Berean Standard Bible

Nehemiah 6

1וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961Whenכַאֲשֶׁ֣רkha.'a.SherH834Sanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571,Tobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900,Geshemוּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shemH1654the Arabהָֽעַרְבִ֜יha.'ar.ViH6163,and the restוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of our enemiesאֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341heardנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085thatכִּ֤יkiH3588I had rebuiltבָנִ֙יתִי֙va.Ni.tiH1129אֶת־'et-H853the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346and notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808a gapפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556was leftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498—thoughגַּ֚םgamH1571toעַד־'ad-H5704thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931timeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256I had not yetלֹא־lo'-H3808installedהֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975the doorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817in the gatesבַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃va.she.'a.RimH8179—

2Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֤טsan.va.LatH5571and Geshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ אֵלַ֣יve.Ge.shem 'e.LaiH1654 H413sent meוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971this messageלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: “Comeלְכָ֞הle.KhahH1980,let us meetוְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הve.ni.va.'a.DahH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162in one of the villagesבַּכְּפִירִ֖יםba.ke.fi.RimH3715on the plainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237of Onoאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH207.”But theyוְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahH1992were planningחֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםcho.she.VimH2803to harmלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָעָֽה׃la.'a.Sot ra.'AhH6213 H7451me.

3So I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397to themעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם'a.lei.HemH5921,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am doingעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213a greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419workמְלָאכָ֤הme.la.KhahH4399and cannotוְלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖לve.Lo' 'u.KhalH3808 H3201come downלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should the workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399stopתִשְׁבַּ֤תtish.BatH7673whileכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I leave itאַרְפֶּ֔הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503to go downוְיָרַדְתִּ֖יve.ya.rad.TiH3381to youאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413?”

4Fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471they sent meוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ אֵלַ֛יvai.yish.le.Chu 'e.LaiH7971 H413the sameהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088messageכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697,and each time I gaveוָאָשִׁ֥יבva.'a.ShivH7725אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853the sameהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088replyכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

5The fifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549אֶֽת־'et-H853timeפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471,Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֜טsan.va.LatH5571sent meוַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֵלַ֨יvai.yish.Lach 'e.LaiH7971 H413thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088same messageכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697by his young servantנַעֲר֑וֹna.'a.RoH5288,who had in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027an unsealedפְּתוּחָ֖הpe.tu.ChahH6605letterוְאִגֶּ֥רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107

6that readכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789: “It is reportedנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֤םba.go.YimH1471—and Geshemוְגַשְׁמ֣וּve.gash.MuH1654agreesאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559—that youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859and the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064are plottingחֹשְׁבִ֣יםcho.she.VimH2803to revoltלִמְר֔וֹדlim.RodH4775, andthis is whyעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859are buildingבוֹנֶ֖הvo.NehH1129the wallהַחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346.According to theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428reportsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697,youוְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH859are to becomeהֹוֶ֤הho.VehH1933theirkingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,

7and you have evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571appointedהֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975prophetsנְבִיאִ֡יםne.vi.'ImH5030in Jerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗רvi.ru.sha.Lim le.MorH3389 H559to proclaimלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121on your behalfעָלֶ֨יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921: ‘There is a kingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063.’Soonוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428rumorsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697will reach the earsיִשָּׁמַ֣עyi.sha.Ma'H8085of the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.Soוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258comeלְכָ֔הle.KhahH1980,let us conferוְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הve.ni.va.'a.TzahH3289togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.”

8Then I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413this replyלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: “There isנִֽהְיָה֙nih.YahH1961nothingלֹ֤אlo'H3808to theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834rumorsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are spreadingאוֹמֵ֑ר כִּ֥י'o.Mer kiH559 H3588;youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859are inventing themבוֹדָֽאם׃vo.DamH908in your own mindמִֽלִּבְּךָ֖mi.li.be.KhaH3820.”

9Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they were allכֻלָּ֗םkhu.LamH3605tryingto frightenמְיָֽרְאִ֤יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372usאוֹתָ֙נוּ֙'o.Ta.nuH853,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Their handsיְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.HemH3027will be weakenedיִרְפּ֧וּyir.PuH7503inמִן־min-H4480the workהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399,and it will neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be finishedתֵעָשֶׂ֑הte.'a.SehH6213.”But now, my Godוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258,strengthenחַזֵּ֥קcha.ZekH2388אֶת־'et-H853my handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

10Later, Iוַאֲנִי־va.'a.ni-H589wentבָ֗אתִיVa.tiH935to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Shemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Delaiahדְּלָיָ֛הde.la.YahH1806,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mehetabelמְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖לme.hei.tav.'ElH4105,whoוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931was confinedעָצ֑וּר'a.TzurH6113to his house. He saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Let us meetנִוָּעֵד֩ni.va.'EdH3259atאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430insideאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432the templeהַֽהֵיכָ֗לha.hei.KhalH1964.Let us shutוְנִסְגְּרָה֙ve.nis.ge.RahH5462the templeהַהֵיכָ֔לha.hei.KhalH1964doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588they are comingבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to kill youלְהָרְגֶ֔ךָle.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026—by nightוְלַ֖יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915they are comingבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935to kill youלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026!”

11But I repliedוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, “Should a manהַאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376like meכָּמ֙וֹנִי֙ka.Mo.niH3644run awayיִבְרָ֔חyiv.RachH1272?Shouldוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310one like meכָמ֛וֹנִיkha.Mo.niH3644אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834goיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413the templeהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964to save his own lifeוָחָ֑יva.ChaiH2421?I will notלֹ֖אlo'H3808goאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935!”

12I realizedוָאַכִּ֕ירָה וְהִנֵּ֥הva.'a.Ki.rah ve.hi.NehH5234 H2009that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sent himשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971,but that he had utteredדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696thisprophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016against meעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588Tobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900and Sanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571had hired himשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃se.kha.RoH7936.

13Heה֔וּאHu'H1931had been hiredשָׂכוּר֙sa.KhurH7936toלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616לְמַֽעַן־le.ma.'an-H4616intimidate meאִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H3372so that I would sinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398by doingוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213as he suggestedכֵּ֖ןkenH3651,so they could give meוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961a badרָ֔עRa'H7451nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034in order toלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616discredit meיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778.

14O my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,rememberזָכְרָ֧הza.khe.RahH2142Tobiahלְטוֹבִיָּ֥הle.toi.YahH2900and Sanballatוּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖טu.le.san.va.LatH5571for what they have doneכְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יו אֵ֑לֶּהke.ma.'a.Sav 'E.lehH4639 H428,and alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571Noadiahלְנוֹעַדְיָ֤הle.no.'ad.YahH5129the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָה֙ha.ne.vi.'AhH5031and the otherוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ'a.Sher ha.YuH834 H1961tried to intimidate meמְיָֽרְאִ֥יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372אוֹתִֽי׃'o.TiH853.

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15So the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346was completedוַתִּשְׁלַם֙va.tish.LamH7999in fifty-twoלַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִםla.cha.mi.Shim u.she.Na.yimH2572 H8147daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117,on the twenty-fifthבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הbe.'es.Rim va.cha.mi.ShahH6242 H2568of Elulלֶאֱל֑וּלle.'e.LulH435.

16וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834allכָּל־kol-H3605our enemiesא֣וֹיְבֵ֔ינוּ וַיִּֽרְא֗וּ'oy.Vei.nu vai.yir.'UH341 H3372heard about thisשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085,allכָּל־kol-H3605the surroundingסְבִֽיבֹתֵ֔ינוּse.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471were afraidאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and disheartenedוַיִּפְּל֥וּ מְאֹ֖דvai.yi.pe.Lu me.'OdH5307 H3966,for they realizedבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּbe.'ei.nei.Hem vai.Ye.de.'UH5869 H3045thatכִּ֚יkiH3588thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063taskהַמְּלָאכָ֥הha.me.la.KhahH4399had been accomplishedנֶעֶשְׂתָ֖הne.'es.TahH6213byמֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

17Alsoגַּ֣ם׀gamH1571in thoseהָהֵ֗םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,the noblesחֹרֵ֤יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sent manyמַרְבִּ֞יםmar.BimH7235lettersאִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם הוֹלְכ֖וֹת'i.ge.Ro.tei.Hem hol.KhotH107 H1980toעַל־'al-H5921Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֑הtoi.YahH2900,and Tobiah’sלְטוֹבִיָּ֖הle.toi.YahH2900lettersוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834kept comingבָּא֥וֹתba.'otH935to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

18Forכִּי־ki-H3588manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063were boundבַּעֲלֵ֤יba.'a.LeiH1167by oathשְׁבוּעָה֙she.vu.'AhH7621to him,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588heה֖וּאhu'H1931was a son-in-lawחָתָ֥ןcha.TanH2860of Shecaniahלִשְׁכַנְיָ֣הlish.khan.YahH7935sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Arahאָרַ֑ח'a.RachH733,and his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Jehohananוִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ןvi.ho.cha.NanH3076had marriedלָקַ֕חla.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918sonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121of Berechiahבֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃Be.rekh.YahH1296.

19Moreoverגַּ֣םgamH1571,these nobles keptהָי֤וּha.YuH1961reportingאֹמְרִים֙'o.me.RimH559to meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440Tobiah’s good deedsטוֹבֹתָ֗יוto.o.TavH2896,and they relayedמוֹצִיאִ֖יםmo.tzi.'ImH3318my wordsוּדְבָרַ֕יu.de.va.RaiH1697to himהָי֥וּha.YuH1961.And Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֖הtoi.YahH2900sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971lettersאִגְּר֛וֹת'i.ge.RotH107to intimidate meלְיָֽרְאֵֽנִי׃le.Ya.re.'E.niH3372.

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