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A Method of ReadingIIlufirated, by cxprel1ing in EngliJb

I" , . , ~ ' 4 . " . 'HEBRE\V;. ,characters l ' SA L M: 23.

I N order to pronounce Hebrew intelligibly, that is , in [uch a manner!- that every Leuer of a word may be known by the Sound, where theScofe of a ' ~ f o r d is before unknown; it is nccdfary. chat each Letterh:lVC always the fame Sound. which mull: be diJl:ine:t from that of everyother Let te r. The 22 Lec(crs have h;;:re the followi:lg powers - - -

::I :I , i' n tJ :1 D ,) 0 n => i ' ., C' nb g cl z ch t k 1 m n s p tz q r {ll thi l , ,

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Vvhere neither of theft: long Vowels occurs, a {1lOft Vowel is fupplied;:1l1d the {hort ;::; is here preferred, b ~ c a u ( e moil: eaiily dif1inguifhed: whichfupplemenlal Vowel may be inferted at pk\fure. either in the middle of;.t word. or at the end of it. \Vhen the 3 Vowds :-l , , begin fyllables;they may ( i f pronounced more eaCtly) be founded like h 'V y : bec:l.ufe,when thus founded. they are Hill difl:inCt and intelligible. Note. that g( : \) is pronounced as in gold --- ch ( n ) as ill child --- and q ( i ' ) mull:frequently have ofter it the {upplcmcntal vowel, particularly at the endof a word. This fyf1em of Pronuncia tion will be bette r under!lood, froma Specimen ; in which (with a p a r t i c u ~ a r exception to the above method)the word J E H 0 V A J[ is pronounced nearly in the common way.This Specimen is here givm, at the earnefl: requert of 10me very refpeL'hble Friends; and partly, as it eilablcs the Mufical Reader to Sing

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PS A LM XX I I I . STANZA I .

-uthiLun:s,ba---nap t c a l ~ l I 1 t p-fi'rnotachaI

ho--vah ro -- i

v . 11 IS my fh phenl 1". Ya-

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~ ':t ::cl: --. '=-,=' C C'D -rha ir--bi- " 01 , churl. - tZ : : l - -n l 1111 m:: l - -n l l

On t l : l ,k r grafs Ill: make h me tic down, ne " re frcf11 i 11 rt" '" ' ; \ lns ::;q: il= 0 i --:it: i -t::111a--muhis nam..: :

i - - n ~ c h - - n ih(,; lea, kth nll.",. "la--l11o--nafor the 1:.1:0.; of

, "1--f11u--babhe convcncth,. .'zad--qari,,.11 teo\Ili1C[So I--nel--ni n ~ p - - - 0 1 i

I h: gllidcth me. my Iou IRl--mo--aa--liIn the p:lths of. s

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=J ~ :s -+ b'a- 5. Gii ki a- lak - g l - a tzal- muthEven when I walk thro'the valky of the fhado . of de. h,0 '"' -6\-. H=ti=

6. LaI

:1----1----ra

will not fcar ro kievil, bec:1u(e

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a-the om di .THOU ar t with me.

STANZA r r .7. Shab-tak uIl1-hon-thfrk e-Ine i-nach-mu-ni

Thy rod and thy fiaft: thc[(,; 01a11 comfort me ;8. Tho--rak hip-ni i11al-chan na--gad tza--ra--riThou fpreadefl before me a table. in th e pretence of mine enemies:9. D a i l i - - n ~ t h barn-I"an ra-ilii va-cu-fi ru--ye.

Thou anointeft with oil my head. and my cup overAoweth;10 . Ak tu--bak u - - c h a [ - - d ~ k i--di--da--pu--ni

Verily thy goodnefs and thy mercy Olall accompany me,1 1 . Kal i-mi c h i - i u-tbii---ba---thi

All the days of my life: alld my dwelling 01a11 be1 2 . Ba---bi---tha Ya-ho-vah la--rak i-mim.In the houfe of ] EHOVAH , for cvr:r and ('vcr.