New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 9:22-26

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.

26“But they becameH4784rebelliousH4784and revoltedוַֽיִּמְרְד֜וּvai.yim.re.DuH4775against You, Andthrewוַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993Your Lawתּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙to.ra.te.KhaH8451behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310their backsגַוָּ֔םga.VamH1458Andkilledהָרָ֔גוּha.Ra.guH2026Your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hadadmonishedהֵעִ֥ידוּhe.'I.duH5749themIn order to bringלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725them backH7725to You, Andthey committedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ge.do.LotH1419blasphemiesנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007.

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