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Nehemiah 13:19-22

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.

22And I commandedוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881that they should cleanseמִֽטַּהֲרִים֙mi.ta.ha.RimH2891themselves, and thatthey should comeוּבָאִים֙u.va.'ImH935andkeepשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםha.she.'a.RimH8179,to sanctifyלְקַדֵּ֖שׁle.ka.DeshH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117.Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142me, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, concerningthis also, and spareוְח֥וּסָהve.Chu.sahH2347me according to the greatnessכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of thy mercyחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ פchas.De.khaH2617.

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