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Nehemiah 4:12-14

12At that timeוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961כַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427nearbyH681cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935and toldוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559ustenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471over, “Whereverמִכָּל־ הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתmi.kol ha.me.ko.MotH3605 H4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you turnתָּשׁ֥וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725,they will attack usH5921.”

13So I stationedוָֽאַעֲמִ֞ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975menbehindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the lowestמִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹתmi.tach.ti.YotH8482sectionsלַמָּק֛וֹםla.ma.KomH4725of the wallH2346,at the vulnerable areasH6708.I stationedוָֽאַעֲמִ֤ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975אֶת־'et-H853themH5971by familiesלְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתle.mish.pa.ChotH4940withעִם־'im-H5973their swordsחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛םchar.vo.tei.HemH2719,spearsרָמְחֵיהֶ֖םra.me.chei.HemH7420,and bowsוְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ve.ka.she.to.tei.HemH7198.

14After I had made an inspectionוָאֵ֣רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,I stood upוָאָק֗וּםva.'a.KumH6965and saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559toH413the noblesהַחֹרִ֤יםha.cho.RimH2715 H413,the officialsהַסְּגָנִים֙ha.se.ga.NimH5461 H413,and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372of themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440H853.Rememberזְכֹ֔רוּze.Kho.ruH2142the Lordאֲדֹנָ֞י'a.do.NaiH136,who is greatהַגָּד֤וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָא֙ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372,and fightH3898forעַל־'al-H5921your brothersאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251,your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and your daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323,your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֖םne.shei.KhemH802and your homesוּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ פu.va.tei.KhemH1004.”

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