New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 9:24-28

24So their sonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121enteredוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776. AndYou subduedוַתַּכְנַ֨עva.takh.Na'H3665beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,the Canaanitesהַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔יםha.ke.Na.'a.NimH3669,And You gaveוַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖םva.ti.te.NemH5414them into their handבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,with their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428and the peoplesעַֽמְמֵ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,To doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with themas they desiredכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522.

25They capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920fortifiedבְּצֻרוֹת֮be.tzu.rOtH1219citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892and afertileשְׁמֵנָה֒she.me.NahH8082landוַאֲדָמָ֣הva.'a.da.MahH127.They tookH3423possessionוַיִּֽירְשׁ֡וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423ofhousesבָּתִּ֣יםba.TimH1004fullמְלֵֽאִים־me.le.'im-H4392of everyכָּל־kol-H3605goodט֠וּבtuvH2898thingH2898,Hewnחֲצוּבִ֜יםcha.tzu.VimH2672cisternsבֹּר֨וֹתbo.RotH953,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.MimH3754,oliveוְזֵיתִ֛יםve.zei.TimH2132grovesH2132,Fruitמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230.So they ateוַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,were filledוַֽיִּשְׂבְּעוּ֙vai.yis.be.'UH7646andgrewH8080fatוַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuH8080, Andreveledוַיִּֽתְעַדְּנ֖וּvai.yit.'a.de.NuH5727in Your greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419goodnessבְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.KhaH2898.

26“But they becameH4784disobedientוַיַּמְר֨וּvai.yam.RuH4784and rebelledוַֽיִּמְרְד֜וּvai.yim.re.DuH4775against You, Andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993Your lawתּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙to.ra.te.KhaH8451behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310their backsגַוָּ֔םga.VamH1458Andkilledהָרָ֔גוּha.Ra.guH2026Your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hadadmonishedהֵעִ֥ידוּhe.'I.duH5749themSo that they might returnלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725to You, Andthey committedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ge.do.LotH1419blasphemiesנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007.

27Therefore Youdeliveredוַֽתִּתְּנֵם֙va.ti.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their oppressorsצָֽרֵיהֶ֔םtza.rei.HemH6862who oppressedH6887them,But when they criedיִצְעֲק֣וּyitz.'a.KuH6817to Youin the timeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of their distressצָֽרָתָם֙tza.ra.TamH6869,You heardתִּשְׁמָ֔עtish.Ma'H8085from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and according to Your greatהָֽרַבִּ֗יםha.ra.BimH7227compassionוּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָu.khe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356Yougaveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414them deliverersמֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔יםmo.shi.'ImH3467who deliveredוְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּםve.yo.shi.'UmH3467them from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of their oppressorsצָרֵיהֶֽם׃tza.rei.HemH6862.

28Butas soon as they hadH5117restוּכְנ֣וֹחַu.khe.No.achH5117,they didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרַ֖עra'H7451againיָשׁ֕וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You;Therefore You abandonedוַתַּֽעַזְבֵ֞םva.ta.'az.VemH5800them to the handבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesH340,so that they ruledוַיִּרְדּ֣וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them.When they criedוַיִּזְעָק֔וּךָvai.yiz.'a.Ku.chaH2199againוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to You, You heardתִּשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֧יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064, Andmanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227timesעִתִּֽים׃'i.TimH6256You rescuedוְתַצִּילֵ֥םve.ta.tzi.LemH5337them according to Your compassionכְּֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָke.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356,

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