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Nehemiah 2:7-9

7I also saidוָאוֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559toלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428him, “Ifאִם־'im-H518עַל־'al-H5921it pleasesט֔וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,may lettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107be givenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414to meforעַֽל־'al-H5921the governorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346westעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676of the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,so thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834they will grant me safe passageיַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיya.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674untilעַ֥ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I reachאָב֖וֹא אֶל־'a.Vo' 'el-H935 H413Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8And may I have a letterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107toאֶל־'el-H413Asaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623,keeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104of the king’sאֲשֶׁ֣ר לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ'a.Sher la.Me.lekhH834 H4428forestהַפַּרְדֵּ֜סha.par.DesH6508,so thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he will giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414metimberעֵצִ֡ים'e.TzimH6086to make beamsלְ֠קָרוֹתLe.ka.rotH7136forאֶת־'et-H853the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the citadelהַבִּירָ֤הha.bi.RahH1002אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to the templeלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004,for the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892wallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346,and for the houseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I will occupyאָב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑יו'a.Vo' 'e.LavH935 H413.”And because the graciousהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430was upon meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921,the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414my requests.

9Then I wentוָֽאָב֗וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935toאֶֽל־'el-H413the governorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346westעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676of the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414themאֵ֖ת'etH853the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107.The kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had also sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971armyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428officersשָׂ֥רֵיSa.reiH8269and cavalryוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571with meעִמִּי֙'i.MiH5973.

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