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collection of eleven verses that begin and end with the Hebrew letter Nun appears in segulah literature, including in connection with prayers for the well-being of a mother and her child. Read calmly, with intention and a request for mercy. The Hebrew text on this site uses \u2018Hashem\u2019 in place of the four-letter divine name.<\/p>\n<h2>The verses in order<\/h2>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">When a person has a lesion of tzaraat, they shall be brought to the priest. <small>(Leviticus 13:9)<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">We will cross armed before Hashem into the land of Canaan, while our inherited possession remains with us beyond the Jordan. <small>(Numbers 32:32)<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">Hashem your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; listen to him. <small>(Deuteronomy 18:15)<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">A river\u2019s streams gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High. <small>(Psalms 46:5)<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">Before their ancestors he performed wonders in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan. <small>(Psalms 78:12)<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. <small>(Psalms 77:21)<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon. <small>(Proverbs 7:17)<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">The human spirit is Hashem\u2019s lamp, searching every innermost chamber. <small>(Proverbs 20:27)<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">Your lips drip nectar, bride; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like Lebanon\u2019s fragrance. <small>(Song of Songs 4:11)<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">Depart from Babylon, leave the land of the Chaldeans, and be like he-goats leading a flock. <small>(Jeremiah 50:8)<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"prayer-verse\">They were armed with bows and could use either hand to sling stones or shoot arrows; they were Saul\u2019s kinsmen from Benjamin. <small>(1 Chronicles 12:2)<\/small><\/p>\n<h2>Reading with intention<\/h2>\n<p>These verses come from different places in the Hebrew Bible; reading them together is a prayer custom and does not change each verse\u2019s meaning in context. There is no need to add intentions unfamiliar to the reader.<\/p>\n<p>Reading these verses is a spiritual practice, not a promise of a medical outcome or a substitute for the medical monitoring needed during pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p><small>For the tradition of this collection: Raphael HaMalakh, letter Mem, entry \u2018Pregnant woman.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/he.wikisource.org\/wiki\/\u05d9\u05e8\u05de\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5_\u05e0_\u05d7\">Text of Jeremiah 50:8<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgketer.org\/tanach\/38\/12\/2\">1 Chronicles 12:2<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<footer class=\"es-footer\">\n<p>Rabbi Emanuel Shahar \u00b7 Tiferet Malchut Shlomo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emanuelshahar.com\/?page_id=20352&#038;lang=en\">About the Rabbi<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/emanuelshahar.com\/?page_id=50002&#038;lang=en\">Terms of use<\/a><\/p>\n<nav class=\"es-langs\" aria-label=\"Language\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emanuelshahar.com\/?page_id=22&#038;lang=he\" hreflang=\"he\" lang=\"he\">\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/emanuelshahar.com\/?page_id=1052&#038;lang=en\" hreflang=\"en\" lang=\"en\" aria-current=\"page\">English<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/emanuelshahar.com\/?page_id=1053&#038;lang=fr\" hreflang=\"fr\" lang=\"fr\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/emanuelshahar.com\/?page_id=1054&#038;lang=ar\" hreflang=\"ar\" lang=\"ar\">\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/emanuelshahar.com\/?page_id=20074&#038;lang=es\" hreflang=\"es\" lang=\"es\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/emanuelshahar.com\/?page_id=20369&#038;lang=fa\" hreflang=\"fa\" lang=\"fa\">\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/emanuelshahar.com\/?page_id=20374&#038;lang=tr\" hreflang=\"tr\" lang=\"tr\">T\u00fcrk\u00e7e<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collection of eleven verses that begin and end with the Hebrew letter Nun appears in segulah literature, including in connection with prayers for the well-being of a mother and her child. 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