Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 1

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֖הne.chem.YahH5166thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHacaliahחֲכַלְיָ֑הcha.khal.YahH2446.NowH1961itcameH1961topassH1961in themonthבְחֹֽדֶשׁ־ve.cho.desh-H2320Chislevכִּסְלֵיו֙kis.levH3691, in thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141, as I was in Shushan the palace,

2thatHananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607, one of mybrethrenמֵאַחַ֛יme.'a.ChaiH251,cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935, he andcertainאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259menH376outמִן־min-H4480ofJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֑הmi.hu.DahH3063; and Iaskedוָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞םva.'esh.'a.LemH7592them concerning theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֧יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that hadescapedהַפְּלֵיטָ֛הha.pe.lei.TahH6413,whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereleftנִשְׁאֲר֥וּnish.'a.RuH7604of thecaptivityהַשֶּׁ֖בִיha.She.viH7628, and concerningJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559untomeמִן־min-H4480, Theremnantהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604that areleftנִשְׁאֲר֤וּnish.'a.RuH7604of thecaptivityהַשְּׁבִי֙ha.she.ViH7628there in theprovinceבַּמְּדִינָ֔הba.me.di.NahH4082are ingreatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419affliction andreproachוּבְחֶרְפָּ֑הu.ve.cher.PahH2781: thewallוְחוֹמַ֤תve.cho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389also isbrokenH6555downמְפֹרָ֔צֶתme.fo.Ra.tzetH6555, and thegatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof areburnedנִצְּת֥וּni.tze.TuH3341withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

4And itcameוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961topassוָֽאֱהִ֥יva.'e.HiH1961, when IheardH8085theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that IsatH3427downיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427andweptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הva.'ev.KehH1058, andmournedוָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הva.'et.'a.be.LahH56certainH8085daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117; and Ifastedצָם֙tzamH6684andprayedוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

5andsaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, Ibeseechאָֽנָּ֤א'a.Na'H577thee, OLORDH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and terribleGodH430, that keepethcovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andmercyH3068with them thatloveלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.VavH157him andkeepH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687:

6LetH4994thineearאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241nowH4994beattentiveH5869, and thineeyesוְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869openH6440, that thou mayest hearken unto theprayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֡'av.de.KhaH5650,whichH834Iprayמִתְפַּלֵּ֨לmit.pa.LelH6419beforeH6440thee at this time,dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915, for thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,whileתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961Iconfessוּמִתְוַדֶּ֗הu.mit.va.DehH3034thesinsH2398of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH834weH834havesinnedH2398againstH5921thee: yea, I and myfather’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004havesinnedH2398.

7weH834have dealt very corruptlyagainstH8104thee, and havenotH3808keptH8104thecommandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687,norH3808thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706,norH3808thejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941,whichH834thou commandedst thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

8Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142, Ibeseechנָא֙na'H4994thee, thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that thou commandedst thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ifאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye trespass, I willscatterאָפִ֥יץ'a.FitzH6327youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859abroad among thepeoplesבָּעַמִּֽים׃ba.'a.MimH5971:

9butifH518yereturnH7725untomeH413, andkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them,thoughH518youroutcastsנִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜םni.da.cha.KhemH5080were in the uttermost part of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, yet will Igatherאֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908them from thence, and willbringוַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙va.ha.vo.'o.timH935them unto theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725that I havechosenבָּחַ֔רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977tocauseH7725mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931there.

10NowH1419theseוְהֵ֥םve.HemH1992are thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and thypeopleוְעַמֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou hastredeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299by thygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerH3027, and by thystrongהַחֲזָקָֽה׃ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.

11OLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, Ibeseechאָנָּ֣א'a.Na'H577thee,letH4994nowH4994thineearאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241beattentiveH241to theprayerתְּפִלַּ֨תte.fi.LatH8605of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650, and to theprayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, whodelightהַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ha.cha.fe.TzimH2655tofearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034: andprosperוְהַצְלִֽיחָה־ve.hatz.li.chah-H6743, IprayH4994thee, thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, andgrantוּתְנֵ֣הוּu.te.Ne.huH5414himmercyלְרַחֲמִ֔יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356in thesightלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376. (NowH4994I wascupbearerמַשְׁקֶ֖הmash.KehH4945to thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פla.Me.lekhH4428.)

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