Nehemiah 1
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וַיָּבֹ֨אand he cameחֲנָ֜נִיHananiאֶחָ֧דoneמֵאַחַ֛יof brothers myה֥וּאheוַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםand peopleמִֽיהוּדָ֑הfrom Judahוָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞םand I asked themעַל־aboutהַיְּהוּדִ֧יםthe Jewsהַפְּלֵיטָ֛הthe escaped remnantאֲשֶֽׁר־whoנִשְׁאֲר֥וּthey had survivedמִן־fromהַשֶּׁ֖בִיthe captivityוְעַל־and onיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮and they saidלִי֒to meהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞יםthe survivorsאֲשֶֽׁר־whoנִשְׁאֲר֤וּthey have survivedמִן־fromהַשְּׁבִי֙the captivityשָׁ֣םthereבַּמְּדִינָ֔הin the provinceבְּרָעָ֥הare in troubleגְדֹלָ֖הgreatוּבְחֶרְפָּ֑הand in disgraceוְחוֹמַ֤תand the wall ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalemמְפֹרָ֔צֶתhas been broken downוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָand gates itsנִצְּת֥וּthey have been burnedבָאֵֽשׁ׃with the fire
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וָאֹמַ֗רand I saidאָֽנָּ֤אI beg youיְהוָה֙O Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensהָאֵ֥לthe Godהַגָּד֖וֹלthe greatוְהַנּוֹרָ֑אand the awesomeשֹׁמֵ֤רwho keepsהַבְּרִית֙the covenantוָחֶ֔סֶדand covenant loyaltyלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוto those who love himוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יand to those who keepמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃of commandments his
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תְּהִ֣יmay it beנָ֣אpleaseאָזְנְךָֽ־ear yourקַשֶּׁ֣בֶתattentiveוְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָand eyes yourפְתֻוּח֟וֹתopenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַto listenאֶל־toתְּפִלַּ֣תthe prayer ofעַבְדְּךָ֡servant yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאָנֹכִי֩Iמִתְפַּלֵּ֨לam prayingלְפָנֶ֤יךָto before youהַיּוֹם֙this dayיוֹמָ֣םby dayוָלַ֔יְלָהand nightעַל־onבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelעֲבָדֶ֑יךָservants yourוּמִתְוַדֶּ֗הand am confessingעַל־onחַטֹּ֤אותthe sins ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichחָטָ֣אנוּwe have sinnedלָ֔ךְto youוַאֲנִ֥יand Iוּבֵית־and the house ofאָבִ֖יfather myחָטָֽאנוּ׃we have sinned
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חֲבֹ֖לsurely to act corruptlyחָבַ֣לְנוּwe have acted corruptlyלָ֑ךְto youוְלֹא־and notשָׁמַ֣רְנוּwe have keptאֶת־obj.הַמִּצְוֹ֗תthe commandmentsוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽחֻקִּים֙the statutesוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםthe judgmentsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichצִוִּ֖יתָyou commandedאֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁ֥הMosesעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃servant your
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וְשַׁבְתֶּ֣םand you will turn backאֵלַ֔יto meוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙and you will keepמִצְוֹתַ֔יcommandments myוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םand you will observeאֹתָ֑םobj. themאִם־ifיִהְיֶ֨הit will beנִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜םbanished one yourבִּקְצֵ֤הat the end ofהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙the heavensמִשָּׁ֣םfrom thereאֲקַבְּצֵ֔םI will gather themוַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙and I will bring themאֶל־toהַמָּק֔וֹםthe placeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereבָּחַ֔רְתִּיI have chosenלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןto cause to dwellאֶת־obj.שְׁמִ֖יname myשָֽׁם׃there
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אָנָּ֣אI beg youאֲדֹנָ֗יO Lordתְּהִ֣יmay it beנָ֣אpleaseאָזְנְךָֽ־ear yourקַ֠שֶּׁבֶתattentiveאֶל־toתְּפִלַּ֨תthe prayer ofעַבְדְּךָ֜servant yourוְאֶל־and toתְּפִלַּ֣תthe prayer ofעֲבָדֶ֗יךָservants yourהַֽחֲפֵצִים֙the delightingלְיִרְאָ֣הto fearאֶת־obj.שְׁמֶ֔ךָname yourוְהַצְלִֽיחָה־and grant success !נָּ֤אpleaseלְעַבְדְּךָ֙to servant yourהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayוּתְנֵ֣הוּand give himלְרַחֲמִ֔יםto compassionsלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeהָאִ֣ישׁthe manהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוַאֲנִ֛יand Iהָיִ֥יתִיI wasמַשְׁקֶ֖הcup bearerלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פof the king
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