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Nehemiah 2

1Anditcametopassinthemonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Nisanנִיסָ֗ןni.SanH5212,inthetwentiethyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whenwineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196wasH1961beforehim,thatItookH5375upthewineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196,andgaveH5414ituntothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.NowIhadnotbeenH1961beforetime sadinhispresenceH6440.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untome,Whyמַדּ֣וּעַ׀ma.Du.a'H4069isthycountenancesad,seeingthou artnotsickחוֹלֶ֔הcho.LehH2470?thisisnothingH369elsebutsorrowofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820.ThenIwasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966soreafraidוָאִירָ֖אva.'i.Ra'H3372.

3AndIsaidH559untothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Letthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769:whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069shouldnotmycountenancebesad,whenH834thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,theplaceofmyfathers’H1sepulchres, lieth waste,andthegatesH8179thereofareconsumedH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784?

4Thenthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untome,Forwhatdost thoumakerequest?SoIprayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֔לva.'et.pa.LelH6419totheGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

5AndIsaidH559untothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andifthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650havefoundfavorinthysight,thatthou wouldestsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִיtish.la.Che.niH7971meuntoJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, untothecityעִ֛יר'irH5892ofmyfathers’H1sepulchres,thatImaybuildH1129it.

6Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untome(thequeenalsosittingH3427byhim),Forhowlongshallthyjourneyמַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖ma.ha.la.kha.KhaH4109beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961?andwhenwilt thoureturnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725?Soitpleasedthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tosendH7971me;andIsetH5414himatimeזְמָֽן׃ze.ManH2165.

7MoreoverIsaidH559untothekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428,Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letlettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107begivenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414metothegovernorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346beyondtheRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,thattheymayletmepassיַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיya.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674throughtillIcomeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935untoJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

8andaletterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107untoAsaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104oftheking’sלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428forest,thathemaygiveH5414metimbertomakeH5414beamsforthegatesH8179ofthecastlewhichappertainethtothehouseלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004,andforthewallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andforthehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004thatIshallenterinto.Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedme,accordingtothegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027ofmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430uponme.

9ThenIcameH935tothegovernorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346beyondtheRiverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,andgaveH5414themtheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107.Nowthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadsentH7971withmecaptainsofthearmyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428andhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

10AndwhenH834Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.NiH2772,andTobiahוְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ve.toi.YahH2900theservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,theAmmoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,heardH8085ofit,itgrievedthemexceedingly,forthattherewascomeבָּ֥אba'H935amanH120toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245thewelfareofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11SoIcameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andwasH1961therethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

12AndIaroseH6965inthenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,Iandsomefewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menH376withme;neithertoldH5046IanymanH376whatmyGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430putH5414intomyheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820todoforJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389;neitherwasthereanybeastwithme, savethebeastthatIrodeH7392upon.

13AndIwentH3318outbynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915bythevalleyהַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'H1516gateH8179, eventowardthejackal’swell,andtothedunggateH8179,andviewedthewallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichwerebrokenH6555downהֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhemhem/ /fe.ru.tzimfe.ru.tzimH6555,andthegatesH8179thereofwereconsumedH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

14ThenIwentontothefountaingateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179andtotheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428poolבְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.KhatH1295:buttherewasnoplaceH4725forthebeastthatwasundermetopassH5674.

15ThenwentH935Iupinthenightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915bythebrook,andviewedthewallבַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.MahH2346;andIturnedH7725backוָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725,andenteredbythevalleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,andsoreturnedוָאָשֽׁוּב׃va.'a.ShuvH7725.

16AndtherulersknewH3045notwhitherIwentH1980,orwhatIdid;neitherhadIasyettoldH5046ittotheJewsוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.DimH3064,nortothepriestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548,nortothenobles,nortotherulers,nortotherestוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terH3499thatdidtheworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399.

17ThensaidH559Iuntothem, Yeseeרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200theevilH7451casethatwearein,howJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389lieth waste,andthegatesH8179thereofareburnedנִצְּת֣וּni.tze.TuH3341withfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784:come,andletusbuildH1129upthewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thatwebeנִהְיֶ֥הnih.YehH1961nomoreareproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

18AndItoldH5046themofthehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofmyGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430whichwasgoodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896uponme,asalsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637oftheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697thathehadspokenuntome.AndtheysaidH559,LetusriseH6965upandbuildH1129.Sotheystrengthenedוַיְחַזְּק֥וּvay.cha.ze.KuH2388theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027forthegoodלַטּוֹבָֽה׃ פla.to.VahH2896work.

19ButwhenH834Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֨טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֜יha.cho.ro.NiH2772,andTobiahוְטֹבִיָּ֣ה׀ve.toi.YahH2900theservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,theAmmoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֗יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,andGeshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654theArabian,heardH8085it,theylaughedustoscorn,anddespisedH959us,andsaidH559,Whatisthisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697thatyedo?willyerebelH4775againstthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?

20ThenansweredIthem,andsaidH559untothem,TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,hewillprosperH6743us; thereforewehisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650willariseנָק֣וּםna.KumH6965andbuildH1129:butyehavenoportionH2506,norright,normemorialוְזִכָּר֖וֹןve.zi.ka.RonH2146,inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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