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Nehemiah 3

1ThenEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֩'el.ya.ShivH475thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548roseH6965upwithhisbrethrenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheybuildedthesheepהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179;theysanctifiedH6942it,andsetH6965upthedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֑יוdal.to.TavH1817ofit;evenuntothetowerמִגְדַּ֤לmig.DalH4026ofHammeahtheysanctifiedH6942it, untothetowerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026ofHananelחֲנַנְאֵֽל׃ סcha.nan.'ElH2606.

2AndnextuntohimbuildedthemenH376ofJerichoיְרֵח֑וֹ סye.re.ChoH3405.AndnexttothembuildedZaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImriאִמְרִֽי׃ ס'im.RiH566.

3Andthefishהַדָּגִ֔יםha.da.GimH1709gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179didthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofHassenaahbuildH1129;theylaidthebeams thereof,andsetוַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975upthedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof,theboltsמַנְעוּלָ֖יוman.'u.LavH4514thereof,andthebarsוּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof.

4Andnextuntothemrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Meremothמְרֵמ֤וֹתme.re.MotH4822thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriahאוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHakkozהַקּ֔וֹץ סha.KotzH6976.Andnextuntothemrepairedהֶחֱזִ֔יקhe.che.ZikH2388Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֥םme.shu.LamH4918thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiah,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeshezabelמְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֑ל סme.shei.zav.'ElH4898.Andnextuntothemrepairedהֶֽחֱזִ֔יקhe.che.ZikH2388Zadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofBaanaבַּעֲנָֽא׃ סba.'a.Na'H1195.

5AndnextuntothemtheTekoitesהַתְּקוֹעִ֑יםha.te.ko.'ImH8621repairedהֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388;buttheirnoblesH117putnottheirnecksצַוָּרָ֔םtza.va.RamH6677totheworkבַּעֲבֹדַ֖תba.'a.vo.DatH5656oftheirlordH113.

6Andtheoldgateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179repairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388Joiadaיֽוֹיָדָע֙yo.ya.Da'H3111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPaseahפָּסֵ֔חַpa.Se.achH6454andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֖םu.me.shu.LamH4918thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBesodeiah;theylaidthebeams thereof,andsetוַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975upthedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof,andtheboltsוּמַנְעֻלָ֖יוu.man.'u.LavH4514thereof,andthebarsוּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof.

7Andnextuntothemrepairedהֶחֱזִ֜יקhe.che.ZikH2388MelatiahtheGibeoniteהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יha.giv.'o.NiH1393,andJadontheMeronothiteהַמֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔יha.me.Ro.no.TiH4824,themenH376ofGibeonגִבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391,andofMizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.PahH4709,thatappertainedtothethroneH3678ofthegovernorפַּחַ֖תpa.ChatH6346beyondtheRiverהַנָּהָֽר׃ סha.na.HarH5104.

8Nextuntohimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֤ל'u.zi.'ElH5816thesonH1121ofHarhaiah,goldsmithsצֽוֹרְפִ֔ים סtzor.FimH6884.Andnextuntohimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֔יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608oneoftheperfumers,andtheyfortifiedJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389evenuntothebroadהָרְחָבָֽה׃ סha.re.cha.VahH7342wallהַחוֹמָ֥הha.cho.MahH2346.

9Andnextuntothemrepairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388Rephaiahרְפָיָ֣הre.fa.YahH7509thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHurח֔וּרChurH2354,therulerofhalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677thedistrictפֶּ֥לֶךְPe.lekhH6418ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Andnextuntothemrepairedהֶחֱזִ֛יקhe.che.ZikH2388Jedaiahיְדָיָ֥הye.da.YahH3042thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHarumaph,overagainsthishouseבֵּית֑וֹ סbei.ToH1004.Andnextuntohimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֔יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hattushחַטּ֖וּשׁcha.TushH2407thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHashabneiahחֲשַׁבְנְיָֽה׃cha.shav.ne.YahH2813.

11Malchijahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHarimחָרִ֔םcha.RimH2766,andHasshubוְחַשּׁ֖וּבve.cha.ShuvH2815thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPahath-moabH6355,repairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388anotherportion,andthetowerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026ofthefurnacesH8574.

12Andnextuntohimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Shallumשַׁלּוּם֙sha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHalloheshהַלּוֹחֵ֔שׁha.lo.CheshH3873,therulerofhalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677thedistrictפֶּ֣לֶךְPe.lekhH6418ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,heandhisdaughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיו׃ סu.ve.no.TavH1323.

13Thevalleyהַגַּ֜יְאha.Gay'H1516gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179repairedהֶחֱזִ֣יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hanunחָנוּן֮cha.NunH2586,andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofZanoahזָנוֹחַ֒za.no.aChH2182;theybuiltH1129it,andsetוַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975upthedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof,theboltsמַנְעֻלָ֖יוman.'u.LavH4514thereof,andthebarsוּבְרִיחָ֑יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof,andathousandוְאֶ֤לֶףve.'E.lefH505cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520ofthewallבַּחוֹמָ֔הba.cho.MahH2346untothedunggateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179.

14Andthedunggateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179repairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388Malchijahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֔בre.KhavH7394,therulerofthedistrictפֶּ֣לֶךְPe.lekhH6418ofBeth-haccherem;hebuiltH1129it,andsetוְיַעֲמִיד֙ve.ya.'a.MidH5975upthedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof,theboltsמַנְעֻלָ֖יוman.'u.LavH4514thereof,andthebarsוּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof.

15Andthefountaingateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179repairedהֶ֠חֱזִיקHe.che.zikH2388Shallunthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCol-hozehH3626,therulerofthedistrictפֶּ֣לֶךְPe.lekhH6418ofMizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֒ha.mitz.PahH4709;hebuiltH1129it,andcoveredit,andsetוְיַעֲמִיד֙ve.ya.'a.mi.duH5975upthedoorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof,theboltsמַנְעֻלָ֖יוman.'u.LavH4514thereof,andthebarsוּבְרִיחָ֑יוu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof,andthewallחוֹמַ֞תcho.MatH2346ofthepoolבְּרֵכַ֤תbe.re.KhatH1295ofShelahbytheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588,evenuntothestairsthatgoהַיּוֹרְד֖וֹתhai.yor.DotH3381downfromthecityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃ סda.VidH1732.

16Afterhimrepairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzbuk,therulerofhalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677thedistrictפֶּ֣לֶךְPe.lekhH6418ofBeth-zurH1049, untotheplaceoveragainstthesepulchresofDavidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,anduntothepoolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295thatwasmadeH6213,anduntothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofthemightyהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368.

17Afterhimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֥יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881,Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBaniבָּנִ֑יba.NiH1137.Nextuntohimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֛הcha.shav.YahH2811,therulerofhalfחֲצִי־cha.tzi-H2677thedistrictפֶ֥לֶךְFe.lekhH6418ofKeilahקְעִילָ֖הke.'i.LahH7084,forhisdistrictלְפִלְכּֽוֹ׃ סle.fil.KoH6418.

18Afterhimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388theirbrethren,Bavvaithesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHenadadחֵנָדָ֑דche.na.DadH2582,therulerofhalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677thedistrictפֶּ֥לֶךְPe.lekhH6418ofKeilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.

19Andnexttohimrepairedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Ezerעֵ֧זֶר'E.zerH5829thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֛וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,therulerofMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֖הha.mitz.PahH4709,anotherportion,overagainsttheascenttothearmoryattheturningofthewall.

20AfterhimBaruchבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1263thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZabbaiearnestlyrepairedהֶחֱזִ֛יקhe.che.ZikH2388anotherportion,fromtheturningofthewall untothedoorH6607ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548.

21Afterhimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Meremothמְרֵמ֧וֹתme.re.MotH4822thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֛ה'u.ri.YahH223thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHakkozהַקּ֖וֹץha.KotzH6976anotherportion,fromthedoorH6607ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475eventotheendתַּכְלִ֖יתtakh.LitH8503ofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃ ס'el.ya.ShivH475.

22Andafterhimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֥יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,themenH376ofthePlain.

23Afterthemrepairedהֶחֱזִ֧יקhe.che.ZikH2388Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֛ןbin.ya.MinH1144andHasshubוְחַשּׁ֖וּבve.cha.ShuvH2815overagainsttheirhouseבֵּיתָ֑ם סbei.TamH1004.Afterthemrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֧ה'a.zar.YahH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAnaniahעֲנָֽנְיָ֖ה'a.na.ne.YahH6055besidehisownhouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004.

24Afterhimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Binnuiבִּנּ֛וּיbi.NuiH1131thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHenadadחֵנָדָ֖דche.na.DadH2582anotherportion,fromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֔ה'a.zar.YahH5838untotheturningofthewall,anduntothecornerהַפִּנָּֽה׃ha.pi.NahH6438.

25Palalthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzairepairedoveragainsttheturningofthewall,andthetowerוְהַמִּגְדָּ֗לve.ha.mig.DalH4026thatstandethoutfromtheupperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945houseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,whichisbythecourtH2691oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָ֑הha.ma.ta.RahH4307.AfterhimPedaiahפְּדָיָ֥הpe.da.YahH6305thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofParoshפַּרְעֹֽשׁ׃ סpar.'OshH6551repaired.

26(NowtheNethinimdweltH3427inOphelבָּעֹ֑פֶלba.'O.felH6077, untotheplaceoveragainstthewaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179towardtheeastלַמִּזְרָ֔חla.miz.RachH4217,andthetowerוְהַמִּגְדָּ֖לve.ha.mig.DalH4026thatstandethout.)

27AfterhimtheTekoitesהַתְּקֹעִ֖יםha.te.ko.'ImH8621repairedהֶחֱזִ֥יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388anotherportion,overagainstthegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419towerהַמִּגְדָּ֤לha.mig.DalH4026thatstandethout,anduntothewallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346ofOphelהָעֹֽפֶל׃ha.'O.felH6077.

28AbovethehorseH5483gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179repairedהֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙he.che.Zi.kuH2388thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376overagainsthisownhouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004.

29Afterthemrepairedהֶחֱזִ֛יקhe.che.ZikH2388Zadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImmerאִמֵּ֖ר'i.MerH564overagainsthisownhouseבֵּית֑וֹ סbei.ToH1004.Andafterhimrepairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֣הshe.ma'.YahH8098thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֔הshe.khan.YahH7935,thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֖רsho.MerH8104oftheeastהַמִּזְרָֽח׃ סha.miz.RachH4217gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179.

30Afterhimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֜יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֣הcha.nan.YahH2608thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֗הshe.lem.YahH8018,andHanunוְחָנ֧וּןve.cha.NunH2586thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֖יha.shi.ShiH8345sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZalaph,anotherportion.Afterhimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּם֙me.shu.LamH4918thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiahoveragainsthischamber.

31Afterhimrepairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Malchijahoneofthegoldsmithsuntothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004oftheNethinim,andofthemerchants,overagainstthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofHammiphkad,andtotheascentofthecornerהַפִּנָּֽה׃ha.pi.NahH6438.

32Andbetweentheascentofthecornerהַפִּנָּה֙ha.pi.NahH6438andthesheepהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629gateלְשַׁ֣עַרle.Sha.'arH8179repairedהֶחֱזִ֥יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388thegoldsmithsהַצֹּרְפִ֖יםha.tzo.re.FimH6884andthemerchants.

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