Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 9:12-19

12Moreover thou leddestהִנְחִיתָ֖םhin.chi.TamH5148them in the dayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119by a cloudyעָנָ֔ן'a.NanH6051pillarוּבְעַמּ֣וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982;and in the nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915by a pillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,to give them lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215in the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wherein they should goH3212.

13Thou camest downיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381also upon mountהַר־har-H2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514,and spakestוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696with them from heavenמִשָּׁמָ֑יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and gavestוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414them rightיְשָׁרִים֙ye.sha.RimH3477judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִ֤יםmish.pa.TimH4941,and trueאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571lawsוְתוֹר֣וֹתve.to.RotH8451,goodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896statutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706and commandmentsוּמִצְוֹ֖תu.mitz.VotH4687:

14And madest knownהוֹדַ֣עַתָho.Da.'a.taH3045unto them thy holyקָדְשְׁךָ֖kod.she.chaH6944sabbathשַׁבַּ֥תsha.BatH7676,and commandedstצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680them preceptsוּמִצְו֤וֹתu.mitz.VotH4687,statutesוְחֻקִּים֙ve.chu.KimH2706,and lawsוְתוֹרָ֔הve.to.RahH8451,by the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650:

15And gavestנָתַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414them breadוְ֠לֶחֶםVe.le.chemH3899from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֜יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064for their hungerלִרְעָבָ֔םlir.'a.VamH7458,and broughtest forthהוֹצֵ֥אתָho.Tze.taH3318waterוּמַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for them out of the rockמִסֶּ֛לַעmi.Se.la'H5553for their thirstלִצְמָאָ֑םlitz.ma.'AmH6772,and promisedstוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559them that they should go inלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which thou hadst swornנָשָׂ֥אתָ יָדְךָ֖na.Sa.ta ya.de.KhaH5375 H3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

16But they and our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1dealt proudlyהֵזִ֑ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102,and hardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203,and hearkenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085not to thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

17And refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to obeyלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085,neither were mindfulזָכְר֤וּza.khe.RuH2142of thy wondersנִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381that thou didstעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213among them; but hardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203,and in their rebellionבְּמִרְיָ֑םbe.mir.YamH4805appointedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a captainרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218to returnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to their bondageלְעַבְדֻתָ֖םle.'av.du.TamH5659: but thou arta Godאֱל֨וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433ready to pardonסְלִיח֜וֹתse.li.ChotH5547,graciousחַנּ֧וּןcha.NunH2587and mercifulוְרַח֛וּםve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750to angerאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639,and of greatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֖סֶדve.che.sedH2617,and forsookestעֲזַבְתָּֽם׃'a.zav.TamH5800them not.

18Yea, when they had madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213them a moltenמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This isthy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430that brought thee upהֶעֶלְךָ֖he.'el.KhaH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and had wroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocationsנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007;

19Yet thou in thy manifoldהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227merciesבְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָbe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356forsookestעֲזַבְתָּ֖ם'a.zav.TamH5800them not in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057:the pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of the cloudהֶ֠עָנָןHe.'a.nonH6051departedסָ֨רsarH5493not from them by dayH3119,to leadלְהַנְחֹתָ֣םle.han.cho.TamH5148them in the wayבְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְbe.ha.De.rekhH1870;neither the pillarעַמּ֨וּד'a.MudH5982of fireהָאֵ֤שׁha.'EshH784by nightבְּלַ֙יְלָה֙be.Lay.lahH3915,to shew them lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215,and the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wherein they should goH3212.

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