New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 9:12-19

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.KhaH5375 H3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

16“But they, our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,actedהֵזִ֑ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102arrogantlyH2102; TheybecameH7185 H6203stubbornH7185 H6203and would not listenשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085to Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687.

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 becameH7185 H6203stubbornH7185 H6203andappointedוַיִּתְּנוּ־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.HemH5493 H4480 H5921them 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.

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