Berean Standard Bible

Nehemiah 2:8-16

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.

10But when Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatH5571the Horoniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.NiH2772and Tobiahוְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ve.toi.YahH2900the Ammoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984officialהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650heard about thisוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085,they were deeplyגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419disturbedוַיֵּ֥רַע רָעָ֣הvai.Ye.ra' ra.'AhH7489 H7451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834someoneאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120had comeבָּ֥אba'H935to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the well-beingטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896of the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃liv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

11After I had arrivedוָאָב֖וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935inאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and had beenוָאֱהִי־va.'e.hi-H1961thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117,

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.

16The officialsוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045whereאָ֣נָה'A.nahH575I had goneהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980or whatוּמָ֖הu.MahH4100Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589was doingעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213,for I had notלֹ֥אlo'H3808yetעַד־ כֵּ֖ן'ad- kenH5704 H3651toldהִגַּֽדְתִּי׃hi.Gad.tiH5046the Jewsוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.DimH3064or priestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548or noblesוְלַחֹרִ֣יםve.la.cho.RimH2715or officialsוְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.la.se.ga.NimH5461or any otherוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terH3499workersעֹשֵׂ֣ה הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה'o.Seh ha.me.la.KhahH6213 H4399.

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