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"But
now for a
brief moment grace has
been shown from the
LORD our
God, to
leave us an
escaped remnant and to
give us a
peg in His
holy place, that our
God may
enlighten our
eyes and
grant us a
little reviving in our
bondage.
h'wh.y teaem h'Nix.t h't.y'h [;g,r -j;[.miK h'T;[.w ? .Wn'l -t,t'l.w h'jyel.P .Wn'l ryia.v;h.l .Wnyeh{l/a ? .Wnyeh{l/a .Wnyenye[ ryia'h.l w{v.d'q ~w{q.miB det'y ? .WnetUd.b;[.B j;[.m h'y.xim .WneTit.l.W
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"For we are
slaves; yet in our
bondage our
God has not
forsaken us, but has
extended lovingkindness to us in the
sight of the
kings of
Persia, to
give us
reviving to
raise up the
house of our
God, to
restore its
ruins and to
give us a
wall in
Judah and
Jerusalem.
.Wn'b'z][ a{l ].WnetUd.b;[.b.W .Wn.x;n]a ~yid'b][ -yiK ? yek.l;m yen.pil d,s,x .Wnyel'[ -j;Y;w .Wnyeh{l/a ? tyeB -t,a ~emw{r.l h'y.xim .Wn'l -t,t'l s;r'p ? .Wn'l -t,t'l.w wy't{b.r'x -t,a dyim][;h.l.W .Wnyeh{l/a ? ~i'l'v.Wryib.W h'd.WhyiB red'g
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"Now, our
God,
what shall we
say after this? For we have
forsaken Your
commandments,
ta{z -yer]x;a .Wnyeh{l/a r;ma{N -h;m h'T;[.w ? '$y,t{w.cim .Wn.b;z'[ yiK
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which You have
commanded by Your
servants the
prophets,
saying, 'The
land which you are
entering to
possess is an
unclean land with the
uncleanness of the
peoples of the
lands, with their
abominations which have
filled it from
end to
end and with their
impurity.
r{mael ~yiayib.N;h '$y,d'b][ d;y.B 'tyi.Wic r,v]a ? h'Din #,r,a H'T.vir.l ~yia'B ~,T;a r,v]a #,r'a'h ? r,v]a ~,hyet{b][w{t.B tw{c'r]a'h yeM;[ t;Din.B ayih ? ~'t'a.mUj.B h,P -l,a h,Pim 'h.Wa.lim
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'So
now do not
give your
daughters to their
sons nor take their
daughters to your
sons, and
never seek their
peace or their
prosperity, that you may be
strong and
eat the
good things of the
land and
leave it as an
inheritance to your
sons forever *.'
~,hyen.bil .Wn.TiT -l;a ~,kyetw{n.B h'T;[.w ? .Wv.r.dit -a{l.w ~,kyen.bil .Wa.fiT -l;a ~,hyet{n.b.W ? .Wq.z,x,T !;[;m.l ~'lw{[ -d;[ ~'t'bw{j.w ~'m{l.v ? ~'lw{[ -d;[ ~,kyen.bil ~,T.v;rw{h.w #,r'a'h b.Wj -t,a ~,T.l;k]a;w
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"After all that has
come upon us for our
evil deeds and our
great guilt,
since You our
God have
requited us
less than our
iniquities deserve, and have
given us an
escaped remnant as
this,
~yi['r'h .Wnyef][;m.B .Wnyel'[ a'B;h -l'K yer]x;a.w ? 'T.k;f'x .Wnyeh{l/a h'T;a yiK h'l{d.G;h .Wnet'm.v;a.b.W ? ta{z'K h'jyel.P .Wn'L h'T;t'n.w .Wnen{w][em h'J;m.l
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shall we
again break Your
commandments and
intermarry with the
peoples who commit
these abominations? Would You not be
angry with us to the
point of
destruction,
until there is
no remnant nor any who
escape?
yeM;[.B !eT;x.tih.l.W '$y,t{w.cim rep'h.l b.Wv'n]h ? heL;K -d;[ .Wn'B -p;n/a,t aw{l]h h,Lea'h tw{be[{T;h ? h'jyel.p.W tyirea.v !yea.l
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"O
LORD God of
Israel, You are
righteous, for we have been
left an
escaped remnant, as it is
this day;
behold, we are
before You in our
guilt, for
no one can
stand before You
because of
this."
.Wn.r;a.vin -yiK h'T;a qyiD;c lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a h'wh.y ? .Wnyet'm.v;a.B '$y,n'p.l .Wn.nih h,Z;h ~w{Y;h.K h'jyel.p ? ta{z -l;[ '$y,n'p.l dw{m][;l !yea yiK