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Nehemiah 6:5-9

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.

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