Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 9:17-20

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.

20Thou gavestנָתַ֖תָּna.Ta.taH5414also thy goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896spiritוְרוּחֲךָ֨ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307to instructלְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑םle.has.ki.LamH7919them, and withheldestמָנַ֣עְתָּma.Na'.taH4513not thy mannaוּמַנְךָ֙u.man.KhaH4478from their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,and gavestנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414them waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for their thirstלִצְמָאָֽם׃litz.ma.'AmH6772.

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