Interlinear Bible - Nehemiah 13:17-27

17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
r'b'D;h -h'm ~,h'l h'r.m{a'w h'd.Wh.y yer{x tea h'byir'a'w ? ~w{y -t,a ~yil.L;x.m.W ~yif{[ ~,T;a r,v]a h,Z;h ['r'h ? t'B;V;h
18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
.Wnyeh{l/a aeb'Y;w ~,kyet{b]a .Wf'[ h{k aw{l]h ? ryi['h l;[.w ta{Z;h h'['r'h -l'K tea .Wnyel'[ ? lea'r.fIy -l;[ !w{r'x ~yipyisw{m ~,T;a.w ta{Z;h ? t'B;V;h -t,a leL;x.l
19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
yen.pil ~i;l'v.Wr.y yer][;v .Wl]l'c r,v]a;K yih.y;w ? h'r.m{a'w tw{t'l.D;h .Wr.g'SiY;w h'r.m{a'w t'B;V;h ? y;r'[.Nim.W t'B;V;h r;x;a d;[ ~.Wx'T.pIy a{l r,v]a ? a'F;m aw{b'y -a{l ~yir'[.V;h -l;[ yiT.d;m/[,h ? t'B;V;h ~w{y.B
20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
#.Wxim r'K.mim -l'k yer.k{m.W ~yil.k{r'h .Wnyil'Y;w ? ~Iy'T.v.W ~;[;P ~i'l'v.Wryil
21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
~,T;a ;[.WD;m ~,hyel]a h'r.m{a'w ~,h'b h'dyi['a'w ? x;l.v,a d'y .Wn.viT -mia h'mw{x;h d,g,n ~yinel ? t'B;V;B .Wa'b -a{l ayih;h te['h -nim ~,k'B
22 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
~yia'b.W ~yir]h;Jim .Wy.hIy r,v]a ~iYiw.l;l h'r.m{a'w ? t'B;V;h ~w{y -t,a veD;q.l ~yir'[.V;h ~yir.m{v ? y;l'[ h's.Wx.w y;h{l/a yiL -h'r.k'z ta{z -m;G ? '$,D.s;x b{r.K
23 In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
~yid.Wh.Y;h -t,a yityia'r ~eh'h ~yim'Y;B ~;G ? tw{Yib]aw{m tw{Yinw{M;[ tw{Yidw{D.v;a ~yiv'n .Wbyiv{h
24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
~yiryiK;m ~'nyea.w tyidw{D.v;a reB;d.m yic]x ~,hyen.b.W ? ~'['w ~;[ !w{v.lik.w tyid.Wh.y reB;d.l
25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
~yiv'n]a ~,hem h,K;a'w ~el.l;q]a'w ~'Mi[ byir'a'w ? .Wn.TiT -mia ~yih{laeB ~e[yiB.v;a'w ~ej.r.m,a'w ? ~,hyet{n.Bim .Wa.fiT -mia.w ~,hyen.bil ~,kyet{n.b ? ~,k'l.w ~,kyen.bil
26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
lea'r.fIy .$,l,m h{m{l.v -a'j'x h,Lea -l;[ aw{l]h ? b.Wh'a.w .Wh{m'K .$,l,m h'y'h -a{l ~yiB;r'h ~Iyw{G;b.W ? -l'K -l;[ .$,l,m ~yih{l/a .When.TiY;w h'y'h wy'h{lael ? tw{Yir.k'N;h ~yiv'N;h .Wayij/x,h w{tw{a -m;G lea'r.fIy
27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
h'lw{d.G;h h'['r'h -l'K tea t{f][;l [;m.vin]h ~,k'l.w ? tw{Yir.k'n ~yiv'n byiv{h.l .Wnyeh{laeB l{[.mil ta{Z;h
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