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Nehemiah 6:8-15

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.

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.

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