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Nehemiah 6:6-13

6whereinwaswrittenH3789,Itisreportedamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֤םba.go.YimH1471,andGashmusaithit,thatthouandtheJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thinktorebelלִמְר֔וֹדlim.RodH4775;forwhichcausethou artbuildingH1129thewallהַחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346:andthou wouldestbetheirkingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,accordingtothesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

7Andthou hastalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571appointedהֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975prophetsנְבִיאִ֡יםne.vi.'ImH5030topreachoftheeatJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thereisakingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063:andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258shallitbereportedtothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428accordingtothesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697. ComenowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,andletustakecounselוְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הve.ni.va.'a.TzahH3289togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

8ThenIsentH7971untohim,sayingH559,TherearenosuchthingsH1697doneasthou sayest,butthou feignestthemoutofthineownheartמִֽלִּבְּךָ֖mi.li.be.KhaH3820.

9FortheyallwouldhavemadeH6213usafraidמְיָֽרְאִ֤יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.HemH3027shallbeweakenedfromtheworkהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399,thatitbenotdone.ButnowH6258, OGod,strengthenחַזֵּ֥קcha.ZekH2388thoumyhandsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

10AndIwentH935untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofShemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDelaiahדְּלָיָ֛הde.la.YahH1806thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMehetabelמְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖לme.hei.tav.'ElH4105,whowasshutH5462up;andhesaidH559, Letusmeetנִוָּעֵד֩ni.va.'EdH3259togetherH3259inthehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,withinthetemple,andletusshutH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofthetemple:fortheywillcomeH935toslayH2026thee;yea,inthenightוְלַ֖יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915willtheycomeH935toslayH2026thee.

11AndIsaidH559,Shouldsuchamanהַאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376asIfleeיִבְרָ֔חyiv.RachH1272?andwhoisthere,that, beingsuchasI,wouldgoיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935intothetempleהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964tosavehislife?Iwillnotgoאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935in.

12AndIdiscerned,and,lo,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadnotsentH7971him;buthepronouncedthisprophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016againstme:andTobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900andSanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571hadhiredH7936him.

13ForthiscausewashehiredH7936,thatIshouldbeH1961afraidאִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H3372,anddosoH3651,andsinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398,andthattheymighthavematterforanevilH7451report,thattheymightreproachיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778me.

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