New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 1:7-11

7We have actedחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2254veryH2254corruptlyחָבַ֣לְנוּcha.Val.nuH2254against You and have not keptשָׁמַ֣רְנוּsha.Mar.nuH8104the commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687,norH3808the statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706,norH3808the ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You commandedצִוִּ֖יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

8Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994,the wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You commandedצִוִּ֛יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Ifyou areH4603unfaithfulH4603,I will scatterאָפִ֥יץ'a.FitzH6327you among the peoplesבָּעַמִּֽים׃ba.'a.MimH5971;

9but ifyou returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֣םve.shav.TemH7725to Me and keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them, thoughאִם־'im-H518those of you who have been scatteredנִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜םni.da.cha.KhemH5080were in the mostH7097remoteH7097partH7097of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, Iwill gatherאֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908them from thereמִשָּׁ֣םmi.ShamH8033and bringוַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙va.ha.vo.'o.timH935themto the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033I have chosenבָּחַ֔רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977to have My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034dwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931.’

10They are Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and Your peopleוְעַמֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834You redeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299by Your greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581and by Your strongהַחֲזָקָֽה׃ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.

11Pleaseאָנָּ֣א'a.Na'H577,Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,may Your earאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241be attentiveקַ֠שֶּׁבֶתKa.she.vetH7183to the prayerתְּפִלַּ֨תte.fi.LatH8605of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650and the prayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650who delightהַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ha.cha.fe.TzimH2655torevereלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372Your nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and pleaseH4994makeH6743Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650successfulH6743todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117and grantוּתְנֵ֣הוּu.te.Ne.huH5414him mercyלְרַחֲמִ֔יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376.” Now I was thecupbearerמַשְׁקֶ֖הmash.KehH4945to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פla.Me.lekhH4428.

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