Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 1:7-11

7We have dealt veryחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2254corruptlyחָבַ֣לְנוּcha.Val.nuH2254against thee, and have not keptשָׁמַ֣רְנוּsha.Mar.nuH8104the commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687,nor the statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706,nor the judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which thou commandedstצִוִּ֖יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

8Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142,I beseech thee, the wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that thou commandedstצִוִּ֛יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Ifye transgressתִּמְעָ֔לוּtim.'A.luH4603,I will scatter you abroadאָפִ֥יץ'a.FitzH6327among the nationsבָּעַמִּֽים׃ba.'a.MimH5971:

9But ifye turnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֣םve.shav.TemH7725unto me, and keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; though there were of you cast outנִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜םni.da.cha.KhemH5080unto the uttermost partבִּקְצֵ֤הbik.TzehH7097of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, yetwill I gatherאֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908them from thence, and will bringוַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙va.ha.vo.'o.timH935them unto the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725that I have chosenבָּחַ֔רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977to setלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034there.

10Now these arethy servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and thy peopleוְעַמֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971,whom thou hast redeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299by thy greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581,and by thy strongהַחֲזָקָֽה׃ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.

11O Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,I beseechאָנָּ֣א'a.Na'H577thee, let now thine earאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241be attentiveקַ֠שֶּׁבֶתKa.she.vetH7183to the prayerתְּפִלַּ֨תte.fi.LatH8605of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650,and to the prayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,who desireהַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ha.cha.fe.TzimH2655to fearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034:and prosperוְהַצְלִֽיחָה־ve.hatz.li.chah-H6743,I pray thee, thy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and grantוּתְנֵ֣הוּu.te.Ne.huH5414him mercyלְרַחֲמִ֔יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356in the sightלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of this manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376.For I was the king’sלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פla.Me.lekhH4428cupbearerH8248.

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