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Nehemiah 4:16-23

16AndH1961fromמִן־min-H4480thatH1931day onH3117,halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of my servantsH5288didעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213the workH4399while the other halfוְחֶצְיָ֗םve.chetz.YamH2677heldמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388spearsוְהָרְמָחִ֣יםve.ha.re.ma.ChimH7420,shieldsהַמָּגִנִּ֔יםha.ma.gi.NimH4043,bowsוְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹתve.ha.ke.sha.TotH7198,and armorוְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑יםve.ha.shir.yo.NimH8302.The officersוְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔יםve.Ha.sa.RimH8269stationed themselvesbehindאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063

17who were rebuildingהַבּוֹנִ֧יםha.bo.NimH1129the wallבַּחוֹמָ֛הba.cho.MahH2346.The laborers who carriedוְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםve.ha.no.se.'ImH5375materialsבַּסֶּ֖בֶל עֹמְשִׂ֑יםba.Se.vel 'o.me.SimH5447 H6006workedעֹשֶׂ֣ה בַמְּלָאכָ֔ה'o.Seh va.me.la.KhahH6213 H4399with oneבְּאַחַ֤תbe.'a.ChatH259handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027and heldמַחֲזֶ֥קֶתma.cha.Ze.ketH2388a weaponH7973with the otherוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259.

18And eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of the buildersוְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔יםve.Ha.bo.NimH1129workedוּבוֹנִ֑יםu.vo.NimH1129with his swordחַרְבּ֛וֹchar.BoH2719strappedאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631atעַל־'al-H5921his sideמָתְנָ֖יוma.te.NavH4975.But the trumpeterוְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רve.ha.to.Ke.a' ba.sho.FarH8628 H7782stayed beside meאֶצְלִֽי׃'etz.LiH681.

19Then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413the noblesהַחֹרִ֤ים וְאֶל־ha.cho.Rim ve.'el-H2715 H413,the officialsהַסְּגָנִים֙ וְאֶל־ha.se.ga.Nim ve.'el-H5461 H413,and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: “The workהַמְּלָאכָ֥הha.me.la.KhahH4399isgreatהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235and extensiveוּרְחָבָ֑הu.re.cha.VahH7342,and weוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587are spread outנִפְרָדִים֙nif.ra.DimH6504farרְחוֹקִ֖יםre.cho.KimH7350from oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherמֵאָחִֽיו׃me.'a.ChivH251alongעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346.

20Whereverבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you hearתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the hornהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,rallyתִּקָּבְצ֣וּti.ka.ve.TzuH6908to usאֵלֵ֑ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033.Our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430will fightיִלָּ֥חֶםyi.La.chemH3898for us!”

21So weוַאֲנַ֖חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587continuedעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213the workבַּמְּלָאכָ֑הba.me.la.KhahH4399,while half ofוְחֶצְיָ֗םve.chetz.YamH2677the menheldמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388spearsבָּֽרְמָחִ֔יםba.re.ma.ChimH7420from the breakמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927of dawnהַשַּׁ֔חַרha.Sha.charH7837untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the starsהַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ha.ko.kha.VimH3556came outצֵ֥אתtzetH3318.

22At thatהַהִיא֙ha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256I alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971, “Let every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and his servantוְנַעֲר֔וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288spend the nightיָלִ֖ינוּya.Li.nuH3885insideבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,so that they can standוְהָֽיוּ־ve.ha.yu-H1961guardמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929by nightהַלַּ֛יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915and workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399by dayוְהַיּ֥וֹםve.hai.YomH3117.”

23So neither Iאֲנִ֜י'a.NiH589וְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369nor my brothersוְאַחַ֣יve.'a.ChaiH251nor my servantsוּנְעָרַ֗יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288 H376nor the guardsהַמִּשְׁמָר֙ha.mish.MarH4929אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834with meאַחֲרַ֔י אֵין־ אֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.cha.Rai 'ein- 'a.Nach.nuH310 H369 H587changed out ofפֹשְׁטִ֖יםfo.she.TimH6584our clothesבְּגָדֵ֑ינוּbe.ga.Dei.nuH899;eachH376carried his weaponשִׁלְח֥וֹshil.ChoH7973, even to gofor waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ סha.Ma.yimH4325.

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