New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 9:16-25

16“But they, our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,actedהֵזִ֑ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102arrogantlyH2102; TheybecameH7185 H6203stubbornH7185 H6203and would not listenשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085to Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687.

17They refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to listenלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085, Anddid not rememberזָכְר֤וּza.khe.RuH2142Your wondrousH6381deedsH6381whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You performedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213amongעִמָּהֶ֔ם'i.ma.HemH5973them;So they becameH7185 H6203stubbornH7185 H6203andappointedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a leaderרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218to returnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to their slaveryלְעַבְדֻתָ֖םle.'av.du.TamH5659inEgyptH4714.But You are a Godאֱל֨וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433of forgivenessסְלִיח֜וֹתse.li.ChotH5547,Graciousחַנּ֧וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַח֛וּםve.ra.ChumH7349,Slowאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750to angerאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639and aboundingוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227inmercyחֶ֖סֶדve.che.sedH2617;And You did not abandonעֲזַבְתָּֽם׃'a.zav.TamH5800them.

18Evenאַ֗ף'AfH637whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588theymadeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213for themselvesA calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695of castH4541metalמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541And saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, ‘Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is yourgodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430Whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834broughtH5927you upH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,’And committedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419blasphemiesנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007,

19You, in Your greatהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227compassionבְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָbe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356,Did not abandonעֲזַבְתָּ֖ם'a.zav.TamH5800them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;The pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of cloudהֶ֠עָנָןHe.'a.nonH6051did not leaveסָ֨ר מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֤םsar me.'a.lei.HemH5493 H4480 H5921them by dayH3119,To guideלְהַנְחֹתָ֣םle.han.cho.TamH5148them on their wayבְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְbe.ha.De.rekhH1870,NorH3808the pillarעַמּ֨וּד'a.MudH5982of fireהָאֵ֤שׁha.'EshH784by nightבְּלַ֙יְלָה֙be.Lay.lahH3915,to lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215for them the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they were to goיֵֽלְכוּ־ye.le.khu-H1980.

20Instead,You gaveנָתַ֖תָּna.Ta.taH5414Your goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896Spiritוְרוּחֲךָ֨ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307to instructלְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑םle.has.ki.LamH7919them,You did not withholdמָנַ֣עְתָּma.Na'.taH4513Your mannaוּמַנְךָ֙u.man.KhaH4478from their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,And You gaveנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414them waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for their thirstלִצְמָאָֽם׃litz.ma.'AmH6772.

21Indeed, forfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141You providedH3557forH3557them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057andthey were not lackingחָסֵ֑רוּcha.Se.ruH2637;Their clothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙sal.mo.tei.HemH8008did not wearH1086outH1086,norH3808did their feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272swellבָצֵֽקוּ׃va.Tze.kuH1216up.

22You also gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414them kingdomsמַמְלָכוֹת֙mam.la.khOtH4467and peoplesוַעֲמָמִ֔יםva.'a.ma.MimH5971,And allottedוַֽתַּחְלְקֵ֖םva.tach.le.KemH2505them to them as aboundaryלְפֵאָ֑הle.fe.'AhH6285.They tookH3423possessionוַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423of the landH776of Sihonסִיח֗וֹןsi.ChonH5511the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809And the landH776of Ogע֥וֹגogH5747the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23You madeH7235their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.nei.HemH1121asnumerousH7235asthe starsכְּכֹכְבֵ֖יke.cho.khe.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And You broughtוַתְּבִיאֵם֙va.te.vi.'EmH935them into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You had toldאָמַ֥רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559their fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.HemH1to enterלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935and possessלָרָֽשֶׁת׃la.Ra.shetH3423.

24So their sonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121enteredוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and tookH3423possessionוַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423of the 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 handedוַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיָדָ֑םva.ti.te.Nem be.ya.DamH5414 H3027them overH514to them, 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,CarvedH2672outH2672cisternsבֹּר֨וֹתbo.RotH953,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.MimH3754,oliveוְזֵיתִ֛יםve.zei.TimH2132grovesH2132,Fruitמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230.So they ateוַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,were filledוַֽיִּשְׂבְּעוּ֙vai.yis.be.'UH7646andputH8080onH8080fatוַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuH8080, AndlivedH5727luxuriouslyH5727in Your greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419goodnessבְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.KhaH2898.

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