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Nehemiah 1

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֖הne.chem.YahH5166thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHachaliahחֲכַלְיָ֑הcha.khal.YahH2446. And it came to pass in themonthבְחֹֽדֶשׁ־ve.cho.desh-H2320Chisleuכִּסְלֵיו֙kis.levH3691, in thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141, as I was inShushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָֽה׃ha.bi.RahH1002,

2ThatHananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607,oneאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259of mybrethrenמֵאַחַ֛יme.'a.ChaiH251,cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935, he and certainmenוַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.na.ShimH582ofJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֑הmi.hu.DahH3063; and Iaskedוָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞םva.'esh.'a.LemH7592them concerning theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֧יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that hadescapedהַפְּלֵיטָ֛הha.pe.lei.TahH6413, who wereleftנִשְׁאֲר֥וּnish.'a.RuH7604of thecaptivityהַשֶּׁ֖בִיha.She.viH7628, and concerningJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559to me, Theremnantהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604that areleftנִשְׁאֲר֤וּnish.'a.RuH7604of thecaptivityהַשְּׁבִי֙ha.she.ViH7628there in theprovinceבַּמְּדִינָ֔הba.me.di.NahH4082are ingreatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419afflictionבְּרָעָ֥הbe.ra.'AhH7451andreproachוּבְחֶרְפָּ֑הu.ve.cher.PahH2781: thewallוְחוֹמַ֤תve.cho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389also is brokendownמְפֹרָ֔צֶתme.fo.Ra.tzetH6555, and itsgatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179areburnedנִצְּת֥וּni.tze.TuH3341withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

4And it came to pass, when Iheardכְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ke.sha.me.'IH8085thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that I satdownיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427andweptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הva.'ev.KehH1058, andmournedוָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הva.'et.'a.be.LahH56certaindaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, andfastedצָם֙tzamH6684, andprayedוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

5Andsaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, Ibeseechאָֽנָּ֤א'a.Na'H577thee, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419andterribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֑אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410, thatkeepethשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andmercyוָחֶ֔סֶדva.Che.sedH2617for them thatloveלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.VavH157him andobserveוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687:

6Let thyearאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241now beattentiveקַשֶּׁ֣בֶתka.She.vetH7183, and thyeyesוְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869openפְתֻוּח֟וֹתfe.tu.v.ChotH6605, that thou mayesthearלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085theprayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֡'av.de.KhaH5650, which Iprayמִתְפַּלֵּ֨לmit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶ֤יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440theenowהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915, for thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, andconfessוּמִתְוַדֶּ֗הu.mit.va.DehH3034thesinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, which we havesinnedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against thee: both I and myfather’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004havesinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398.

7We have dealtveryחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2254corruptlyחָבַ֣לְנוּcha.Val.nuH2254against thee, and have notkeptשָׁמַ֣רְנוּsha.Mar.nuH8104thecommandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687, nor thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706, nor thejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941, which thou didstcommandצִוִּ֖יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872.

8Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142, I beseech thee, thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that thou didstcommandצִוִּ֛יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, If yetransgressתִּמְעָ֔לוּtim.'A.luH4603, I will scatter youabroadאָפִ֥יץ'a.FitzH6327among thenationsבָּעַמִּֽים׃ba.'a.MimH5971:

9But if yeturnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֣םve.shav.TemH7725to me, andkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; though there were of youdrivenנִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜םni.da.cha.KhemH5080to the uttermostpartבִּקְצֵ֤הbik.TzehH7097of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, yet will Igatherאֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908them from there, and willbringוַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙va.ha.vo.'o.timH935them to theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725that I havechosenבָּחַ֔רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977tosetלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034there.

10Now these are thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and thypeopleוְעַמֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971, whom thou hastredeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299by thygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581, and by thystrongהַחֲזָקָֽה׃ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.

11OLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, Ibeseechאָנָּ֣א'a.Na'H577thee, let now thyearאָזְנְךָֽ־'a.ze.ne.kha-H241beattentiveקַ֠שֶּׁבֶתKa.she.vetH7183to theprayerתְּפִלַּ֨תte.fi.LatH8605of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650, and to theprayerתְּפִלַּ֣תte.fi.LatH8605of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, whodesireהַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ha.cha.fe.TzimH2655tofearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034: andprosperוְהַצְלִֽיחָה־ve.hatz.li.chah-H6743, I pray thee, thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, andgrantוּתְנֵ֣הוּu.te.Ne.huH5414himmercyלְרַחֲמִ֔יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356in thesightלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376. For I was theking’sלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פla.Me.lekhH4428cupbearerH8248.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 1

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