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Nehemiah 9:16-37

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.

26Nevertheless they weredisobedientוַיַּמְר֨וּvai.yam.RuH4784, andrebelledוַֽיִּמְרְד֜וּvai.yim.re.DuH4775against thee, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993thylawתּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙to.ra.te.KhaH8451behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310theirbacksגַוָּ֔םga.VamH1458, andslewהָרָ֔גוּha.Ra.guH2026thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030whotestifiedהֵעִ֥ידוּhe.'I.duH5749against them toturnלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725them to thee, and theywroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocationsנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007.

27Therefore thou didstdeliverוַֽתִּתְּנֵם֙va.ti.te.NemH5414them into thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theirenemiesצָֽרֵיהֶ֔םtza.rei.HemH6862, whodistressedH6887them: and in thetimeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of theirtroubleצָֽרָתָם֙tza.ra.TamH6869, when theycriedיִצְעֲק֣וּyitz.'a.KuH6817to thee, thouheardestתִּשְׁמָ֔עtish.Ma'H8085them fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and according to thygreatהָֽרַבִּ֗יםha.ra.BimH7227merciesוּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָu.khe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356thougavestתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414themdeliverersמֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔יםmo.shi.'ImH3467, whosavedוְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּםve.yo.shi.'UmH3467them out of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of theirenemiesצָרֵיהֶֽם׃tza.rei.HemH6862.

28But after they hadrestוּכְנ֣וֹחַu.khe.No.achH5117, theydidלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרַ֖עra'H7451againיָשׁ֕וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: therefore thouleftestוַתַּֽעַזְבֵ֞םva.ta.'az.VemH5800them in thehandבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶם֙'o.ye.vei.HemH341, so that they had thedominionוַיִּרְדּ֣וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them: yet when theyreturnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andcriedוַיִּזְעָק֔וּךָvai.yiz.'a.Ku.chaH2199to thee, thouheardestתִּשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085them fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֧יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064; andmanyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227timesעִתִּֽים׃'i.TimH6256didst thoudeliverוְתַצִּילֵ֥םve.ta.tzi.LemH5337them according to thymerciesכְּֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָke.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356;

29And didsttestifyוַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'adH5749against them, that thou mightest bring themagainלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725to thylawתּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451: yet they dealtproudlyהֵזִ֜ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102, andhearkenedשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085not to thycommandmentsלְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙le.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687, butsinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against thyjudgmentsוּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָu.ve.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941, (which if amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120doethיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213, he shallliveוְחָיָ֣הve.cha.YahH2421in them;) andwithdrewוַיִּתְּנ֤וּ סוֹרֶ֔רֶתvai.yi.te.Nu so.Re.retH5414 H5637theshoulderכָתֵף֙kha.TefH3802, andhardenedהִקְשׁ֖וּhik.ShuH7185theirneckוְעָרְפָּ֥םve.'a.re.PamH6203, and would nothearשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085.

30Yetmanyרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141didst thouforbearוַתִּמְשֹׁ֤ךְva.tim.ShokhH4900over them, and didsttestifyוַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'adH5749against them by thyspiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֛be.ru.cha.KhaH7307inבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030: yet would they notlistenהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238: therefore thougavestוַֽתִּתְּנֵ֔םva.ti.te.NemH5414them into thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of thepeopleעַמֵּ֥י'a.MeiH5971of thelandsהָאֲרָצֹֽת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

31Nevertheless for thygreatהָרַבִּ֛יםha.ra.BimH7227merciesוּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָu.ve.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356’ sake thoudidstעֲשִׂיתָ֥ם'a.si.TamH6213not utterlyconsumeכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617them, norforsakeעֲזַבְתָּ֑ם'a.zav.TamH5800them; for thou art agraciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587andmercifulוְרַח֖וּםve.ra.ChumH7349Godאֵֽל־'el-H410.

32Now therefore, ourGodאֱ֠לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430, thegreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419, themightyהַגִּבּ֣וֹרha.gi.BorH1368, and theterribleוְהַנּוֹרָא֮ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֨לha.'ElH410, whokeepestשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285andmercyוְהַחֶסֶד֒ve.ha.che.SedH2617, let not all thetroubleהַתְּלָאָ֣הha.te.la.'AhH8513seemlittleיִמְעַ֣טyim.'AtH4591beforeלְפָנֶ֡יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, that hathcomeמְ֠צָאַתְנוּMe.tza.'at.nuH4672upon us, on ourkingsלִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428, on ourprincesלְשָׂרֵ֧ינוּle.sa.Rei.nuH8269, and on ourpriestsוּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּu.le.kho.ha.Nei.nuH3548, and on ourprophetsוְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּve.lin.vi.'E.nuH5030, and on ourfathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, and on all thypeopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, since thetimeמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

33But thou artjustצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662in all that isbroughtהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935upon us; for thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213rightאֱמֶ֥ת'e.MetH571, but we have donewickedlyהִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃hir.Sha.'e.nuH7561:

34Neither have ourkingsמְלָכֵ֤ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428, ourprincesשָׂרֵ֙ינוּ֙sa.Rei.nuH8269, ourpriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣ינוּko.ha.Nei.nuH3548, nor ourfathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,keptעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thylawתּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451, norhearkenedהִקְשִׁ֙יבוּ֙hik.Shi.vuH7181to thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687and thytestimoniesוּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָu.le.'E.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715, with which thou didsttestifyהַעִידֹ֖תָha.'i.Do.taH5749against them.

35For they have notservedעֲבָד֑וּךָ'a.va.Du.khaH5647thee in theirkingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.TamH4438, and in thygreatהָרָ֜בha.RavH7227goodnessוּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.KhaH2898that thougavestנָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.taH5414them, and in thelargeהָרְחָבָ֧הha.re.cha.VahH7342andrichוְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛הve.ha.she.me.NahH8082landוּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776which thougavestנָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.taH5414beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them, neitherturnedשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725they from theirwickedהָרָעִֽים׃ha.ra.'ImH7451worksמִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םmi.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

36Behold, we areservantsעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, and for thelandוְהָאָ֜רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776that thougavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1toeatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398thefruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529of it and thegoodטוּבָ֔הּtu.VahH2898of it, behold, we areservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650in it:

37And it yieldethmuchמַרְבָּ֗הmar.BahH7235increaseוּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּu.te.vu.'a.TahH8393to thekingsלַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.KhimH4428whom thou hastsetנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414over us because of oursinsבְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403: also they havedominionמֹשְׁלִ֤יםmo.she.LimH4910over ourbodiesגְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nuH1472, and over ourcattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuH929, at theirpleasureכִּרְצוֹנָ֔םkir.tzo.NamH7522, and we are ingreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419distressוּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.RahH6869.

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