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004; Andtheir pursuersרֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜םro.de.fei.HemH7291You hurledהִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993into the depthsבִמְצוֹלֹ֛תvim.tzo.LotH4688,Likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68intoragingעַזִּֽים׃'a.ZimH5794watersבְּמַ֥יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325.
12And with a pillarוּבְעַמּ֣וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of cloudעָנָ֔ן'a.NanH6051You ledהִנְחִיתָ֖םhin.chi.TamH5148them by dayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119,And with a pillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915To lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215for them the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870In whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they were to goיֵֽלְכוּ־ye.le.khu-H1980.
13ThenYou cameH3381downיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381on Mountהַר־har-H2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514, Andspokeוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696with them from heavenמִשָּׁמָ֑יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;You gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414themjustיְשָׁרִים֙ye.sha.RimH3477ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטִ֤יםmish.pa.TimH4941and trueאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571lawsוְתוֹר֣וֹתve.to.RotH8451,Goodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896statutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706and commandmentsוּמִצְוֹ֖תu.mitz.VotH4687.
14So You madeH3045knownH3045to themYour holyקָדְשְׁךָ֖kod.she.chaH6944sabbathשַׁבַּ֥תsha.BatH7676,And laidH6680downH6680for them commandmentsוּמִצְו֤וֹתu.mitz.VotH4687,statutesוְחֻקִּים֙ve.chu.KimH2706and lawוְתוֹרָ֔הve.to.RahH8451,Throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.
15Youprovidedנָתַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414breadוְ֠לֶחֶםVe.le.chemH3899from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֜יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064for them for their hungerלִרְעָבָ֔םlir.'a.VamH7458, YoubroughtH3318forthהוֹצֵ֥אתָho.Tze.taH3318waterוּמַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325from a rockמִסֶּ֛לַעmi.Se.la'H5553for them for their thirstלִצְמָאָ֑םlitz.ma.'AmH6772, And Youtoldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559them to enterלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935in order to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423The landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Yousworeנָשָׂ֥אתָ יָדְךָ֖na.Sa.ta ya.de.KhaH5375H3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.
17They refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to listenלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085, Anddid not rememberזָכְר֤וּza.khe.RuH2142Your wondrousH6381deedsH6381whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You had performedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213amongעִמָּהֶ֔ם'i.ma.HemH5973them;So they becameH7185H6203stubbornH7185H6203andappointedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a leaderרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218to returnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to their slaveryלְעַבְדֻתָ֖םle.'av.du.TamH5659in EgyptH4714.But You are a Godאֱל֨וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433of forgivenessסְלִיח֜וֹתse.li.ChotH5547,Graciousחַנּ֧וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַח֛וּםve.ra.ChumH7349,Slowאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750to angerאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639and aboundingוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in lovingkindnessחֶ֖סֶדve.che.sedH2617;And You did not forsakeעֲזַבְתָּֽם׃'a.zav.TamH5800them.
18Evenאַ֗ף'AfH637whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588theymadeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213for themselvesA calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695of moltenמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541metalH4541And saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, ‘Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430Whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֶלְךָ֖he.'el.KhaH5927you up from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,’And committedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419blasphemiesנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007,
19You, in Your greatהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227compassionבְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָbe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356,Did not forsakeעֲזַבְתָּ֖ם'a.zav.TamH5800them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;The pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of cloudהֶ֠עָנָןHe.'a.nonH6051did not leaveסָ֨ר מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֤םsar me.'a.lei.HemH5493H4480H5921them by dayH3119,To guideלְהַנְחֹתָ֣םle.han.cho.TamH5148them on their wayבְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְbe.ha.De.rekhH1870,NorH3808the pillarעַמּ֨וּד'a.MudH5982of fireהָאֵ֤שׁha.'EshH784by nightבְּלַ֙יְלָה֙be.Lay.lahH3915,to lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215for them the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they were to goיֵֽלְכוּ־ye.le.khu-H1980.
20You gaveנָתַ֖תָּna.Ta.taH5414Your goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896Spiritוְרוּחֲךָ֨ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307to instructלְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑םle.has.ki.LamH7919them,Your mannaוּמַנְךָ֙u.man.KhaH4478You did not withholdמָנַ֣עְתָּma.Na'.taH4513from their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,And You gaveנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414them waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for their thirstלִצְמָאָֽם׃litz.ma.'AmH6772.
21Indeed,fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141You providedכִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥םkil.kal.TamH3557for them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057andthey were not in wantחָסֵ֑רוּcha.Se.ruH2637;Their clothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙sal.mo.tei.HemH8008did not wearבָל֔וּva.LuH1086out, norH3808did their feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272swellבָצֵֽקוּ׃va.Tze.kuH1216.
22You also gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414them kingdomsמַמְלָכוֹת֙mam.la.khOtH4467and peoplesוַעֲמָמִ֔יםva.'a.ma.MimH5971,And allottedוַֽתַּחְלְקֵ֖םva.tach.le.KemH2505them to them as aboundaryלְפֵאָ֑הle.fe.'AhH6285.They tookH3423possessionוַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423of the landH776of Sihonסִיח֗וֹןsi.ChonH5511the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809And the landH776of Ogע֥וֹגogH5747the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.
23You madeH7235their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.nei.HemH1121numerousH7235asthe starsכְּכֹכְבֵ֖יke.cho.khe.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And You broughtוַתְּבִיאֵם֙va.te.vi.'EmH935them into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You had toldאָמַ֥רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559their fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.HemH1to enterלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935and possessלָרָֽשֶׁת׃la.Ra.shetH3423.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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