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Nehemiah 7:1-5

1Nowitcametopass,whenthewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346wasH1961builtH1129,andIhadsetוָאַעֲמִ֖ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975upthedoorsהַדְּלָת֑וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817,andtheportersandthesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881wereappointedH5975,

2thatIgavemybrotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607,andHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֛הcha.nan.YahH2608thegovernorofthecastle,chargeoverJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;forhewasafaithfulmanכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,andfearedH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430abovemanyמֵרַבִּֽים׃me.ra.BimH7227.

3AndIsaidH559untothem,LetnotthegatesH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389beopenedיִפָּֽתְח֞וּyi.pa.te.ChuH6605untilthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121behot;andwhiletheystandH5975onguardבְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹbe.mish.ma.RoH4929,letthemshutthedoorsהַדְּלָת֖וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817,andbar yethem:andappointH5975watchesoftheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,everyoneH376inhiswatchH4931,andeveryoneH376tobeoveragainsthishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

4Nowthecityוְהָעִ֞ירve.ha.'IrH5892waswideH7342andlargeוּגְדוֹלָ֔הu.ge.do.LahH1419;butthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971werefewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592therein,andthehousesH1004werenotbuilded.

5AndmyGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414intomyheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820togatherH6908togetherH6908thenobles,andtherulers,andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,thattheymightbereckonedbygenealogyH3187.AndIfoundH4672thebookH5612ofthegenealogyH3187ofthemthatcameH5927upatthefirstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,andIfoundH4672writtenH3789therein:

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