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The
words of
Nehemiah the
son of
Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the
month Chisleu, in the
twentieth year, as I was in
Shushan the
palace,
wel.siK -v,d{x.b yih.y;w h'y.l;k]x -n,B h'y.m,x.n yer.biD ? h'ryiB;h !;v.Wv.B yityIy'h yin]a;w ~yir.f,[ t;n.v
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That
Hanani, one of my
brethren, came, he and certain
men of
Judah; and I
asked them concerning the
Jews that had
escaped, which were
left of the
captivity, and concerning
Jerusalem.
h'd.Whyim ~yiv'n]a;w a.Wh y;x;aem d'x,a yin'n]x a{b'Y;w ? .Wr]a.vin -r,v]a h'jyel.P;h ~yid.Wh.Y;h -l;[ ~el'a.v,a'w ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y -l;[.w yib,V;h -nim
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And they
said unto me, The
remnant that are
left of the
captivity there in the
province are in
great affliction and
reproach: the
wall of
Jerusalem also is broken
down, and the
gates thereof are
burned with
fire.
yib.V;h -nim .Wr]a.vin -r,v]a ~yir'a.viN;h yil .Wr.ma{Y;w ? t;mw{x.w h'P.r,x.b.W h'l{d.g h'['r.B h'nyid.M;B ~'v ? vea'b .Wt.Cin 'hy,r'[.v.W t,c'r{p.m ~i;l'v.Wr.y
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And it came to pass, when I
heard these
words, that I sat
down and
wept, and
mourned certain
days, and
fasted, and
prayed before the
God of
heaven,
yiT.b;v'y h,Lea'h ~yir'b.D;h -t,a yi[.m'v.K yih.y;w ? leL;P.tim.W ~'c yih/a'w ~yim'y h'l.B;a.t,a'w h,K.b,a'w ? ~Iy'm'V;h yeh{l/a yen.pil
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And
said, I
beseech thee, O
LORD God of
heaven, the
great and
terrible God, that
keepeth covenant and
mercy for them that
love him and
observe his
commandments:
lw{d'G;h lea'h ~Iy;m'V;h yeh{l/a h'wh.y a'N'a r;m{a'w ? yer.m{v.l.W wy'b]h{a.l d,s,x'w tyir.B;h rem{v a'rw{N;h.w ? wy't{w.cim
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Let thine
ear now be
attentive, and thine
eyes open, that thou mayest
hear the
prayer of thy
servant, which I
pray before thee
now, day and
night, for the
children of
Israel thy
servants, and
confess the
sins of the
children of
Israel, which we have
sinned against thee: both I and my
father's house have
sinned.
]tw{x.WUt.p '$y,nye[.w t,b,V;q -'k.n.z'a a'n yih.T ? leL;P.tim yik{n'a r,v]a '$.D.b;[ t;Lip.T -l,a ;[{m.vil ? lea'r.fIy yen.B -l;[ h'l.y;l'w ~'mw{y ~w{Y;h '$y,n'p.l ? lea'r.fIy -yen.B twa{J;x -l;[ h,D;w.tim.W '$y,d'b][ ? .Wna'j'x yib'a -tyeb.W yin]a;w .$'l .Wna'j'x r,v]a
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We have dealt
very corruptly against thee, and have not
kept the
commandments, nor the
statutes, nor the
judgments, which thou
commandedst thy
servant Moses.
t{w.ciM;h -t,a .Wn.r;m'v -a{l.w .$'l .Wn.l;b'x l{b]x ? 'tyi.Wic r,v]a ~yij'P.viM;h -t,a.w ~yiQUx;h -t,a.w ? '$,D.b;[ h,v{m -t,a
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Remember, I beseech thee, the
word that thou
commandedst thy
servant Moses, saying, If ye
transgress, I will scatter you
abroad among the
nations:
h,v{m -t,a 'tyi.Wic r,v]a r'b'D;h -t,a a'n -r'k.z ? ~,k.t,a #yip'a yin]a .Wl'[.miT ~,T;a r{mael '$.D.b;[ ? ~yiM;['B
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But if ye
turn unto me, and
keep my
commandments, and
do them; though there were of you cast
out unto the uttermost
part of the
heaven, yet will I
gather them from thence, and will
bring them unto the
place that I have
chosen to
set my
name there.
~'t{a ~,tyif][;w y;t{w.cim ~,T.r;m.v.W y;lea ~,T.b;v.w ? ~ec.B;q]a ~'Vim ~Iy;m'V;h hec.qiB ~,k]x;Din h,y.hIy -mia ? !eK;v.l yiT.r;x'B r,v]a ~w{q'M;h -l,a ~yit{aw{b]h;w ? ~'v yim.v -t,a
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Now these are thy
servants and thy
people, whom thou hast
redeemed by thy
great power, and by thy
strong hand.
lw{d'G;h '$]x{k.B 'tyid'P r,v]a '$,M;[.w '$y,d'b][ ~eh.w ? h'q'z]x;h '$.d'y.b.W
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O
Lord, I
beseech thee, let now thine
ear be
attentive to the
prayer of thy
servant, and to the
prayer of thy
servants, who
desire to
fear thy
name: and
prosper, I pray thee, thy
servant this
day, and
grant him
mercy in the
sight of this
man. For I was the
king's cupbearer.
t;Lip.T -l,a t,b,V;q -'k.n.z'a a'n yih.T y'n{d]a a'N'a ? h'a.rIy.l ~yicep]x;h '$y,d'b][ t;Lip.T -l,a.w '$.D.b;[ ? ~w{Y;h '$.D.b;[.l a'N -h'xyil.c;h.w '$,m.v -t,a ? yin]a;w h,Z;h vyia'h yen.pil ~yim]x;r.l .When.t.W ? .$,l,M;l h,q.v;m yityIy'h