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Nehemiah 2

1Anditcametopassinthemonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Nisanנִיסָ֗ןni.SanH5212,inthetwentiethyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, [that]wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196wasH1961beforehim,andItookH5375upthewineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196andgaveH5414ittothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.Now,IhadneverbeenH1961sadinhispresenceH6440.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tome,Whyמַדּ֣וּעַ׀ma.Du.a'H4069isthyfaceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440sad,seeingthou artnotsickחוֹלֶ֔הcho.LehH2470?thisisnothingH369elsebutsadnessרֹ֣עַֽRo.a'H7455ofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820.AndIwasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966soreafraidוָאִירָ֖אva.'i.Ra'H3372.

3AndIsaidH559tothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Letthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769!Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069shouldnotmycountenancebesad,whenH834thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,theplaceofmyfathers' sepulchres,lieswaste,anditsgatesH8179areconsumedH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784?

4Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tome,Forwhatdost thoumakerequest?SoIprayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֔לva.'et.pa.LelH6419totheGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

5AndIsaidH559tothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andifthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650havefoundfavourinthysight,thatthou wouldestsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִיtish.la.Che.niH7971metoJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,tothecityעִ֛יר'irH5892ofmyfathers' sepulchres,thatImaybuildH1129it.

6Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tome—thequeenalsosittingH3427byhim, —Forhowlongshallthyjourneyמַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖ma.ha.la.kha.KhaH4109beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961,andwhenwilt thoureturnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725?Anditpleasedthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tosendH7971me;andIsetH5414himatimeזְמָֽן׃ze.ManH2165.

7AndIsaidH559tothekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428,Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letlettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107begivenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414metothegovernorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346beyondtheriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,thattheymaysetH5414meforwardtillIcomeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935intoJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

8andaletterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107toAsaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104oftheking'sforest,thathemaygiveH5414metimbertomakeH5414beamsforthegatesH8179ofthepalacewhich[appertains]tothehouseלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004,andforthewallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andforthehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004thatIshallenterinto.AndthekingH4428grantedme,accordingtothegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027ofmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430uponme.

9AndIcameH935tothegovernorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346beyondtheriverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,andgaveH5414themtheking'slettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107.NowthekingH4428hadsentH7971captainsofaforceandhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571withme.

10AndwhenH834Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.NiH2772,andTobijahtheservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,theAmmoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,heardH8085[ofit],itgrievedthemexceedinglythattherehadcomeבָּ֥אba'H935amanH120toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245thewelfareofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndIcameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andwasH1961therethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

12AndIaroseH6965inthenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,Iandsomefewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menH376withme—butItoldH5046nomanH376whatmyGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430hadputH5414inmyheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820todoforJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389—andtherewasnobeastwithme,exceptthebeastthatIrodeH7392upon.

13AndIwentH3318outbynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915bythevalley-gate, eventowardthejackal-fountain,andtothedung-gate;andIviewedthewallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichwereinruins,anditsgatesH8179wereconsumedH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

14AndIwentontothefountain-gate,andtotheking'spoolבְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.KhatH1295;andtherewasnoplaceH4725forthebeastundermetopassH5674.

15AndIwentH935upinthenightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915throughthevalleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516,andviewedthewallבַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.MahH2346,andturnedH7725backוָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725,andenteredbythevalley-gateandreturnedוָאָשֽׁוּב׃va.'a.ShuvH7725.

16AndtherulersdidnotknowH3045whitherIwentH1980orwhatIdid,forIhadnotasyettoldH5046ittotheJewsוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.DimH3064,nortothepriestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548,nortothenobles,nortotherulers,nortotherestוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terH3499thatdidtheworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399.

17AndIsaidH559tothem, Yeseeרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200thedistressthatwearein,thatJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389lieswaste,anditsgatesH8179areburnedנִצְּת֣וּni.tze.TuH3341withfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784.Come,andletusbuildH1129upthewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thatwebeנִהְיֶ֥הnih.YehH1961nomoreareproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

18AndItoldH5046themofthehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofmyGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430whichhadbeengoodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896uponme;asalsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637oftheking'swordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697whichhehadsaidH559untome.AndtheysaidH559,LetusriseH6965upandbuildH1129.Andtheystrengthenedוַיְחַזְּק֥וּvay.cha.ze.KuH2388theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027forthegoodלַטּוֹבָֽה׃ פla.to.VahH2896[work].

19AndSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֨טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֜יha.cho.ro.NiH2772,andTobijahtheservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,theAmmoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֗יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,andGeshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654theArabian,heardH8085it;andtheymockedוַיַּלְעִ֣גוּvai.yal.'I.guH3932usanddespisedH959us,andsaidH559,Whatisthisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697whichyedo?willyerebelH4775againstthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?

20AndIansweredthem,andsaidH559tothem,TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,hewillprosperH6743us,andwehisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650willariseנָק֣וּםna.KumH6965andbuildH1129;butyehavenoportionH2506,norright,normemorialוְזִכָּר֖וֹןve.zi.ka.RonH2146inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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