Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 5:14-18

14Moreover from the timeמִיּ֣וֹם׀mi.YomH3117that I was appointedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to be their governorפֶּחָם֮pe.ChamH6346in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063,from the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֗ים'es.RimH6242yearמִשְּׁנַ֣תmi.she.NatH8141even unto the twoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141of Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that is,twelveשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141,I and my brethrenוְאַחַ֔יve.'a.ChaiH251have not eatenאָכַֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398the breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of the governorהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346.

15But the formerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346that had beenbeforeלְפָנַ֜יle.fa.NaiH6440me were chargeableהִכְבִּ֣ידוּhikh.Bi.duH3513unto the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and had takenוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of them breadבְּלֶ֤חֶםbe.Le.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinH3196,besideאַחַר֙'a.CharH310fortyאַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImH705shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701;yea, evenגַּ֥םgamH1571their servantsנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.HemH5288bare ruleשָׁלְט֣וּshal.TuH7980over the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:but so didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213not I, becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

16Yea, also I continuedהֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiH2388in the workבִּמְלֶ֜אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399of this wallהַחוֹמָ֤הha.cho.MahH2346,neither boughtקָנִ֑ינוּka.Ni.nuH7069we any landוְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704:and all my servantsנְעָרַ֔יne.'a.RaiH5288weregatheredקְבוּצִ֥יםke.vu.TzimH6908thither unto the workהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399.

17Moreover there wereat my tableשֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃shul.cha.NiH7979an hundredמֵאָ֧הme.'AhH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אִ֗ישׁva.cha.mi.Shim 'IshH376 H2572of the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064and rulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֜יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461,beside those that cameוְהַבָּאִ֥יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935unto us from among the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471that areabout usסְבִיבֹתֵ֖ינוּse.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439.

18Now thatwhich was preparedנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213for medailyלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117wasoneH259oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794andsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337choiceבְּרֻר֤וֹתbe.ru.RotH1305sheepצֹ֠אןtzonH6629;also fowlsוְצִפֳּרִים֙ve.tzi.po.RimH6833were preparedנַֽעֲשׂוּ־na.'a.su-H6213for me, and once in tenעֲשֶׂ֧רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117storeלְהַרְבֵּ֑הle.har.BehH7235of all sorts of wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196:yet for allוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973this requiredבִקַּ֔שְׁתִּיvi.Kash.tiH1245not I the breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of the governorהַפֶּחָה֙ha.pe.ChahH6346,because the bondageהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656was heavyכָֽבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513upon this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

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