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Nehemiah 6:15-19

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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