Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 9:16-37

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.

26Nevertheless they weredisobedientוַיַּמְר֨וּvai.yam.RuH4784, andrebelledH4784againstH413thee, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993thylawתּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙to.ra.te.KhaH8451behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310theirbackלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725, andslewהָרָ֔גוּha.Ra.guH2026thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834testifiedהֵעִ֥ידוּhe.'I.duH5749againstH413them toturnH7725themagainH7725unto thee, and they wroughtgreatגְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocations.

27Therefore thou deliveredst themintoH413thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the time of theirtroubleצָֽרָתָם֙tza.ra.TamH6869, when theycriedיִצְעֲק֣וּyitz.'a.KuH6817unto thee, thou heardest fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064; andaccordingH413to thy manifoldmerciesוּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָu.khe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356thou gavest them saviours whosavedH3467themoutH413of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of their adversaries.

28But after they hadrestוּכְנ֣וֹחַu.khe.No.achH5117, theydidH6213evilרַ֖עra'H7451againיָשׁ֕וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: therefore leftest thou them in thehandבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶם֙'o.ye.vei.HemH341,soH6213that they had thedominionוַיִּרְדּ֣וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them: yet when theyreturnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andcriedוַיִּזְעָק֔וּךָvai.yiz.'a.Ku.chaH2199unto thee, thou heardest fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֧יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064; andmanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227timesעִתִּֽים׃'i.TimH6256didst thoudeliverוְתַצִּילֵ֥םve.ta.tzi.LemH5337themaccordingH3027to thymerciesכְּֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָke.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356;

29and testifiedstagainstH413them, that thou mightestbringלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725themagainH7725unto thylawתּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451: yet theydealtH2102proudlyH2102, and hearkenednotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808unto thycommandmentsלְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙le.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687, butsinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398againstH413thyjudgmentsוּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָu.ve.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941, (whichH834ifH834amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213, he shallliveוְחָיָ֣הve.cha.YahH2421in them,) andwithdrewH7725theshoulderכָתֵף֙kha.TefH3802, andhardenedהִקְשׁ֖וּhik.ShuH7185theirneckוְעָרְפָּ֥םve.'a.re.PamH6203, and wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearH8085.

30Yetmanyרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141didst thoubearH5414with them, and testifiedstagainstH5921them by thyspiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֛be.ru.cha.KhaH7307throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030: yet would theynotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808giveH5414earהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238: therefore gavest thou themintoH5921thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of thepeoplesעַמֵּ֥י'a.MeiH5971of thelandsהָאֲרָצֹֽת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

31Neverthelessכִּ֛יkiH3588in thy manifoldmerciesוּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָu.ve.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356thou didstnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808makeעֲשִׂיתָ֥ם'a.si.TamH6213afullH3617endH3617of them,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forsakeעֲזַבְתָּ֑ם'a.zav.TamH5800them; for thou art agraciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587andmercifulוְרַח֖וּםve.ra.ChumH7349Godאֵֽל־'el-H410.

32Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, ourGodאֱ֠לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430, thegreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419, themightyהַגִּבּ֣וֹרha.gi.BorH1368, and the terribleGodH430, who keepestcovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285and mercy,letH408notH408allכָּל־kol-H3605the travailseemH4591littleH4591beforeH6440thee, that hathcomeמְ֠צָאַתְנוּMe.tza.'at.nuH4672uponusH6440, on ourkingsלִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428, on ourprincesלְשָׂרֵ֧ינוּle.sa.Rei.nuH8269, and on ourpriestsוּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּu.le.kho.ha.Nei.nuH3548, and on ourprophetsוְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּve.lin.vi.'E.nuH5030, and on ourfathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1; and onallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605thypeopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,sinceאֲֽשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the time of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804unto thisdayH3117.

33Howbeit thou artjustצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662inallכָּל־kol-H3605that iscomeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935uponעַ֖ל'alH5921usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921; for thou hast dealttrulyכִּֽי־ki-H3588, butweוַאֲנַ֥חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587havedoneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213wickedlyהִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃hir.Sha.'e.nuH7561:

34neitherH3808have ourkingsמְלָכֵ֤ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428, ourprincesשָׂרֵ֙ינוּ֙sa.Rei.nuH8269, ourpriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣ינוּko.ha.Nei.nuH3548,norH3808ourfathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,keptעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thylawתּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451,norH3808hearkened unto thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687and thytestimoniesוּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָu.le.'E.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715, wherewith thou didst testifyagainstאֶל־'el-H413them.

35For they havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808servedH5647thee in theirkingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.TamH4438, and in thygreatהָרָ֜בha.RavH7227goodnessוּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.KhaH2898that thou gavest them, and in thelargeH7227and fatlandוּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776whichH834thou gavestbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them,neitherוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turnedשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725they from theirwickedהָרָעִֽים׃ha.ra.'ImH7451worksH5647.

36Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,weאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587areservantsעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, and as for thelandוְהָאָ֜רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776that thou gavest unto ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1toeatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398thefruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529thereof and thegoodטוּבָ֔הּtu.VahH2898thereof,beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,weאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587areservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650in it.

37And it yieldethmuchH7235increaseH7235unto thekingsלַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.KhimH4428whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hastsetH5414overusH5414becauseH5921of oursinsבְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403: also they have power over ourbodiesגְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nuH1472, and over ourcattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuH929, at theirpleasureכִּרְצוֹנָ֔םkir.tzo.NamH7522, andweאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ פ'a.Na.che.nuH587are ingreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419distressוּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.RahH6869.

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