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Nehemiah 9:32-37

32Now therefore, our Godאֱ֠לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430,the greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,the mightyהַגִּבּ֣וֹרha.gi.BorH1368,and the terribleוְהַנּוֹרָא֮ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֨לha.'ElH410,who keepestשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285and mercyוְהַחֶסֶד֒ve.ha.che.SedH2617,let not all the troubleהַתְּלָאָ֣הha.te.la.'AhH8513seem littleיִמְעַ֣טyim.'AtH4591beforeלְפָנֶ֡יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, that hath comeמְ֠צָאַתְנוּMe.tza.'at.nuH4672upon us, on our kingsלִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428,on our princesלְשָׂרֵ֧ינוּle.sa.Rei.nuH8269,and on our priestsוּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּu.le.kho.ha.Nei.nuH3548,and on our prophetsוְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּve.lin.vi.'E.nuH5030,and on our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,and on all thy peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,since the timeמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

33Howbeit thou artjustצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662in all that is broughtהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935upon us; for thou hast doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213rightאֱמֶ֥ת'e.MetH571,but we have done wickedlyהִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃hir.Sha.'e.nuH7561:

34Neither have our kingsמְלָכֵ֤ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,our princesשָׂרֵ֙ינוּ֙sa.Rei.nuH8269,our priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣ינוּko.ha.Nei.nuH3548,nor our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,keptעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thy lawתּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451,nor hearkenedהִקְשִׁ֙יבוּ֙hik.Shi.vuH7181unto thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687and thy testimoniesוּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָu.le.'E.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715,wherewith thou didst testifyהַעִידֹ֖תָha.'i.Do.taH5749against them.

35For they have not servedעֲבָד֑וּךָ'a.va.Du.khaH5647thee in their kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.TamH4438,and in thy greatהָרָ֜בha.RavH7227goodnessוּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.KhaH2898that thou gavestנָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.taH5414them, and in the largeהָרְחָבָ֧הha.re.cha.VahH7342and fatוְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛הve.ha.she.me.NahH8082landוּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776which thou gavestנָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.taH5414beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them, neither turnedשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725they from their wickedהָרָעִֽים׃ha.ra.'ImH7451worksמִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םmi.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

36Behold, we areservantsעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, and forthe landוְהָאָ֜רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776that thou gavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1to eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398the fruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529thereof and the goodטוּבָ֔הּtu.VahH2898thereof, behold, we areservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650in it:

37And it yieldeth muchמַרְבָּ֗הmar.BahH7235increaseוּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּu.te.vu.'a.TahH8393unto the kingsלַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.KhimH4428whom thou hast setנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414over us because of our sinsבְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403:also they have dominionמֹשְׁלִ֤יםmo.she.LimH4910over our bodiesגְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nuH1472,and over our cattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuH929,at their pleasureכִּרְצוֹנָ֔םkir.tzo.NamH7522, and we arein greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419distressוּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.RahH6869.

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