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Nehemiah 2:8-16

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.

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