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Nehemiah 13:15-22

15In thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117Isawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200inJudahבִֽיהוּדָ֣ה׀vi.hu.DahH3063sometreadingדֹּֽרְכִֽים־do.re.khim-H1869winepressesגִּתּ֣וֹת׀gi.TotH1660on thesabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֡תba.sha.BatH7676, and bringinginוּמְבִיאִ֣יםu.me.vi.'ImH935sheavesהָעֲרֵמ֣וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194, and putting themonוְֽעֹמְסִ֪יםve.'o.me.SimH6006donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֟יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543; as alsowineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196,grapesעֲנָבִ֤ים'a.na.VimH6025, andfigsוּתְאֵנִים֙u.te.'e.NimH8384, and all manner ofburdensמַשָּׂ֔אma.Sa'H4853, which theybroughtוּמְבִיאִ֥יםu.me.vi.'ImH935intoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117: and Itestifiedוָאָעִ֕ידva.'a.'IdH5749against them in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117when theysoldמִכְרָ֥םmikh.RamH4376foodצָֽיִד׃Tza.yidH6718.

16Theredweltיָ֣שְׁבוּYa.she.vuH3427men ofTyreוְהַצֹּרִים֙ve.ha.tzo.RimH6876also in the city, whobroughtמְבִיאִ֥יםme.vi.'ImH935fishדָּ֖אגdagH1709, and all kinds ofwaresמֶ֑כֶרMe.kherH4377, andsoldוּמֹכְרִ֧יםu.mo.khe.RimH4376on thesabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֛תba.sha.BatH7676to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

17Then Icontendedוָאָרִ֕יבָהva.'a.Ri.vahH7378with thenoblesחֹרֵ֣יcho.ReiH2715ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andsaidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, Whatevilהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697is this that yedoעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213, andprofaneוּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖יםu.me.cha.le.LimH2490thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117?

18Didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213not yourfathersאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1thus, anddidH935not ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430bringH935all thisevilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451upon us, and upon thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892? yet yebringH935moreמוֹסִיפִ֤יםmo.si.FimH3254wrathחָרוֹן֙cha.rOnH2740uponIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478byprofaningלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פha.sha.BatH7676.

19And it came to pass, that when thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389began to bedarkצָֽלֲלוּ֩tza.la.LuH6751beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676, Icommandedוָאֹֽמְרָה֙va.'o.me.RahH559that thegatesהַדְּלָת֔וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817should beshutוַיִּסָּגְר֣וּvai.yi.sa.ge.RuH5462, andchargedוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559that they should not beopenedיִפְתָּח֔וּםyif.ta.ChumH6605tillafterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676: and Isetהֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙he.'e.Mad.tiH5975some of myservantsוּמִנְּעָרַ֗יu.mi.ne.'a.RaiH5288at thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםha.she.'a.RimH8179, that there should noburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853be broughtinיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

20So themerchantsהָרֹכְלִ֜יםha.ro.khe.LimH7402andsellersוּמֹכְרֵ֧יu.mo.khe.ReiH4376of all kind ofwaresמִמְכָּ֛רmi.KarH4465lodgedוַיָּלִ֨ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885outsideofמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389onceפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471ortwiceוּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃u.she.Ta.yimH8147.

21Then Itestifiedוָאָעִ֣ידָהva.'a.'I.dahH5749against them, andsaidוָאֹמְרָ֤הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, Whylodgeלֵנִים֙le.NimH3885yebeforeנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048thewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346? if ye do soagainתִּשְׁנ֕וּtish.NuH8138, I willlayאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971handsיָ֖דyadH3027on you. From thattimeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256forth theycameבָ֖אוּVa.'uH935no more on thesabbathבַּשַּׁבָּֽת׃ סba.sha.BatH7676.

22And Icommandedוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881that they shouldcleanseמִֽטַּהֲרִים֙mi.ta.ha.RimH2891themselves, and that they shouldcomeוּבָאִים֙u.va.'ImH935andkeepשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםha.she.'a.RimH8179, tosanctifyלְקַדֵּ֖שׁle.ka.DeshH6942thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117.Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142me, O myGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, concerning this also, andspareוְח֥וּסָהve.Chu.sahH2347me according to thegreatnessכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of thymercyחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ פchas.De.khaH2617.

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