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And you made their children as great in number as the stars of heaven, and took them into the land, of which you had said to their fathers that they were to go in and take it for themselves.

וּבְנֵיהֶ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”

So the children went in and took the land, and you overcame before them the people of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them up into their hands, with their kings and the people of the land, so that they might do with them whatever it was their pleasure

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they took walled towns and a fat land, and became the owners of houses full of all good things, water-holes cut in the rock, vine-gardens and olive-gardens and a wealth of fruit-trees: so they had food enough and became fat, and had joy in the good y

וַאֲדָמָ֣ה (וַ) va. “and”וְזֵיתִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֥ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

But they were hard-hearted, and went against your authority, turning their backs on your law, and putting to death your prophets, who gave witness against them with the purpose of turning them back again to you, and they did much to make you angry.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And so you gave them up into the hands of their haters who were cruel to them: and in the time of their trouble, when they made their prayer to you, you gave ear to them from heaven; and in your great mercy gave them saviours, who made them free from the

וּבְעֵ֤ת (וּ) u. “and”וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָ (וּֽ) u. “and”וְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּם (וְ) ve. “and”

But when they had rest, they did evil again before you: so you gave them into the hands of their haters, who had rule over them: but when they came back and made their prayer to you, you gave ear to them from heaven; again and again, in your mercy, you g

וּכְנ֣וֹחַ (וּ) u. “and”וְאַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְתַצִּילֵ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And gave witness against them so that you might make them come back again to your law: but their hearts were lifted up, and they gave no attention to your orders and went against your decisions (which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him), and turni

וְהֵ֨מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְעָרְפָּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Year after year you put up with them, and gave witness against them by your spirit through your prophets: still they did not give ear: and so you gave them up into the hands of the peoples of the lands.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Even then, in your great mercy, you did not put an end to them completely, or give them up; for you are a God of grace and mercy.

וּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָ (וּֽ) u. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְרַח֖וּם (וְ) ve. “and”

And now, our God, the great, the strong, the God who is to be feared, who keeps faith and mercy, let not all this trouble seem small to you, which has come on us, and on our kings and our rulers and on our priests and our prophets and our fathers and on

וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנּוֹרָא֮ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַחֶסֶד֒ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

But still, you have been in the right in everything which has come on us; you have been true to us, but we have done evil:

וְאַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And our kings, our rulers, our priests, and our fathers have not kept your law or given attention to your orders and your witness, with which you gave witness against them.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָ (וּ) u. “and”

For they have not been your servants in their kingdom, and in all the good things you gave them, and in the great and fat land you gave them, and they have not been turned away from their evil-doing.

וְהֵ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְטוּבְךָ֨ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְאֶ֨רֶץ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְֽלֹא־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

Now, today, we are servants, and as for the land which you gave to our fathers, so that the produce of it and the good might be theirs, see, we are servants in it:

וְהָאָ֜רֶץ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it gives much increase to the kings whom you have put over us because of our sins: and they have power over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great trouble.

וּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְצָרָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

And because of all this we are making an agreement in good faith, and putting it in writing; and our rulers, our Levites, and our priests are putting their names to it.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹתְבִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now those who put down their names were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

וְעַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Levites: by name, Jeshua, the son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,

וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְיֵשׁ֙וּעַ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם (וַ) va. “and”

And Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

וַאֲחִיָּ֥ה (וַ) va. “and”

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the door-keepers, the music-makers, the Nethinim, and all those who had made themselves separate from the peoples of the lands, to keep the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, ev

וּשְׁאָ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”וְֽכָל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (וּ) u. “and”

They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to keep their steps in the way of God's law, which was given by Moses, the servant of God, and to keep and do all the orders of the Lord, our Lord, and his

וּבָאִ֞ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה (וּ) u. “and”וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”וְחֻקָּֽיו׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the lands, or take their daughters for our sons;

וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And if the peoples of the lands come to do trade in goods or food on the Sabbath day, that we would do no trade with them on the Sabbath or on a holy day: and that in the seventh year we would take no payment from any debtor.

וְעַמֵּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְי֣וֹם (וּ) u. “and”וְנִטֹּ֛שׁ (וְ) ve. “so”וּמַשָּׁ֥א (וּ) u. “and”

For the holy bread, and for the regular meal offering and the regular burned offering on the Sabbaths and at the new moon and the fixed feasts, and for the sin-offerings to take away the sin of Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

וּמִנְחַ֣ת (וּ) u. “and”וּלְעוֹלַ֣ת (וּ) u. “and”וְלַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַ֣חַטָּא֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”