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Nehemiah 13:1-3

1On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they readנִקְרָ֛אnik.Ra'H7121in the bookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in the audienceבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;and therein was foundוְנִמְצָא֙ve.nim.Tza'H4672writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789,that the Ammoniteעַמֹּנִ֧י'a.mo.NiH5984and the Moabiteוּמֹאָבִ֛יu.mo.'a.ViH4125should not comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935into the congregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769;

2Because they metקִדְּמ֛וּki.de.MuH6923not the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with breadבַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemH3899and with waterוּבַמָּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,but hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.KorH7936Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109against them, that he should curseלְקַֽלְל֔וֹle.ka.LoH7043them: howbeit our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015the curseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045into a blessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.

3Now it came to pass, when they had heardכְּשָׁמְעָ֣םke.sha.me.'AmH8085the lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451,that they separatedוַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּvai.yav.Di.luH914from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478all the mixed multitudeעֵ֖רֶב'E.revH6154.

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