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Nehemiah 13:4-9

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.

6But in all this time I was not atJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: for in thetwoוּשְׁתַּ֜יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147andthirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894Icameבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andafterוּלְקֵ֥ץu.le.KetzH7093certaindaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117I obtainedleaveנִשְׁאַ֥לְתִּיnish.'Al.tiH7592of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428:

7And Icameוָאָב֖וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389, andunderstoodוָאָבִ֣ינָהva.'a.Vi.nahH995of theevilבָרָעָ֗הva.ra.'AhH7451thatEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213forTobiahלְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔הle.Toi.YahH2900, inpreparingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for him achamberנִשְׁכָּ֔הnish.KahH5393in thecourtsבְּחַצְרֵ֖יbe.chatz.ReiH2691of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8And itgrievedH3415megreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966: therefore I castforthוָֽאַשְׁלִ֜יכָהva.'ash.Li.khahH7993all thehouseholdבֵית־veit-H1004goodsכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627ofTobiahטוֹבִיָּ֛הtoi.YahH2900outofהַח֖וּץha.ChutzH2351thechamberהַלִּשְׁכָּֽה׃ha.lish.KahH3957.

9Then Icommandedוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559, and theycleansedוַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּvay.ta.ha.RuH2891thechambersהַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957: and there I broughtagainוָאָשִׁ֣יבָהva.'a.Shi.vahH7725thevesselsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, with the meatofferingהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503and thefrankincenseוְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ פve.ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

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