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Nehemiah 2:11-20

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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