Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 13:1-9

1On thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theyreadנִקְרָ֛אnik.Ra'H7121in thebookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in the audience of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; and therein wasfoundוְנִמְצָא֙ve.nim.Tza'H4672writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789, that anAmmoniteעַמֹּנִ֧י'a.mo.NiH5984and aMoabiteוּמֹאָבִ֛יu.mo.'a.ViH4125shouldnotלֹא־lo'-H3808enterH935intoH935theassemblyבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769;

2becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588theymetקִדְּמ֛וּki.de.MuH6923notלֹ֧אlo'H3808thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478withbreadבַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemH3899and withwaterוּבַמָּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325, buthiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.KorH7936Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109againstH5921them, tocurseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045them: howbeit ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015thecurseH7045intoH5921ablessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.

3And itcameH1961topassH1961, when they hadheardכְּשָׁמְעָ֣םke.sha.me.'AmH8085thelawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451, that theyseparatedוַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּvai.yav.Di.luH914fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478allכָל־khol-H3605the mixed multitude.

4Nowמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440this,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, who wasappointedנָת֖וּןna.TunH5414over thechambersבְּלִשְׁכַּ֣תbe.lish.KatH3957of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,beingH430allied untoTobiahלְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃le.toi.YahH2900,

5hadpreparedוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for him agreatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419chamberלִשְׁכָּ֣הlish.KahH3957,whereH8033aforetime theylaidH5414themealH4503offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֨הha.min.ChahH4503, thefrankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָ֜הha.le.vo.NahH3828, and thevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֗יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627, and thetithesוּמַעְשַׂ֤רu.ma'.SarH4643of the corn, thewineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, and theoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,whichH8033weregivenH5414bycommandmentמִצְוַת֙mitz.VatH4687to theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, and thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891, and the porters; and theheaveוּתְרוּמַ֖תu.te.ru.MatH8641offeringsH4503for thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

6But inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605this time I wasnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808atJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: for in thetwoוּשְׁתַּ֜יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147andthirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894Iwentבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andafterH4480certaindaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117askedנִשְׁאַ֥לְתִּיnish.'Al.tiH7592IleaveH4480of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428:

7and Icameוָאָב֖וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389, andunderstoodוָאָבִ֣ינָהva.'a.Vi.nahH995of theevilבָרָעָ֗הva.ra.'AhH7451thatEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475haddoneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213forTobiahלְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔הle.Toi.YahH2900, inpreparingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213him a chamber in the courts of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8And it grievedmeH4480sore: therefore Icastוָֽאַשְׁלִ֜יכָהva.'ash.Li.khahH7993forthallכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseholdבֵית־veit-H1004stuff ofTobiahטוֹבִיָּ֛הtoi.YahH2900outH4480of thechamberהַלִּשְׁכָּֽה׃ha.lish.KahH3957.

9Then Icommandedוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559, and theycleansedוַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּvay.ta.ha.RuH2891thechambersהַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957: and thitherbroughtH7725IagainH7725thevesselsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, with themealH4503offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503and thefrankincenseוְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ פve.ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

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