Nehemiah 9:1-23

1Now on the twenty-fourthH6242H702 dayH3117 of 1thisH2088 monthH2320 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 assembledH622 2with fastingH6685, in sackclothH8242 and with 3dirtH127 upon them. 2The 45descendantsH2233 of IsraelH3478 separatedH914 themselves from allH3605 foreignersH1121H5236, and they stoodH5975 and 6confessedH3034 their sinsH2403 and the wrongdoingsH5771 of their fathersH1. 3While 7they stoodH6965 in their placeH5977, they readH7121 from the BookH5612 of the LawH8451 of the LordH3068 their GodH430 for a fourthH7243 of the dayH3117; and for another fourthH7243 they confessedH3034 and worshipedH2331 the LordH3068 their GodH430. 48Now on the Levites’H3881 platformH4608 stoodH6965 JeshuaH3091, BaniH1137, KadmielH6934, ShebaniahH7645, BunniH1138, SherebiahH8274, BaniH1137, and ChenaniH3662, and they criedH2199 outH2199 with a loudH1419 voiceH6963 to the LordH3068 their GodH430.

5Then the LevitesH3881, JeshuaH3091, KadmielH6934, BaniH1137, HashabneiahH2813, SherebiahH8274, HodiahH1941, ShebaniahH7645, and PethahiahH6611 saidH559, “AriseH6965, blessH1288 the LordH3068 your GodH430 foreverH4480H5769 and everH5704H5769! May Your gloriousH3519 nameH8034 be blessedH1288 And exaltedH7311 aboveH5921 allH3605 blessingH1293 and praiseH8416!69You aloneH905 are the LordH3068. 10You have madeH6213 the heavensH8064, The heavenH8064 of heavensH8064 with allH3605 their 11lightsH6635, The earthH776 and everythingH3605 that is on it, The seasH3220 and everythingH3605 that is in them. 12You giveH2421 lifeH2421 to allH3605 of them, And the heavenlyH8064 13lightsH6635 bowH2331 downH2331 before You.7You are the LordH3068 GodH430, 14WhoH834 choseH977 AbramH87 And broughtH3318 him outH3318 from 15UrH218 of the ChaldeesH3778, And 16gaveH7760 him the nameH8034 AbrahamH85.8You foundH4672 17his heartH3824 faithfulH539 beforeH6440 You, And madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with him To giveH5414 him the landH776 of the CanaaniteH3669, Of the HittiteH2850 and the AmoriteH567, Of the PerizziteH6522, the JebusiteH2983, and the GirgashiteH1622-- To giveH5414 it to his 18descendantsH2233. And You 19have fulfilledH6965 Your 20promiseH1697, BecauseH3588 You are righteousH6662.

9“21You sawH7200 the afflictionH6040 of our fathersH1 in EgyptH4714, And 22heardH8085 their cryH2201 by the 23RedH5488 SeaH3220.10Then You performedH5414 24signsH226 and wondersH4159 against PharaohH6547, Against allH3605 his servantsH5650 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 of his landH776; For You knewH3045 that 25they actedH2102 arrogantlyH2102 towardH5921 them, And You 26madeH6213 a nameH8034 for Yourself as it is thisH2088 dayH3117.1127You dividedH1234 the seaH3220 beforeH6440 them, So they passedH5674 through the midstH8432 of the seaH3220 on dryH3004 groundH3004; And You hurledH7993 28their pursuersH7291 into the depthsH4688, LikeH3644 a stoneH68 into 29ragingH5794 watersH4325.12And with a pillarH5982 of cloudH6051 30You ledH5148 them by dayH3119, And with a pillarH5982 of fireH784 by nightH3915 To lightH215 for them the wayH1870 In whichH834 they were to goH1980.13Then 31You cameH3381 downH3381 on MountH2022 SinaiH5514, And 32spokeH1696 with them from heavenH8064; You gaveH5414 them 33justH3477 ordinancesH4941 and trueH571 lawsH8451, GoodH2896 statutesH2706 and commandmentsH4687.14So You madeH3045 knownH3045 to them 34Your holyH6944 SabbathH7676, And gaveH6680 them commandmentsH4687, statutesH2706, and lawH8451, ThroughH3027 Your servantH5650 MosesH4872.15You 35providedH5414 breadH3899 from heavenH8064 for them for their hungerH7458, You 36broughtH3318 outH3318 waterH4325 from a rockH5553 for them for their thirstH6772, And You 37toldH559 them to enterH935 in order to takeH3423 possessionH3423 of The landH776 whichH834 You 38sworeH5375H3027 to giveH5414 them.

16“But they, our fathersH1, 39actedH2102 arrogantlyH2102; They 4041becameH7185H6203 stubbornH7185H6203 and would not listenH8085 to Your commandmentsH4687.17They refusedH3985 to listenH8085, And 42did not rememberH2142 Your wondrousH6381 deedsH6381 whichH834 You performedH6213 amongH5973 them; So they becameH7185H6203 stubbornH7185H6203 and 43appointedH5414 a leaderH7218 to returnH7725 to their slaveryH5659 in 44EgyptH4714. But You are a GodH433 45of forgivenessH5547, GraciousH2587 and compassionateH7349, SlowH750 to angerH639 and aboundingH7227 in 46mercyH2617; And You did not abandonH5800 them.18EvenH637 whenH3588 they 47madeH6213 for themselves A calfH5695 of castH4541 metalH4541 And saidH559, ‘ThisH2088 is your 48godH430 WhoH834 broughtH5927 you upH5927 from EgyptH4714,’ And committedH6213 greatH1419 blasphemiesH5007,1949You, in Your greatH7227 compassionH7356, Did not abandonH5800 them in the wildernessH4057; 50The pillarH5982 of cloudH6051 did not leaveH5493H4480H5921 them by dayH3119, To guideH5148 them on their wayH1870, NorH3808 the pillarH5982 of fireH784 by nightH3915, to lightH215 for them the wayH1870 in whichH834 they were to goH1980.20Instead, 51You gaveH5414 Your goodH2896 SpiritH7307 to instructH7919 them, You did not withholdH4513 Your mannaH4478 from their mouthH6310, And You gaveH5414 them waterH4325 for their thirstH6772.21Indeed, for 52fortyH705 yearsH8141 You providedH3557 forH3557 them in the wildernessH4057 and they were not lackingH2637; Their clothesH8008 did not wearH1086 outH1086, norH3808 did their feetH7272 swellH1216 up.22You also gaveH5414 them kingdomsH4467 and peoplesH5971, And allottedH2505 them to them as a 53boundaryH6285. 54They tookH3423 possessionH3423 of the landH776 of SihonH5511 55the kingH4428 of HeshbonH2809 And the landH776 of OgH5747 the kingH4428 of BashanH1316.23You madeH7235 their sonsH1121 as numerousH7235 as 56the starsH3556 of heavenH8064, And You broughtH935 them into the landH776 WhichH834 You had toldH559 their fathersH1 to enterH935 and possessH3423.