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Nehemiah 6:1-6

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,

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