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Nehemiah 4:7-15

7Anditcametopass,whenSanballat,andTobijah,andtheArabians,andtheAmmonites,andtheAshdodites heardthatthewallsH2346ofJerusalemwerebeing repaired,thatthebreaches begantobestopped,thentheywerevery wroth,

8andconspiredallofthemtogethertocometofightH3898againstJerusalem,andtohinderit.

9ThenweprayedtoourGodH430,andsetawatchagainstthemdayandnight,becauseofthem.

10AndJudahH3063said,Thestrengthofthebearersofburdens faileth,andthereismuchrubbish;sothatwearenotabletobuildatthewall.

11Andouradversaries said,Theyshallnot know, neither see, tillwecomeintothemidstofthemandkillthem,andputanendtotheworkH4399.

12AnditcametopassthatwhentheJewsthatdweltbythemcameandtoldussoten times,fromalltheplaces whencetheyreturnedtous,

13IsetinthelowerplacesbehindthewallH2346inexposedplaces,IevensetthepeopleH5971,accordingtotheirfamilies,withtheirswords,theirspearsandtheirbows.

14AndIlooked,androseup,andsaidtothenobles,andtotherulers,andtotherestofthepeople,Benot afraidofthem: remembertheLordwhoisgreatandterrible,andfightH3898foryourbrethren,yoursonsandyourdaughters,yourwivesandyourhouses.

15AnditcameH3318topassthatwhenourenemies heardthatitwasknowntous,andthatGodhaddefeatedtheircounsel,wereturnedallofustothewall, everyoneH6213tohisworkH4399.

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