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Nehemiah 13:15-21

15In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200I in Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֣ה׀vi.hu.DahH3063sometreadingדֹּֽרְכִֽים־do.re.khim-H1869wine pressesגִּתּ֣וֹת׀gi.TotH1660on the sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֡תba.sha.BatH7676,and bringing inוּמְבִיאִ֣יםu.me.vi.'ImH935sheavesהָעֲרֵמ֣וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,and ladingוְֽעֹמְסִ֪יםve.'o.me.SimH6006donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֟יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543;as also wineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196,grapesעֲנָבִ֤ים'a.na.VimH6025,and figsוּתְאֵנִים֙u.te.'e.NimH8384, and all manner ofburdensמַשָּׂ֔אma.Sa'H4853,which they broughtוּמְבִיאִ֥יםu.me.vi.'ImH935into Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117:and I testifiedוָאָעִ֕ידva.'a.'IdH5749against themin the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117wherein they soldמִכְרָ֥םmikh.RamH4376victualsצָֽיִד׃Tza.yidH6718.

16There dweltיָ֣שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427men of Tyreוְהַצֹּרִים֙ve.ha.tzo.RimH6876also therein, which broughtמְבִיאִ֥יםme.vi.'ImH935fishדָּ֖אגdagH1709,and all manner of wareמֶ֑כֶרMe.kherH4377,and soldוּמֹכְרִ֧יםu.mo.khe.RimH4376on the sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֛תba.sha.BatH7676unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

17Then I contendedוָאָרִ֕יבָהva.'a.Ri.vahH7378with the noblesחֹרֵ֣יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559unto them, What evilהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697isthis that ye doעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213,and profaneוּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖יםu.me.cha.le.LimH2490the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117?

18Didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213not your fathersאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1thus, and didH935not our Godאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430bringH935all this evilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451upon us, and upon this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892?yet ye bringH935moreמוֹסִיפִ֤יםmo.si.FimH3254wrathחָרוֹן֙cha.rOnH2740upon Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478by profaningלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פha.sha.BatH7676.

19And it came to pass, that when the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389began to be darkצָֽלֲלוּ֩tza.la.LuH6751beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676,I commandedוָאֹֽמְרָה֙va.'o.me.RahH559that the gatesהַדְּלָת֔וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817should be shutוַיִּסָּגְר֣וּvai.yi.sa.ge.RuH5462,and chargedוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559that they should not be openedיִפְתָּח֔וּםyif.ta.ChumH6605till afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676: and someof my servantsוּמִנְּעָרַ֗יu.mi.ne.'a.RaiH5288setהֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙he.'e.Mad.tiH5975I at the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםha.she.'a.RimH8179, thatthere should no burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853be brought inיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

20So the merchantsהָרֹכְלִ֜יםha.ro.khe.LimH7402and sellersוּמֹכְרֵ֧יu.mo.khe.ReiH4376of all kind of wareמִמְכָּ֛רmi.KarH4465lodgedוַיָּלִ֨ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885withoutמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389onceפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471or twiceוּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃u.she.Ta.yimH8147.

21Then I testifiedוָאָעִ֣ידָהva.'a.'I.dahH5749against them, and saidוָאֹמְרָ֤הva.'o.me.RahH559unto them, Why lodgeלֵנִים֙le.NimH3885ye aboutנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346? if ye do soagainתִּשְׁנ֕וּtish.NuH8138,I will layאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971handsיָ֖דyadH3027on you. From that timeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256forth cameבָ֖אוּVa.'uH935they no moreon the sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּֽת׃ סba.sha.BatH7676.

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