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Nehemiah 9:16-25

16But they and ourfathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1dealtproudlyהֵזִ֑ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102, andhardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185theirnecksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203, andhearkenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085not to thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

17Andrefusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985toobeyלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085, neither weremindfulזָכְר֤וּza.khe.RuH2142of thywondersנִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381that thoudidstעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213perform among them; buthardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185theirnecksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203, and in theirrebellionבְּמִרְיָ֑םbe.mir.YamH4805appointedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414acaptainרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218toreturnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to theirbondageלְעַבְדֻתָ֖םle.'av.du.TamH5659: but thou art aGodאֱל֨וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433ready topardonסְלִיח֜וֹתse.li.ChotH5547,graciousחַנּ֧וּןcha.NunH2587andmercifulוְרַח֛וּםve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750toangerאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639, and ofgreatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֖סֶדve.che.sedH2617, andforsookestעֲזַבְתָּֽם׃'a.zav.TamH5800them not.

18Yea, when they hadmadeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213them amoltenמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This is thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430that broughttheeהֶעֶלְךָ֖he.'el.KhaH5927out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and hadwroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocationsנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007;

19Yet thou in thygreatהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227merciesבְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָbe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356forsookestעֲזַבְתָּ֖ם'a.zav.TamH5800them not in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057: thepillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of thecloudהֶ֠עָנָןHe.'a.nonH6051departedסָ֨רsarH5493not from them bydayH3119, toleadלְהַנְחֹתָ֣םle.han.cho.TamH5148them in thewayבְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְbe.ha.De.rekhH1870; neither thepillarעַמּ֨וּד'a.MudH5982offireהָאֵ֤שׁha.'EshH784bynightבְּלַ֙יְלָה֙be.Lay.lahH3915, to show themlightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215, and thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in which they shouldgoH3212.

20Thougavestנָתַ֖תָּna.Ta.taH5414also thygoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896Spiritוְרוּחֲךָ֨ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307toinstructלְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑םle.has.ki.LamH7919them, andwithheldestמָנַ֣עְתָּma.Na'.taH4513not thymannaוּמַנְךָ֙u.man.KhaH4478from theirmouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310, andgavestנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414themwaterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for theirthirstלִצְמָאָֽם׃litz.ma.'AmH6772.

21Yea,fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141didst thousustainכִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥םkil.kal.TamH3557them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, so that theylackedחָסֵ֑רוּcha.Se.ruH2637nothing; theirclothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙sal.mo.tei.HemH8008did not wearoutבָל֔וּva.LuH1086, and theirfeetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272swelledבָצֵֽקוּ׃va.Tze.kuH1216not.

22Moreover thougavestוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414themkingdomsמַמְלָכוֹת֙mam.la.khOtH4467andnationsוַעֲמָמִ֔יםva.'a.ma.MimH5971, and didstdivideוַֽתַּחְלְקֵ֖םva.tach.le.KemH2505them intocornersלְפֵאָ֑הle.fe.'AhH6285: so theypossessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofSihonסִיח֗וֹןsi.ChonH5511, and thelandאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809, and thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofOgע֥וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23Theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.nei.HemH1121also didstmultiplyהִרְבִּ֔יתָhir.Bi.taH7235thou as thestarsכְּכֹכְבֵ֖יke.cho.khe.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andbroughtestוַתְּבִיאֵם֙va.te.vi.'EmH935them into thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, concerning which thou didstpromiseאָמַ֥רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559to theirfathersלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.HemH1, that they should goinלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935topossessלָרָֽשֶׁת׃la.Ra.shetH3423it .

24So thechildrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121wentinוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andpossessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and thou didstsubdueוַתַּכְנַ֨עva.takh.Na'H3665beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, theCanaanitesהַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔יםha.ke.Na.'a.NimH3669, andgavestוַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖םva.ti.te.NemH5414them into theirhandsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027, with theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428, and thepeopleעַֽמְמֵ֣י'a.MeiH5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that they mightdoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with them as theywouldכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522.

25And theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920strongבְּצֻרוֹת֮be.tzu.rOtH1219citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892, and arichשְׁמֵנָה֒she.me.NahH8082landוַאֲדָמָ֣הva.'a.da.MahH127, andpossessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֡וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423housesבָּתִּ֣יםba.TimH1004fullמְלֵֽאִים־me.le.'im-H4392of allgoodsט֠וּבtuvH2898,dugחֲצוּבִ֜יםcha.tzu.VimH2672wellsבֹּר֨וֹתbo.RotH953,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.MimH3754, andoliveyardsוְזֵיתִ֛יםve.zei.TimH2132, andfruitמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086inabundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230: so theyateוַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398, and werefilledוַֽיִּשְׂבְּעוּ֙vai.yis.be.'UH7646, and becamefatוַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuH8080, anddelightedוַיִּֽתְעַדְּנ֖וּvai.yit.'a.de.NuH5727themselves in thygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419goodnessבְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.KhaH2898.

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