New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 9:6-15

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.

9“You sawוַתֵּ֛רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the afflictionעֳנִ֥י'o.NiH6040of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, Andheardשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085their cryזַעֲקָתָ֥םza.'a.ka.TamH2201by theRedסֽוּף׃SufH5488 H3220Seaיַם־yam-H3220.

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.KhaH5375 H3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

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