Nehemiah 13
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בַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֗וּאthe thatנִקְרָ֛אit was read aloudבְּסֵ֥פֶרin the scroll ofמֹשֶׁ֖הMosesבְּאָזְנֵ֣יin the ears ofהָעָ֑םthe peopleוְנִמְצָא֙and it was foundכָּת֣וּבwrittenבּ֔וֹin itאֲ֠שֶׁרthatלֹא־notיָב֨וֹאhe will comeעַמֹּנִ֧יan Ammoniteוּמֹאָבִ֛יand a Moabiteבִּקְהַ֥לin the assembly ofהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godעַד־untilעוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
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כִּ֣יforלֹ֧אnotקִדְּמ֛וּthey had metאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelבַּלֶּ֣חֶםwith the foodוּבַמָּ֑יִםand with the waterוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רand he had hiredעָלָ֤יוon itאֶת־obj.בִּלְעָם֙Balaamלְקַֽלְל֔וֹto curse itוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְand he turnedאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּGod ourהַקְּלָלָ֖הthe curseלִבְרָכָֽה׃into blessing
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂand he madeל֜וֹfor himלִשְׁכָּ֣הa roomגְדוֹלָ֗הlargeוְשָׁ֣םand thereהָי֪וּpeople wereלְפָנִ֟יםto beforeנֹ֠תְנִיםputtingאֶת־obj.הַמִּנְחָ֨הthe grain offeringהַלְּבוֹנָ֜הthe frankincenseוְהַכֵּלִ֗יםand the utensilsוּמַעְשַׂ֤רand the tithe ofהַדָּגָן֙the grainהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁthe new wineוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רand the fresh oilמִצְוַת֙the commandment ofהַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levitesוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםand the singersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםand the gatekeepersוּתְרוּמַ֖תand the contribution ofהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃the priests
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וּבְכָל־and in allזֶ֕הthisלֹ֥אnotהָיִ֖יתִיI wasבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemכִּ֡יforבִּשְׁנַת֩in yearשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםthirtyוּשְׁתַּ֜יִםand twoלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאof Artaxerxesמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶל֙Babylonבָּ֣אתִיI had goneאֶל־toהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוּלְקֵ֥ץand to the end ofיָמִ֖יםdaysנִשְׁאַ֥לְתִּיI requested leave of absenceמִן־fromהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וָאוֹצְרָ֣הand I appointed as treasurers !עַל־overא֠וֹצָרוֹתthe storeroomsשֶׁלֶמְיָ֨הShelemiahהַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priestוְצָד֣וֹקand Zadokהַסּוֹפֵ֗רthe scribeוּפְדָיָה֙and Pedaiahמִן־one ofהַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levitesוְעַל־and was onיָדָ֔םhand theirחָנָ֥ןHananבֶּן־the son ofזַכּ֖וּרZaccurבֶּן־the son ofמַתַּנְיָ֑הMattaniahכִּ֤יforנֶאֱמָנִים֙reliableנֶחְשָׁ֔בוּthey were thoughtוַעֲלֵיהֶ֖םand was on themלַחֲלֹ֥קto distributeלַאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ פto brothers their
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בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵ֡מָּהthe thoseרָאִ֣יתִיI sawבִֽיהוּדָ֣ה׀in Judahדֹּֽרְכִֽים־some who trodגִּתּ֣וֹת׀winepressesבַּשַּׁבָּ֡תon the sabbathוּמְבִיאִ֣יםand some who broughtהָעֲרֵמ֣וֹתthe heaps of grainוְֽעֹמְסִ֪יםand some who loaded themעַל־onהַחֲמֹרִ֟יםthe donkeysוְאַף־and alsoיַ֜יִןwineעֲנָבִ֤יםgrapesוּתְאֵנִים֙and figsוְכָל־and everyמַשָּׂ֔אloadוּמְבִיאִ֥יםand some who brought themיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemבְּי֣וֹםon the day ofהַשַּׁבָּ֑תthe sabbathוָאָעִ֕ידand I protestedבְּי֖וֹםon the dayמִכְרָ֥םsold theyצָֽיִד׃food
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הֲל֨וֹא¿ notכֹ֤הthusעָשׂוּ֙did they doאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םancestors yourוַיָּבֵ֨אand he broughtאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּGod ourעָלֵ֗ינוּon usאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allהָרָעָ֣הthe troubleהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisוְעַ֖לand onהָעִ֣ירthe cityהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisוְאַתֶּ֞םand youמוֹסִיפִ֤יםare increasingחָרוֹן֙angerעַל־towardיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלְחַלֵּ֖לby profaningאֶת־obj.הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פthe sabbath
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וַיְהִ֡יand it wasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust whenצָֽלֲלוּ֩they became darkשַׁעֲרֵ֨יthe gates ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םJerusalemלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהַשַּׁבָּ֗תthe sabbathוָאֹֽמְרָה֙and I said !וַיִּסָּגְר֣וּand they were closedהַדְּלָת֔וֹתthe doorsוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הand I said !אֲשֶׁר֙thatלֹ֣אnotיִפְתָּח֔וּםpeople will open themעַ֖דuntilאַחַ֣רafterהַשַּׁבָּ֑תthe sabbathוּמִנְּעָרַ֗יand some of servants myהֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙I stationedעַל־atהַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםthe gatesלֹא־notיָב֥וֹאit will comeמַשָּׂ֖אa loadבְּי֥וֹםon the day ofהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃the sabbath
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וָאָעִ֣ידָהand I warned !בָהֶ֗םin themוָאֹמְרָ֤הand I said !אֲלֵיהֶם֙to themמַדּ֜וּעַwhy?אַתֶּ֤םare youלֵנִים֙passing the nightנֶ֣גֶדbeforeהַחוֹמָ֔הthe wallאִם־ifתִּשְׁנ֕וּyou will do it againיָ֖דa handאֶשְׁלַ֣חI will stretch outבָּכֶ֑םon youמִן־fromהָעֵ֣תthe timeהַהִ֔יאthe thatלֹא־notבָ֖אוּthey cameבַּשַּׁבָּֽת׃ סon the sabbath
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וָאֹמְרָ֣הand I said !לַלְוִיִּ֗םto the Levitesאֲשֶׁ֨רthatיִֽהְי֤וּthey will beמִֽטַּהֲרִים֙purifying themselvesוּבָאִים֙and comingשֹׁמְרִ֣יםguardingהַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםthe gatesלְקַדֵּ֖שׁto keep holyאֶת־obj.י֣וֹםthe day ofהַשַּׁבָּ֑תthe sabbathגַּם־alsoזֹאת֙thisזָכְרָה־remember !לִּ֣יto meאֱלֹהַ֔יO God myוְח֥וּסָהand have mercy !עָלַ֖יon meכְּרֹ֥בaccording to the greatness ofחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ פcovenant loyalty your
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וָאָרִ֤יבand I contendedעִמָּם֙with themוָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔םand I cursed themוָאַכֶּ֥הand I struckמֵהֶ֛םsome of the themאֲנָשִׁ֖יםmenוָֽאֶמְרְטֵ֑םand I pulled out beard theirוָאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֣םand I made take an oath themבֵּֽאלֹהִ֗יםby Godאִם־ifתִּתְּנ֤וּyou will giveבְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙daughters yourלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םto sons theirוְאִם־and ifתִּשְׂאוּ֙you will takeמִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םany of daughters theirלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םfor sons yourוְלָכֶֽם׃and for the yourselves
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הֲל֣וֹא¿ notעַל־onאֵ֣לֶּהtheseחָטָֽא־did he sinשְׁלֹמֹ֣הSolomonמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לIsraelוּבַגּוֹיִ֣םand among the nationsהָרַבִּים֩the manyלֹֽא־notהָיָ֨הhe wasמֶ֜לֶךְa kingכָּמֹ֗הוּlike himוְאָה֤וּבand lovedלֵֽאלֹהָיו֙by God hisהָיָ֔הhe wasוַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּand he made himאֱלֹהִ֔יםGodמֶ֖לֶךְkingעַל־overכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelגַּם־alsoאוֹת֣וֹobj. himהֶחֱטִ֔יאוּthey caused to sinהַנָּשִׁ֖יםthe wivesהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃the foreign
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