New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 9:32-37

32“Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, our Godאֱ֠לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430,the greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,the mightyהַגִּבּ֣וֹרha.gi.BorH1368,and the awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָא֮ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֨לha.'ElH410,who keepsשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285and lovingkindnessוְהַחֶסֶד֒ve.ha.che.SedH2617,Do not let allכָּל־kol-H3605the hardshipהַתְּלָאָ֣הha.te.la.'AhH8513seemH4591insignificantH4591beforeלְפָנֶ֡יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You,Whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has comeמְ֠צָאַתְנוּMe.tza.'at.nuH4672upon us, our kingsלִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428,our princesלְשָׂרֵ֧ינוּle.sa.Rei.nuH8269,our priestsוּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּu.le.kho.ha.Nei.nuH3548,our prophetsוְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּve.lin.vi.'E.nuH5030,our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1and on allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Your peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,From the daysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

33However,You are justצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662in allכָּל־kol-H3605that has comeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935upon us;For You have dealtעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213faithfullyאֱמֶ֥ת'e.MetH571,but we have actedH7561wickedlyהִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃hir.Sha.'e.nuH7561.

34For our kingsמְלָכֵ֤ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,our leadersשָׂרֵ֙ינוּ֙sa.Rei.nuH8269,our priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣ינוּko.ha.Nei.nuH3548and our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have not keptעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213Your lawתּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451Or paidH7181attentionהִקְשִׁ֙יבוּ֙hik.Shi.vuH7181to Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687and Youradmonitionsוּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָu.le.'E.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You haveadmonishedהַעִידֹ֖תָha.'i.Do.taH5749them.

35Butthey, in their own kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.TamH4438,With Your greatהָרָ֜בha.RavH7227goodnessוּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.KhaH2898whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You gaveנָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.taH5414them,With the broadהָרְחָבָ֧הha.re.cha.VahH7342and richוְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛הve.ha.she.me.NahH8082landוּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You setנָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.taH5414beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them,Did not serveעֲבָד֑וּךָ'a.va.Du.khaH5647You or turnשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725from their evilהָרָעִֽים׃ha.ra.'ImH7451deedsמִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םmi.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

36Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,we are slavesעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,And as to the landוְהָאָ֜רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You gaveנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1to eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398of its fruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529and its bountyטוּבָ֔הּtu.VahH2898,Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,we are slavesעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650in it.

37Its abundantמַרְבָּ֗הmar.BahH7235produceוּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּu.te.vu.'a.TahH8393is for the kingsלַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.KhimH4428Whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You have setנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414overעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us because of our sinsבְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403;They also ruleמֹשְׁלִ֤יםmo.she.LimH4910overוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5921our bodiesגְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nuH1472And over our cattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuH929as they pleaseכִּרְצוֹנָ֔םkir.tzo.NamH7522,So we are in greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419distressוּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.RahH6869.

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