Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 9:26-29

26Nevertheless they were disobedientוַיַּמְר֨וּvai.yam.RuH4784,and rebelledוַֽיִּמְרְד֜וּvai.yim.re.DuH4775against thee, and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993thy lawתּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙to.ra.te.KhaH8451behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310their backsגַוָּ֔םga.VamH1458,and slewהָרָ֔גוּha.Ra.guH2026thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030which testifiedהֵעִ֥ידוּhe.'I.duH5749against them to turnלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725them to thee, and they wroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocationsנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007.

27Therefore thou deliveredstוַֽתִּתְּנֵם֙va.ti.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesצָֽרֵיהֶ֔םtza.rei.HemH6862,who vexedH6887them: and in the timeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of their troubleצָֽרָתָם֙tza.ra.TamH6869,when they criedיִצְעֲק֣וּyitz.'a.KuH6817unto thee, thou heardestתִּשְׁמָ֔עtish.Ma'H8085themfrom heavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and according to thy manifoldהָֽרַבִּ֗יםha.ra.BimH7227merciesוּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָu.khe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356thou gavestתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414them savioursמֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔יםmo.shi.'ImH3467,who savedוְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּםve.yo.shi.'UmH3467them out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of their enemiesצָרֵיהֶֽם׃tza.rei.HemH6862.

28But after they had restוּכְנ֣וֹחַu.khe.No.achH5117,they didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרַ֖עra'H7451againיָשׁ֕וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: therefore leftestוַתַּֽעַזְבֵ֞םva.ta.'az.VemH5800thou them in the handבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶם֙'o.ye.vei.HemH341,so that they had the dominionוַיִּרְדּ֣וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them: yet when they returnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and criedוַיִּזְעָק֔וּךָvai.yiz.'a.Ku.chaH2199unto thee, thou heardestתִּשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085themfrom heavenמִשָּׁמַ֧יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and manyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227timesעִתִּֽים׃'i.TimH6256didst thou deliverוְתַצִּילֵ֥םve.ta.tzi.LemH5337them according to thy merciesכְּֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָke.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356;

29And testifiedstוַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'adH5749against them, that thou mightest bring them againלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725unto thy lawתּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451:yet they dealt proudlyהֵזִ֜ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102,and hearkenedשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085not unto thy commandmentsלְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙le.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,but sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against thy judgmentsוּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָu.ve.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941, (which if a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213,he shall liveוְחָיָ֣הve.cha.YahH2421in them;) and withdrewוַיִּתְּנ֤וּ סוֹרֶ֔רֶתvai.yi.te.Nu so.Re.retH5637 H5414the shoulderכָתֵף֙kha.TefH3802,and hardenedהִקְשׁ֖וּhik.ShuH7185their neckוְעָרְפָּ֥םve.'a.re.PamH6203,and would not hearשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085.

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