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Nehemiah 2:12-15

12Iאֲנִי֮'a.NiH589set outוָאָק֣וּם׀va.'a.KumH6965at nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915withעִמִּי֒'i.MiH5973a fewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menוַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀va.'a.na.ShimH582.I did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808tellהִגַּ֣דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046anyoneלְאָדָ֔םle.'a.DamH120whatמָ֗הMahH4100my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430had laidנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414onאֶל־'el-H413my heartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389.The onlyכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518animalוּבְהֵמָה֙ אֵ֣יןu.ve.he.Mah 'einH929 H369with meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973was the oneהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589was ridingרֹכֵ֥בro.KhevH7392.

13So I went outוָאֵצְאָ֨הva.'e.tze.'AhH3318at nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915through the Valleyהַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'H1516Gateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179towardוְאֶל־ פְּנֵי֙ve.'el- pe.NeiH413 H6440the Wellעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the Serpentהַתַּנִּ֔ין וְאֶל־ha.ta.Nin ve.'el-H8577 H413and the Dungהָאַשְׁפֹּ֑ת וָאֱהִ֨יha.'ash.Pot va.'e.HiH830 H1961Gateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179,and I inspectedשֹׂבֵ֜רso.VerH7663the wallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had been broken downהֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhemhem/ /fe.ru.tzimfe.ru.tzimH6555and the gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179that had been destroyedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398by fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

14Then I went onוָאֶֽעֱבֹר֙va.'e.'e.VorH5674toאֶל־'el-H413the Fountainהָעַ֔יִן וְאֶל־ha.'A.yin ve.'el-H5869 H413Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179and the King’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Poolבְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.KhatH1295,but there was noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369roomמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725for the animalלַבְּהֵמָ֖הla.be.he.MahH929under meתַּחְתָּֽי׃tach.TaiH8478to get throughלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674;

15so Iוָאֱהִ֨יva.'e.HiH1961went upעֹלֶ֤ה'o.LehH5927the valleyבַנַּ֙חַל֙va.Na.chalH5158by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915andוָאֱהִ֥יva.'e.HiH1961inspectedשֹׂבֵ֖רso.VerH7663the wallבַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.MahH2346.Then I headed backוָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725and reenteredוָאָב֛וֹא וָאָשֽׁוּב׃va.'a.Vo' va.'a.ShuvH935 H7725through the Valleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516Gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

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