1“Had it not beenשֶׁהָ֣יָהshe.Ha.yahH1961the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068whoH7945was on our side,”Let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478nowנָ֝אna'H4994sayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559,
2“Had it not beenשֶׁהָ֣יָהshe.Ha.yahH1961the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068whoH7945was on our sideWhen menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120roseבְּק֖וּםbe.KumH6965up againstעָלֵ֣ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us,
3Thenאֲ֭זַי'A.zaiH233they would haveswallowedבְּלָע֑וּנוּbe.la.'U.nuH1104us aliveחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416, When theirangerאַפָּ֣ם'a.PamH639was kindledבַּחֲר֖וֹתba.cha.RotH2734against us;
4Thenאֲ֭זַי'A.zaiH233thewatersהַמַּ֣יִםha.Ma.yimH4325would have engulfedשְׁטָפ֑וּנוּshe.ta.Fu.nuH7857us,The streamנַ֗֜חְלָהNach.lahH5158would havesweptעָבַ֥ר'a.VarH5674overעַל־'al-H5921our soulנַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃naf.She.nuH5315;
6Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,WhoH7945has not givenנְתָנָ֥נוּne.ta.Na.nuH5414us to betornטֶ֝֗רֶףTe.refH2964by their teethלְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃le.shi.nei.HemH8127.
7Our soulנַפְשֵׁ֗נוּnaf.She.nuH5315hasescapedנִמְלְטָה֮nim.le.TahH4422as a birdכְּצִפּ֥וֹרke.tzi.PorH6833out of thesnareמִפַּ֪חmi.PachH6341of the trapperי֫וֹקְשִׁ֥יםyok.ShimH3369;The snareהַפַּ֥חha.PachH6341is brokenנִשְׁבָּ֗רnish.BarH7665and we have escapedנִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃nim.La.te.nuH4422.
8Ourhelpעֶ֭זְרֵנוּ'Ez.re.nuH5828is in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Whomadeעֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה'o.SehH6213heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.
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