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Nehemiah 13:1-5

1On thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theyreadנִקְרָ֛אnik.Ra'H7121in thebookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in thehearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; and in it wasfoundוְנִמְצָא֙ve.nim.Tza'H4672writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789, that theAmmoniteעַמֹּנִ֧י'a.mo.NiH5984and theMoabiteוּמֹאָבִ֛יu.mo.'a.ViH4125should notcomeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935into thecongregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769;

2Because theymetקִדְּמ֛וּki.de.MuH6923not thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478withbreadבַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemH3899and withwaterוּבַמָּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325, buthiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.KorH7936Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109against them, that he shouldcurseלְקַֽלְל֔וֹle.ka.LoH7043them: but ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015thecurseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045into ablessingלִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.KhahH1293.

3Now it came to pass, when they hadheardכְּשָׁמְעָ֣םke.sha.me.'AmH8085thelawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451, that theyseparatedוַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּvai.yav.Di.luH914fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478all the mixedmultitudeעֵ֖רֶב'E.revH6154.

4Andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440this,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, having theoversightנָת֖וּןna.TunH5414of thechamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֣תbe.lish.KatH3957of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, wasalliedקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138toTobiahלְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃le.toi.YahH2900:

5And he hadpreparedוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for him agreatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419chamberלִשְׁכָּ֣הlish.KahH3957, wherebeforeלְפָנִ֟יםle.fa.NimH6440theylaidנֹ֠תְנִיםNo.te.nimH5414the meatofferingsהַמִּנְחָ֨הha.min.ChahH4503, thefrankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָ֜הha.le.vo.NahH3828, and thevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֗יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627, and thetithesוּמַעְשַׂ֤רu.ma'.SarH4643of thegrainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715, the newwineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, and theoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323, which wascommandedמִצְוַת֙mitz.VatH4687to be given to theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, and thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891, and theportersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778; and theofferingsוּתְרוּמַ֖תu.te.ru.MatH8641of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

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