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Nehemiah 9:22-25

22Moreover thou gavestוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414them kingdomsמַמְלָכוֹת֙mam.la.khOtH4467and nationsוַעֲמָמִ֔יםva.'a.ma.MimH5971,and didst divideוַֽתַּחְלְקֵ֖םva.tach.le.KemH2505them into cornersלְפֵאָ֑הle.fe.'AhH6285:so they possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Sihonסִיח֗וֹןsi.ChonH5511,and the landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of Ogע֥וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23Their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.nei.HemH1121also multipliedstהִרְבִּ֔יתָhir.Bi.taH7235thou as the starsכְּכֹכְבֵ֖יke.cho.khe.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and broughtestוַתְּבִיאֵם֙va.te.vi.'EmH935them into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,concerning which thou hadst promisedאָמַ֥רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559to their fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.HemH1,that they should go inלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to possessלָרָֽשֶׁת׃la.Ra.shetH3423it.

24So the childrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121went inוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and thou subduedstוַתַּכְנַ֨עva.takh.Na'H3665beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,the Canaanitesהַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔יםha.ke.Na.'a.NimH3669,and gavestוַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖םva.ti.te.NemH5414them into their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,with their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428,and the peopleעַֽמְמֵ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that they might doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with them as they wouldכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522.

25And they tookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920strongבְּצֻרוֹת֮be.tzu.rOtH1219citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892,and a fatשְׁמֵנָה֒she.me.NahH8082landוַאֲדָמָ֣הva.'a.da.MahH127,and possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֡וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423housesבָּתִּ֣יםba.TimH1004fullמְלֵֽאִים־me.le.'im-H4392of all goodsט֠וּבtuvH2898,wellsבֹּר֨וֹתbo.RotH953diggedחֲצוּבִ֜יםcha.tzu.VimH2672,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.MimH3754,and oliveyardsוְזֵיתִ֛יםve.zei.TimH2132,and fruitמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230:so they did eatוַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,and were filledוַֽיִּשְׂבְּעוּ֙vai.yis.be.'UH7646,and became fatוַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuH8080,and delightedוַיִּֽתְעַדְּנ֖וּvai.yit.'a.de.NuH5727themselves in thy greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419goodnessבְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.KhaH2898.

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