Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 9:34-37

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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