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Nehemiah 9:27-37

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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