25Manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376did eatאָ֣כַל'A.khalH398angels’אַ֭בִּירִים'A.bi.rimH47foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899:he sentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971them meatצֵידָ֬הtzei.DahH6720to the fullלָשֹֽׂבַע׃la.Soa'H7648.
26He caused an east windקָ֭דִיםKa.dimH6921to blowיַסַּ֣עya.Sa'H5265in the heavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064:and by his powerבְּעֻזּ֣וֹbe.'u.ZoH5797he brought inוַיְנַהֵ֖גvay.na.HegH5090the south windתֵימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.
27He rainedוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305fleshשְׁאֵ֑רshe.'ErH7607also upon them as dustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083,and featheredכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775like as the sandוּֽכְח֥וֹלu.khe.CholH2344of the seaיַ֝מִּ֗יםya.MimH3220:
28And he let itfallוַ֭יַּפֵּלVai.ya.pelH5307in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of their campמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,round aboutסָ֝בִ֗יבsa.VivH5439their habitationsלְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיו׃le.mish.ke.no.TavH4908.
29So they did eatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,and were wellמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966filledוַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּvai.yis.be.'UH7646:for he gaveיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935them their own desireוְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗םve.ta.'a.va.TamH8378;
30They were not estrangedזָר֥וּza.RuH2114from their lustמִתַּאֲוָתָ֑םmi.ta.'a.va.TamH8378.But while their meatאָכְלָ֥ם'a.khe.LamH400wasyet in their mouthsבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310,
31The wrathוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639of Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927upon them, and slewוַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹגVai.ya.ha.rogH2026the fattestבְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑םbe.mish.ma.nei.HemH4924of them, and smote downהִכְרִֽיעַ׃hikh.Ri.a'H3766the chosenוּבַחוּרֵ֖יu.va.chu.ReiH970menof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
32For all this they sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398still, and believedהֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539not for his wondrous worksבְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃be.nif.le.'o.TavH6381.
33Therefore their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117did he consumeוַיְכַל־vay.khal-H3615in vanityבַּהֶ֥בֶלba.He.velH1892,and their yearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתָ֗םu.she.no.TamH8141in troubleבַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ba.be.ha.LahH928.
34When he slewהֲרָגָ֥םha.ra.GamH2026them, then they soughtוּדְרָשׁ֑וּהוּu.de.ra.Shu.huH1875him: and they returnedוְ֝שָׁ֗בוּve.Sha.vuH7725and enquired earlyוְשִֽׁחֲרוּ־ve.shi.cha.ru-H7836after Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.
35And they rememberedוַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּVai.yiz.ke.ruH2142that Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430wastheir rockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697,and the highעֶ֝לְיוֹן'El.yonH5945Godוְאֵ֥לve.'ElH410their redeemerגֹּאֲלָֽם׃go.'a.LamH1350.
36Nevertheless they did flatterוַיְפַתּ֥וּהוּvay.fa.Tu.huH6601him with their mouthבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310,and they liedיְכַזְּבוּ־ye.kha.ze.vu-H3576unto him with their tonguesוּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.vil.sho.NamH3956.
37For their heartוְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820was not rightנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559with him, neither were they stedfastנֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּne.'em.NuH539in his covenantבִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃biv.ri.ToH1285.
38But he, beingfull of compassionרַח֨וּם׀ra.ChumH7349,forgaveיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722theiriniquityעָוֹן֮'a.VonH5771,and destroyedיַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.ChitH7843themnot: yea, many a timeוְ֭הִרְבָּהVe.hir.bahH7235turnedלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725he his angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639awayH7725,and did not stir upיָ֝עִירYa.'irH5782all his wrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃cha.ma.ToH2534.
39For he rememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korH2142that they were butfleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320;a windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307that passeth awayה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980,and cometh not againיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.
40Howכַּ֭מָּהKa.mahH4100oft did they provokeיַמְר֣וּהוּyam.Ru.huH4784him in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057, andgrieveיַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּya.'a.tzi.Vu.huH6087him in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452!
41Yea, they turned backוַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and temptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,and limitedהִתְווּ׃hit.vuH8428the Holy Oneוּקְד֖וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
42They rememberedזָכְר֥וּza.khe.RuH2142not his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027, northe dayי֝֗וֹםYomH3117when he deliveredפָּדָ֥םpa.DamH6299them from the enemyצָֽר׃TzarH6862.
43How he had wroughtשָׂ֣םsamH7760his signsאֹֽתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226in Egyptבְּ֭מִצְרַיִםBe.mitz.ra.yimH4714,and his wondersוּ֝מוֹפְתָ֗יוu.mof.TavH4159in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704of Zoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814:
44And had turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015their riversיְאֹרֵיהֶ֑םye.'o.rei.HemH2975into bloodלְ֭דָםLe.domH1818;and their floodsוְ֝נֹזְלֵיהֶ֗םve.no.ze.lei.HemH5140,that they could not drinkיִשְׁתָּיֽוּן׃yish.ta.YunH8354.
45He sentיְשַׁלַּ֬חye.sha.LachH7971divers sorts of fliesעָ֭רֹבa.roH6157among them, which devouredוַיֹּאכְלֵ֑םvai.yokh.LemH398them; and frogsוּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַu.tze.far.De.a'H6854,which destroyedוַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃va.tash.chi.TemH7843them.
46He gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414also their increaseיְבוּלָ֑םye.vu.LamH2981unto the caterpillerלֶחָסִ֣ילle.cha.SilH2625,and their labourוִֽ֝יגִיעָ֗םvi.gi.'AmH3018unto the locustלָאַרְבֶּֽה׃la.'ar.BehH697.
47He destroyedיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026their vinesגַּפְנָ֑םgaf.NamH1612with hailבַּבָּרָ֣דba.ba.RadH1259,and their sycomore treesוְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗םve.shik.mo.TamH8256with frostבַּֽחֲנָמַֽל׃Ba.cha.na.MalH2602.
48He gave upוַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvai.yas.GerH5462their cattleבְּעִירָ֑םbe.'i.RamH1165also to the hailלַבָּרָ֣דla.ba.RadH1259,and their flocksוּ֝מִקְנֵיהֶ֗םu.mik.nei.HemH4735to hot thunderboltsלָרְשָׁפִֽים׃la.re.sha.FimH7565.
49He castיְשַׁלַּח־ye.sha.lach-H7971upon them the fiercenessחֲר֬וֹןcha.RonH2740of his angerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639,wrathעֶבְרָ֣ה'ev.RahH5678,and indignationוָזַ֣עַםva.Za.'amH2195,and troubleוְצָרָ֑הve.tza.RahH6869,by sendingמִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַתmish.La.chatH4917evilרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451angelsמַלְאֲכֵ֥יmal.'a.KheiH4397among them.
50He madeיְפַלֵּ֥סye.fa.LesH6424a wayנָתִ֗יבna.TivH5410to his angerלְאַ֫פּ֥וֹle.'A.PoH639;he sparedחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820not their soulנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315from deathמִמָּ֣וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194,but gaveH5462their lifeוְ֝חַיָּתָ֗םve.chai.ya.TamH2416overH5462to the pestilenceלַדֶּ֥בֶרla.De.verH1698;
51And smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221all the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;the chiefרֵאשִׁ֥יתre.ShitH7225of theirstrengthא֝וֹנִ֗ים'o.NimH202in the tabernaclesבְּאָהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526:
52But made his own peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971to go forthוַיַּסַּ֣עvai.ya.Sa'H5265like sheepכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629,and guidedוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥םvay.na.ha.GemH5090them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057like a flockכַּ֝עֵ֗דֶרka.'E.derH5739.
53And he ledוַיַּנְחֵ֣םvai.yan.ChemH5148them on safelyלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,so that they fearedפָחָ֑דוּfa.Cha.duH6342not: but the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220overwhelmedכִּסָּ֥הki.SahH3680their enemiesא֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'oy.vei.HemH341.
54And he broughtוַ֭יְבִיאֵםVay.vi.'emH935them to the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of his sanctuaryקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944, even tothis mountainהַר־har-H2022, whichhis right handיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225had purchasedקָנְתָ֥הka.ne.TahH7069.
55He cast outוַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644the heathenגּוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471also beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֨ם׀mi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, and dividedוַֽ֭יַּפִּילֵםVai.ya.pi.lemH5307them an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159by lineבְּחֶ֣בֶלbe.Che.velH2256,and made the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to dwellוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ןvai.yash.KenH7931in their tentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.
56Yet they temptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254and provokedוַ֭יַּמְרוּVai.yam.ruH4784the most highעֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonH5945Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and keptשָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruH8104not his testimoniesוְ֝עֵדוֹתָ֗יוve.'e.do.TavH5713:
57But turned backוַיִּסֹּ֣גוּvai.yi.So.guH5472,and dealt unfaithfullyוַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּVai.yiv.ge.duH898like their fathersכַּאֲבוֹתָ֑םka.'a.vo.TamH1:they were turned asideנֶ֝הְפְּכ֗וּneh.pe.KhuH2015like a deceitfulרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423bowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198.
58For they provoked him to angerוַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּvai.yakh.'i.Su.huH3707with their high placesבְּבָמוֹתָ֑םbe.va.mo.TamH1116,and moved him to jealousyיַקְנִיאֽוּהוּ׃yak.ni.'U.huH7065with their graven imagesוּ֝בִפְסִילֵיהֶ֗םu.vif.si.lei.HemH6456.
59When Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085this,he was wrothוַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֑רvai.yit.'a.BarH5674,and greatlyמְ֝אֹ֗דme.'OdH3966abhorredוַיִּמְאַ֥סvai.yim.'AsH3988Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
60So that he forsookוַ֭יִּטֹּשׁVai.yi.toshH5203the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of Shilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,the tentאֹ֝֗הֶל'O.helH168whichhe placedשִׁכֵּ֥ןshi.KenH7931among menבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120;
61And deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414his strengthעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797into captivityלַשְּׁבִ֣יla.she.ViH7628,and his gloryוְֽתִפְאַרְתּ֥וֹve.tif.'ar.ToH8597into the enemy’sצָֽר׃TzarH6862handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027.
62He gaveH5462his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971overH5462also unto the swordלַחֶ֣רֶבla.Che.revH2719;and was wrothהִתְעַבָּֽר׃hit.'a.BarH5674with his inheritanceוּ֝בְנַחֲלָת֗וֹu.ve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.
63The fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784consumedאָֽכְלָה־'a.khe.lah-H398their young menבַּחוּרָ֥יוba.chu.RavH970;and their maidensוּ֝בְתוּלֹתָ֗יוu.ve.tu.lo.TavH1330were not given to marriageהוּלָּֽלוּ׃hu.La.luH1984.
64Their priestsכֹּ֭הֲנָיוKo.ha.navH3548fellנָפָ֑לוּna.Fa.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719;and their widowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490made no lamentationתִבְכֶּֽינָה׃tiv.Kei.nahH1058.
65Then the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136awakedוַיִּקַ֖ץvai.yi.KatzH3364as one out of sleepכְּיָשֵׁ֥ן׀ke.ya.ShenH3463, andlike a mighty manכְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹרke.gi.BorH1368that shoutethמִתְרוֹנֵ֥ןmit.ro.NenH7442by reason of wineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.
66And he smoteוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221his enemiesצָרָ֥יוtza.RavH6862in the hinder partsאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268:he putנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414them to a perpetualע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769reproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781.
67Moreover he refusedוַ֭יִּמְאַסVai.yim.'asH3988the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,and choseבָחָֽר׃va.CharH977not the tribeוּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶטu.ve.She.vetH7626of Ephraimאֶ֝פְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669:
68But choseוַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.charH977the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,the mountהַ֥רharH2022Zionצִ֝יּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726which he lovedאָהֵֽב׃'a.HevH157.
69And he builtוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹmik.da.ShoH4720like highרָ֭מִיםRa.mimH7311palaces,like the earthכְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץke.'E.retzH776which he hath establishedיְסָדָ֥הּye.sa.DahH3245for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
70He choseוַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.charH977Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732also his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650,and tookוַ֝יִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him from the sheepfoldsמִֽמִּכְלְאֹ֥ת צֹֽאן׃mi.mikh.le.'Ot TzonH6629H4356:
71From followingמֵאַחַ֥רme.'a.CharH310the ewes great with youngעָל֗וֹתa.LotH5763he broughtהֱ֫בִיא֥וֹhe.vi.'OH935him to feedלִ֭רְעוֹתLir.'otH7462Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֣בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,and Israelוּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.
72So he fedוַ֭יִּרְעֵםVai.yir.'emH7462them according to the integrityכְּתֹ֣םke.TomH8537of his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824;and guidedיַנְחֵֽם׃yan.ChemH5148them by the skilfulnessוּבִתְבוּנ֖וֹתu.vit.vu.NotH8394of his handsכַּפָּ֣יוka.PavH3709.
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