Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 10:28-31

28And the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881,the portersהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֨יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778,the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜יםham.sho.re.RimH7891,the Nethinimsהַנְּתִינִ֗יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411,and all they that had separatedהַנִּבְדָּ֞לha.niv.DalH914themselves from the peopleמֵעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776unto the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םne.shei.HemH802,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֣םbe.nei.HemH1121,and their daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,every one having knowledgeיוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045,and having understandingמֵבִֽין׃me.VinH995;

29They claveמַחֲזִיקִ֣יםma.cha.zi.KimH2388to their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶם֮'a.chei.HemH251,their noblesאַדִּירֵיהֶם֒'a.di.rei.HemH117,and enteredוּבָאִ֞יםu.va.'ImH935into a curseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423,and into an oathוּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗הu.vish.vu.'AhH7621,to walkH3212in God’sH430lawH8451,which was givenנִתְּנָ֔הni.te.NahH5414byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of GodH430,and to observeוְלִשְׁמ֣וֹרve.lish.MorH8104and doוְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213all the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Lordאֲדֹנֵ֔ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113,and his judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941and his statutesוְחֻקָּֽיו׃ve.chu.KavH2706;

30And that we would not giveH5414our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323unto the peopleלְעַמֵּ֣יle.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,nor takeנִקַּ֖חni.KachH3947their daughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.HemH1323for our sonsלְבָנֵֽינוּ׃le.va.Nei.nuH1121:

31And ifthe peopleH5971of the landH776bringהַֽמְבִיאִים֩ham.vi.'ImH935wareהַמַּקָּח֨וֹתha.ma.ka.ChotH4728or any victualsשֶׁ֜בֶרShe.verH7668on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117to sellלִמְכּ֔וֹרlim.KorH4376, thatwe would not buyH3947it of them on the sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֖תba.sha.BatH7676,or on the holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944dayוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117: and thatwe would leaveוְנִטֹּ֛שׁve.ni.ToshH5203the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearהַשָּׁנָ֥הha.sha.NahH8141,and the exactionH4853of every debtיָֽד׃YadH3027.

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