26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 9:26:1 ⧉וַיַּמְרוּ֨vayamruand they were rebellious Nehemiah 9:26:2 ⧉וַיִּמְרְד֜וּvayimreduand they revolted Nehemiah 9:26:3 ⧉בָּ֗ךְbakhagainst you Nehemiah 9:26:4 ⧉וַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּvayashlikhuand they threw Nehemiah 9:26:5 ⧉אֶת־תּוֹרָתְךָ֙ettoratekhayour law Nehemiah 9:26:6 ⧉אַחֲרֵ֣יakharebehind Nehemiah 9:26:7 ⧉גַוָּ֔םgavvamtheir back Nehemiah 9:26:8 ⧉וְאֶת־נְבִיאֶ֣יךָveetneviekhaand your prophets Nehemiah 9:26:9 ⧉הָרָ֖גוּharaguthey killed Nehemiah 9:26:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־הֵעִ֣ידוּasherheiduwho testified Nehemiah 9:26:11 ⧉בָ֣םvamagainst them Nehemiah 9:26:12 ⧉לַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םlahashivamto bring them back Nehemiah 9:26:13 ⧉אֵלֶ֑יךָelekhato you Nehemiah 9:26:14 ⧉וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvayaasuand they did Nehemiah 9:26:15 ⧉נֶאֱצ֖וֹתneetsotacts of contempt Nehemiah 9:26:16 ⧉גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃gedolotgreat |
26. Formal Translation But they rebelled against You {Yahweh, Covenant Keeper}, cast Your law behind their backs, and killed Your prophets who had testified against them to return them to You; and they committed great blasphemies. |
26. Dynamic Translation Yet they refused to obey You {Yahweh, Just Judge}; they threw Your law away, turning their backs on it, killed Your prophets who had warned them to return to You, and committed blasphemies. |