Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 13:5-12

5And he had preparedוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for him a greatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419chamberלִשְׁכָּ֣הlish.KahH3957,where aforetimeלְפָנִ֟יםle.fa.NimH6440they laidנֹ֠תְנִיםNo.te.nimH5414the grain offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֨הha.min.ChahH4503,the frankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָ֜הha.le.vo.NahH3828,and the vesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֗יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627,and the tithesוּמַעְשַׂ֤רu.ma'.SarH4643of the grainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,the new wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and the oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,which was commandedמִצְוַת֙mitz.VatH4687to be givento the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,and the portersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778;and the offeringsוּתְרוּמַ֖תu.te.ru.MatH8641of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

6But in all this timewas not I at Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:for in the twoוּשְׁתַּ֜יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141of Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894cameבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935I unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and afterוּלְקֵ֥ץu.le.KetzH7093certain daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117obtained I leaveנִשְׁאַ֥לְתִּיnish.'Al.tiH7592of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428:

7And I cameוָאָב֖וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,and understoodוָאָבִ֣ינָהva.'a.Vi.nahH995of the evilבָרָעָ֗הva.ra.'AhH7451that Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213for Tobiahלְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔הle.Toi.YahH2900,in preparingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213him a chamberנִשְׁכָּ֔הnish.KahH5393in the courtsבְּחַצְרֵ֖יbe.chatz.ReiH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8And it grievedH3415me soreמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966:therefore I cast forthוָֽאַשְׁלִ֜יכָהva.'ash.Li.khahH7993all the householdבֵית־veit-H1004stuffכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627of Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֛הtoi.YahH2900out ofהַח֖וּץha.ChutzH2351the chamberהַלִּשְׁכָּֽה׃ha.lish.KahH3957.

9Then I commandedוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559,and they cleansedוַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּvay.ta.ha.RuH2891the chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957:and thither brought I againוָאָשִׁ֣יבָהva.'a.Shi.vahH7725the vesselsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,with the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503and the frankincenseוְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ פve.ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

10And I perceivedוָאֵ֣דְעָ֔הva.'E.de.'AhH3045that the portionsמְנָי֥וֹתme.na.YotH4521of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881had not been givenנִתָּ֑נָהni.Ta.nahH5414them:for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,that didעֹשֵׂ֥י'o.SeiH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399,were fledוַיִּבְרְח֧וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272every oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376to his fieldלְשָׂדֵ֛הוּle.sa.De.huH7704.

11Then contendedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378I with the rulersהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461,and saidוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559,Why is the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430forsakenנֶעֱזַ֣בne.'e.ZavH5800?And I gathered them togetherוָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔םva.'Ek.be.TzemH6908,and setוָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖םva.'a.'a.mi.DemH5975them in their placeעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

12Then broughtהֵבִ֜יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935all Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063the titheמַעְשַׂ֧רma'.SarH4643of the grainהַדָּגָ֛ןha.da.GanH1715and the new wineוְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492and the oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֖רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323unto the treasuriesלָאוֹצָרֽוֹת׃la.'o.tza.RotH214.

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