New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 9:27-31

27Therefore Youhandedבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH5414 H3027them overH5414to their enemiesצָֽרֵיהֶ֔םtza.rei.HemH6862who oppressedH6887them,But when they criedH6817outH6817to Youin the timeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of their distressצָֽרָתָם֙tza.ra.TamH6869,You heardתִּשְׁמָ֔עtish.Ma'H8085from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and according to Your greatהָֽרַבִּ֗יםha.ra.BimH7227compassionוּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָu.khe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356YougaveH5414thempeopleמֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔יםmo.shi.'ImH3467who savedוְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּםve.yo.shi.'UmH3467them from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of their enemiesצָרֵיהֶֽם׃tza.rei.HemH6862.

28Butas soon as they hadH5117restוּכְנ֣וֹחַu.khe.No.achH5117,they didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרַ֖עra'H7451againיָשׁ֕וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You;Therefore You abandonedוַתַּֽעַזְבֵ֞םva.ta.'az.VemH5800them to the handבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesH340,so that they ruledוַיִּרְדּ֣וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them.When they criedH2199outH2199againוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to You, You heardתִּשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֧יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064, Andmanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227timesעִתִּֽים׃'i.TimH6256You rescuedוְתַצִּילֵ֥םve.ta.tzi.LemH5337them according to Your compassionכְּֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָke.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356,

29Andadmonishedוַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'adH5749them in order to turnH7725them backלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725to Your Lawתּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451. Yetthey actedהֵזִ֜ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102arrogantlyH2102and did not listenשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085to Your commandmentsלְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙le.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687but sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against Your ordinancesוּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָu.ve.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941,Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834, ifa personאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120followsיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213them, then he will liveוְחָיָ֣הve.cha.YahH2421by them. And theyturnedוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414a stubbornסוֹרֶ֔רֶתso.Re.retH5637shoulderכָתֵף֙kha.TefH3802and stiffenedהִקְשׁ֖וּhik.ShuH7185their neckוְעָרְפָּ֥םve.'a.re.PamH6203,and would not listenשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085.

30However, You remainedH4900patientH4900with them for manyרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141, Andadmonishedוַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'adH5749them byYour Spiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֛be.ru.cha.KhaH7307throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030,Yet they would not listenהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238.Therefore You handedבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH5414 H3027them overH5414to the peoplesעַמֵּ֥י'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצֹֽת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

31Nevertheless, in Your greatהָרַבִּ֛יםha.ra.BimH7227compassionוּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָu.ve.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356Youdid not makeעֲשִׂיתָ֥ם'a.si.TamH6213an endכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617of them or abandonעֲזַבְתָּ֑ם'a.zav.TamH5800them, For You area graciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַח֖וּםve.ra.ChumH7349Godאֵֽל־'el-H410.

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