Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 9:16-25

16But they and ourfathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1dealtH2102proudlyH2102, andhardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203, and hearkenednotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808to thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

17andrefusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985toobeyלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808weremindfulזָכְר֤וּza.khe.RuH2142of thywondersנִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381that thou didst among them; buthardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185theirneckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203, and in theirrebellionבְּמִרְיָ֑םbe.mir.YamH4805appointedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414acaptainוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227toreturnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to theirbondageלְעַבְדֻתָ֖םle.'av.du.TamH5659: but thou art aGodאֱל֨וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433ready to pardon,graciousחַנּ֧וּןcha.NunH2587andfullרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of compassion,slowאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750toangerאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639, and plenteous in mercy, and forsookest themnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

18Yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588, when they hadmadeH6213them a moltencalfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This is thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430thatbroughtH5927theeupH5927outH1419ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and had wroughtgreatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocations;

19yet thou in thy manifoldmerciesבְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָbe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356forsookest themnotH3808in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057: thepillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982ofcloudהֶ֠עָנָןHe.'a.nonH6051departedסָ֨רsarH5493notH3808from over them bydayH3119, toleadלְהַנְחֹתָ֣םle.han.cho.TamH5148them in thewayבְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְbe.ha.De.rekhH1870;neitherH3808thepillarעַמּ֨וּד'a.MudH5982offireהָאֵ֤שׁha.'EshH784bynightבְּלַ֙יְלָה֙be.Lay.lahH3915, to shew themlightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215, and thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they shouldgoH5493.

20Thou gavest also thygoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896spiritוְרוּחֲךָ֨ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307to instruct them, and withheldestnotלֹא־lo'-H3808thymannaוּמַנְךָ֙u.man.KhaH4478from theirmouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310, and gavest themwaterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for theirthirstלִצְמָאָֽם׃litz.ma.'AmH6772.

21Yea,fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141didst thousustainכִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥םkil.kal.TamH3557them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, and theylackedחָסֵ֑רוּcha.Se.ruH2637nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808; theirclothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙sal.mo.tei.HemH8008waxednotלֹ֣אlo'H3808oldH8141, and theirfeetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272swellednotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

22Moreover thou gavest themkingdomsמַמְלָכוֹת֙mam.la.khOtH4467andpeoplesוַעֲמָמִ֔יםva.'a.ma.MimH5971, which thou didstallotH5414afterH776their portions:soH5414theypossessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofSihonסִיח֗וֹןsi.ChonH5511,evenH853thelandאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809, and thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofOgע֥וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23Theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.nei.HemH1121also multipliedst thou as thestarsכְּכֹכְבֵ֖יke.cho.khe.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and broughtest themintoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, concerningwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou didstsayאָמַ֥רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559to theirfathersלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.HemH1, that they shouldgoH935in topossessלָרָֽשֶׁת׃la.Ra.shetH3423it.

24SoH6213thechildrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121wentH935in andpossessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and thou subduedstbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, theCanaanitesהַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔יםha.ke.Na.'a.NimH3669, and gavest themintoH935theirhandsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027, with theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428, and thepeoplesעַֽמְמֵ֣י'a.MeiH5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that they mightdoH6213with them as they would.

25And theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920fencedcitiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892, and afatוַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuH8080landוַאֲדָמָ֣הva.'a.da.MahH127andpossessedH3423housesבָּתִּ֣יםba.TimH1004fullמְלֵֽאִים־me.le.'im-H4392ofgoodט֠וּבtuvH2898things,cisternsבֹּר֨וֹתbo.RotH953hewnחֲצוּבִ֜יםcha.tzu.VimH2672outH3423,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.MimH3754, and oliveyards, andfruitמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086inabundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230:soH7230they dideatוַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398, and werefilledH7646, andbecameH7646fatH8080, and delighted themselves in thygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419goodnessבְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.KhaH2898.

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