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Nehemiah 2:1-7

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;

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