Berean Standard Bible

Nehemiah 6:10-13

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.

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