Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 1:4-9

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.

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