1Giveהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earאָ֝זְנְכֶ֗ם'a.ze.ne.KhemH241, O mypeopleעַ֭מִּי'A.miH5971, to mylawתּוֹרָתִ֑יto.ra.TiH8451;inclineהַטּ֥וּha.TuH5186yourearsH241to thewordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561of mymouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
2I willopenאֶפְתְּחָ֣ה'ef.te.ChahH6605mymouthפִּ֑יPiH6310in aparableבְמָשָׁ֣לve.ma.ShalH4912; I willutterאַבִּ֥יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042darkH2420sayingsH2420of old:
3WhichH834weH834haveheardשָׁ֭מַעְנוּSha.ma'.nuH8085andknownH3045, and ourfathersוַ֝אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1havetoldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608usH3045.
4Weאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808hideנְכַחֵ֨ד׀ne.kha.ChedH3582them from theirchildrenמִבְּנֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.nei.HemH1121,tellingמְֽ֭סַפְּרִיםMe.sa.pe.rimH5608to thegenerationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755tocomeאַחֲר֗וֹן'a.cha.RonH314thepraisesתְּהִלּ֣וֹתte.hi.LotH8416of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and hisstrengthוֶעֱזוּז֥וֹve.'e.zu.ZoH5807, and hiswondrousH6381worksH6381that he hathdoneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
5For heestablishedוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965atestimonyעֵד֨וּת׀'e.DutH5715inJacobבְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290, andappointedשָׂ֤םsamH7760alawוְתוֹרָה֮ve.to.RahH8451inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לbe.yis.Ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hecommandedצִ֭וָּהTzi.vahH6680ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, that they shouldmakeH7760themknownלְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗םle.ho.di.'AmH3045to theirchildrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃liv.nei.HemH1121:
6That thegenerationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755tocomeאַ֭חֲרוֹן'A.cha.ronH314mightknowיֵדְע֨וּ׀ye.de.'UH3045them, even thechildrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121which should bebornיִוָּלֵ֑דוּyi.va.Le.duH3205; who shouldariseיָ֝קֻ֗מוּya.Ku.muH6965andtellוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608them to theirchildrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃liv.nei.HemH1121:
7That they mightsetוְיָשִׂ֥ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760their hope inGodבֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםve.lo.HimH430, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forgetיִ֭שְׁכְּחוּYish.ke.chuH7911theworksמַֽעַלְלֵי־ma.'a.lei-H4611ofGodH430, butkeepיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341hiscommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָ֥יוu.mitz.vo.TavH4687:
8And mightnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808be as theirfathersכַּאֲבוֹתָ֗םka.'a.vo.TamH1, astubbornסוֹרֵ֪רso.RerH5637andrebelliousוּמֹ֫רֶ֥הu.Mo.RehH4784generationדּוֹר֮dOrH1755; agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatsetהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559notלֹא־lo'-H3808theirheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820aright, and whosespiritרוּחֽוֹ׃ru.ChoH7307wasnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808stedfast withGodאֵ֣ל'elH410.
9ThechildrenH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,beingH1121armed and carryingbowsקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198,turnedH2015backהָ֝פְכ֗וּha.fe.KhuH2015in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleקְרָֽב׃ke.RavH7128.
10Theykeptשָׁ֭מְרוּSham.ruH8104notלֹ֣אlo'H3808thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430, andrefusedמֵאֲנ֥וּme.'a.NuH3985to walk in hislawוּ֝בְתוֹרָת֗וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451;
11And they forgat his doings, and hiswondrousH6381worksH6381that he had shewed them.
12Marvelous thingsdidעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213he in thesightנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048of theirfathersאֲ֭בוֹתָם'A.vo.tomH1, in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, in thefieldשְׂדֵה־se.deh-H7704ofZoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814.
13He clave theseaיָ֭םyamH3220, and caused them topassH5674throughH5674; and he made thewatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325tostandוַֽיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324as an heap.
14In the day-time also heledוַיַּנְחֵ֣םvai.yan.ChemH5148them with acloudבֶּעָנָ֣ןbe.'a.NanH6051, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thenightהַ֝לַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915with alightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.
16HebroughtH3318streamsH5104alsooutH3318of therockמִסָּ֑לַעmi.Sa.la'H5553, and causedwatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325torunH3381downH3381likeriversכַּנְּהָר֣וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104.
17Yetwentוַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254they onstillע֭וֹדodH5750tosinלַחֲטֹא־la.cha.to'-H2398againstH2398him, torebelלַֽמְר֥וֹתlam.RotH4784againstH2398the Most High in thedesertבַּצִּיָּֽה׃ba.tzi.YahH6723.
18And theytemptedוַיְנַסּוּ־vay.na.su-H5254Godאֵ֥ל'elH410in theirheartבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824byaskingלִֽשְׁאָל־lish.'ol-H7592meat for theirlustH3824.
19Yea, they spakeagainstוַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּvay.da.be.RuH1696Godבֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥יםbe.Lo.HimH430; theysaidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559,Canהֲי֣וּכַלha.Yu.khalH3201GodH430prepareלַעֲרֹ֥ךְla.'a.RokhH6186atableשֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ןShul.ChanH7979in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057?
20Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, hesmoteהִכָּה־hi.kah-H5221therockצ֨וּר׀tzurH6697, thatwatersמַיִם֮ma.YimH4325gushedוַיָּז֣וּבוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100outיָכִ֖יןya.KhinH3559, andstreamsוּנְחָלִ֪יםu.ne.cha.LimH5158overflowed;canי֣וּכַלYu.khalH3201hegiveתֵּ֑תTetH5414breadלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899also? will heprovideH5414fleshשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607for hispeopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃le.'a.MoH5971?
21Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085, and was wroth: and afireוְ֭אֵשׁVe.'eshH784was kindledagainstH5927Jacobבְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290, andangerאַ֝֗ף'AfH639alsowentH5927upH5927againstH5927Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;
24And herainedH4305downוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305mannaמָ֣ןmanH4478uponעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921them toeatלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398, andgaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414them of the corn ofheavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.
25ManH376didH376eatאָ֣כַל'A.khalH398thebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of themightyאַ֭בִּירִים'A.bi.rimH47: hesentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971them meat to thefullלָשֹֽׂבַע׃la.Soa'H7648.
26He caused theeastקָ֭דִיםKa.dimH6921windH6921toblowיַסַּ֣עya.Sa'H5265in theheavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064: and by hispowerבְּעֻזּ֣וֹbe.'u.ZoH5797he guided thesouthתֵימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486windH6921.
27Herainedוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305fleshשְׁאֵ֑רshe.'ErH7607alsouponעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921them as thedustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083, andwingedכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671fowlע֣וֹףofH5775as thesandוּֽכְח֥וֹלu.khe.CholH2344of theseasיַ֝מִּ֗יםya.MimH3220:
28And he let itfallוַ֭יַּפֵּלVai.ya.pelH5307in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of theircampמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,roundH5439aboutH5439their habitations.
29SoH935they dideatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398, and werewellמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966filledוַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּvai.yis.be.'UH7646; and hegaveH935them that they lustedafterH1992.
30They werenotלֹא־lo'-H3808estranged from their lust, their meat was yet in theirmouthsבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310,
31When theangerוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639ofGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upH5927againstH5927them, andslewוַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹגVai.ya.ha.rogH2026of the fattest of them, and smotedownהִכְרִֽיעַ׃hikh.Ri.a'H3766theyoungוּבַחוּרֵ֖יu.va.chu.ReiH970menH970ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
33Therefore theirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117didH3117heconsumeוַיְכַל־vay.khal-H3615invanityבַּהֶ֥בֶלba.He.velH1892, and theiryearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתָ֗םu.she.no.TamH8141interrorבַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ba.be.ha.LahH928.
34When heslewהֲרָגָ֥םha.ra.GamH2026them, then theyinquiredH1875afterH1875him: and theyreturnedוְ֝שָׁ֗בוּve.Sha.vuH7725andsoughtH1875Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410early.
35And theyrememberedוַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּVai.yiz.ke.ruH2142thatGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430was theirrockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697, and the Most HighGodH430theirredeemerגֹּאֲלָֽם׃go.'a.LamH1350.
36But they flattered him with theirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310, andliedיְכַזְּבוּ־ye.kha.ze.vu-H3576unto him with theirtongueוּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.vil.sho.NamH3956.
39And herememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korH2142that they were butfleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320; awindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307that passethawayH7725, and comethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808againH7725.
40HowH4100oftdidH4100theyrebelH4784againstH4784him in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057, andgrieveיַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּya.'a.tzi.Vu.huH6087him in thedesertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452!
41And theyturnedH7725againH7725andtemptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410, and provoked theHolyוּקְד֖וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
42Theyrememberedזָכְר֥וּza.khe.RuH2142notH3808hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,norH3808thedayי֝֗וֹםYomH3117when heredeemedפָּדָ֥םpa.DamH6299them from the adversary.
43Howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hesetשָׂ֣םsamH7760hissignsאֹֽתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226inEgyptבְּ֭מִצְרַיִםBe.mitz.ra.yimH4714, and hiswondersוּ֝מוֹפְתָ֗יוu.mof.TavH4159in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704ofZoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814;
44Andturnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015theirriversH2975intoH2015bloodלְ֭דָםLe.domH1818, and theirstreamsH2975, that they couldnotבַּל־bal-H1077drinkיִשְׁתָּיֽוּן׃yish.ta.YunH8354.
46Hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414also theirincreaseיְבוּלָ֑םye.vu.LamH2981unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto thelocustלָאַרְבֶּֽה׃la.'ar.BehH697.
47Hedestroyedיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026theirvinesגַּפְנָ֑םgaf.NamH1612withhailבַּבָּרָ֣דba.ba.RadH1259, and their sycomoretreesוְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗םve.shik.mo.TamH8256withfrostבַּֽחֲנָמַֽל׃Ba.cha.na.MalH2602.
48Hegaveוַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvai.yas.GerH5462over theircattleH4735also to thehailלַבָּרָ֣דla.ba.RadH1259, and theirflocksH4735to hot thunderbolts.
49Hecastיְשַׁלַּח־ye.sha.lach-H7971upon them thefiercenessחֲר֬וֹןcha.RonH2740of hisangerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639,wrathעֶבְרָ֣ה'ev.RahH5678, andindignationוָזַ֣עַםva.Za.'amH2195, andtroubleH7451, abandמִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַתmish.La.chatH4917ofangelsמַלְאֲכֵ֥יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofevilH7451.
50He made apathנָתִ֗יבna.TivH5410for hisangerלְאַ֫פּ֥וֹle.'A.PoH639; hesparedחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820notלֹא־lo'-H3808theirsoulH5315fromdeathמִמָּ֣וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194, butgaveהִסְגִּֽיר׃his.GirH5462theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315over to thepestilenceלַדֶּ֥בֶרla.De.verH1698;
51Andsmoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, the chief of theirstrengthא֝וֹנִ֗ים'o.NimH202in thetentsבְּאָהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168ofHamחָֽם׃ChamH2526:
52But heledוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥םvay.na.ha.GemH5090forthוַיַּסַּ֣עvai.ya.Sa'H5265his ownpeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971likesheepכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629, and guided them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057like aflockH6629.
53And heledוַיַּנְחֵ֣םvai.yan.ChemH5148themsafelyלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,soH3808that they fearednotH3808: but theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220overwhelmedכִּסָּ֥הki.SahH3680theirenemiesא֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'oy.vei.HemH341.
54And hebroughtוַ֭יְבִיאֵםVay.vi.'emH935them to theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of hissanctuaryקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944, to thismountainהַר־har-H2022,whichזֶ֝֗הZehH2088hisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225hadpurchasedקָנְתָ֥הka.ne.TahH7069.
55HedroveH1644outH1644thenationsגּוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471alsobeforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֨ם׀mi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, andallottedוַֽ֭יַּפִּילֵםVai.ya.pi.lemH5307them for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159bylineבְּחֶ֣בֶלbe.Che.velH2256, and made thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478todwellוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ןvai.yash.KenH7931in theirtentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.
56Yet theytemptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254andrebelledוַ֭יַּמְרוּVai.yam.ruH4784againstH8104the Most HighGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andkeptH8104notלֹ֣אlo'H3808his testimonies;
57ButturnedH2015backוַיִּסֹּ֣גוּvai.yi.So.guH5472, anddealtH898treacherouslyוַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּVai.yiv.ge.duH898like theirfathersכַּאֲבוֹתָ֑םka.'a.vo.TamH1: they wereturnedH2015asideH2015like adeceitfulרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423bowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198.
58For theyprovokedH3707him toangerוַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּvai.yakh.'i.Su.huH3707with theirhighבְּבָמוֹתָ֑םbe.va.mo.TamH1116placesH1116, and moved him tojealousyיַקְנִיאֽוּהוּ׃yak.ni.'U.huH7065with theirgravenH6456imagesH6456.
59WhenGodאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085this, he was wroth, andgreatlyמְ֝אֹ֗דme.'OdH3966abhorredIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
60So that heforsookוַ֭יִּטֹּשׁVai.yi.toshH5203thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908ofShilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887, thetentאֹ֝֗הֶל'O.helH168which he placed amongmenבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120;
61Anddeliveredוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414hisstrengthעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797intoH3027captivityלַשְּׁבִ֣יla.she.ViH7628, and hisgloryוְֽתִפְאַרְתּ֥וֹve.tif.'ar.ToH8597intoH3027the adversary’shandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027.
62Hegaveוַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvai.yas.GerH5462hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971over also unto theswordלַחֶ֣רֶבla.Che.revH2719; and was wroth with hisinheritanceוּ֝בְנַחֲלָת֗וֹu.ve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.
63Fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784devouredאָֽכְלָה־'a.khe.lah-H398theiryoungבַּחוּרָ֥יוba.chu.RavH970menH970; and theirmaidensוּ֝בְתוּלֹתָ֗יוu.ve.tu.lo.TavH1330hadnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808marriage-song.
64Theirpriestsכֹּ֭הֲנָיוKo.ha.navH3548fellנָפָ֑לוּna.Fa.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719; and theirwidowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490madenoלֹ֣אlo'H3808lamentation.
65Then theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136awaked as one out ofsleepכְּיָשֵׁ֥ן׀ke.ya.ShenH3463, like amightyH1368manH1368that shouteth by reason ofwineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.
66And hesmoteוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221his adversariesbackwardאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268: heputנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414them to aperpetualע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769reproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781.
69And hebuiltוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129hissanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹmik.da.ShoH4720like theheightsרָ֭מִיםRa.mimH7311, like theearthכְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץke.'E.retzH776whichH3245he hathestablishedH3245foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
70Hechoseוַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.charH977Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732also hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650, andtookוַ֝יִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him from the sheepfolds:
72So he fed them according to theintegrityכְּתֹ֣םke.TomH8537of hisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824; andguidedיַנְחֵֽם׃yan.ChemH5148them by the skilfulness of hishandsכַּפָּ֣יוka.PavH3709.
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