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Nehemiah 6

1AnditcametopasswhenSanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571,andTobijah,andGeshemוּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shemH1654theArabian,andtherestofourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,heardH8085thatIhadbuiltH1129thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,andthattherewasH1961nobreachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556leftH3498init(thoughatthattimeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256Ihadnotsetהֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975upthedoorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817inthegatesH8179),

2thatSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֤טsan.va.LatH5571andGeshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654sentH7971tome,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Come,letusmeetוְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הve.ni.va.'a.DahH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162inthevillagesintheplainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofOnoאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH207.Buttheythoughttodomemischief.

3AndIsentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397tothem,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Iamdoingagreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419workמְלָאכָ֤הme.la.KhahH4399,andIcannotcomeH3381down.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldtheworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399cease, whilstIleaveitandcomeH3381downtoyou?

4AndtheysentH7971tomefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702timesH6471afterthissort;andIansweredtheminthesamemannerH1697.

5ThensentH7971Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֜טsan.va.LatH5571hisservantנַעֲר֑וֹna.'a.RoH5288tomeinthismannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697thefifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549timeפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471,withanopenפְּתוּחָ֖הpe.tu.ChahH6605letterוְאִגֶּ֥רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027,

6inwhichwaswrittenH3789:Itisreportedamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֤םba.go.YimH1471,andGashmusaysאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559[it,that] thouandtheJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thinktorebelלִמְר֔וֹדlim.RodH4775,forwhichcausethou buildestthewallהַחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,andaccordingtothesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697thou wilt becometheirkingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428.

7Andthou hastalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571appointedהֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975prophetsנְבִיאִ֡יםne.vi.'ImH5030toproclaimלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121concerningtheeatJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thereisakingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063!Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258itwillbereportedtothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428accordingtothesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697. ComenowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,andletustakecounselוְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הve.ni.va.'a.TzahH3289togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

8AndIsentH7971tohim,sayingH559,TherearenosuchthingsH1697doneasthou sayest,butthou feignestthemoutofthineownheartמִֽלִּבְּךָ֖mi.li.be.KhaH3820.

9FortheyallwouldhavemadeH6213usafraidמְיָֽרְאִ֤יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.HemH3027shallbeslackenedfromtheworkהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399,thatitbenotcarriedout. —NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258strengthenחַזֵּ֥קcha.ZekH2388myhandsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027!

10AndIcameH935tothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofShemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDelaiahדְּלָיָ֛הde.la.YahH1806,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMehetabeel,whohadshutH5462himselfup.AndhesaidH559, Letusmeetנִוָּעֵד֩ni.va.'EdH3259togetherH3259inthehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,withinthetemple,andletusshutH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofthetemple;fortheyarecomingH935tokillלְהָרְגֶ֔ךָle.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee;eveninthenightוְלַ֖יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915aretheycomingH935tokillלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee.

11AndIsaidH559,Shouldsuchamanהַאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376asIfleeיִבְרָ֔חyiv.RachH1272?andwhoisthere,that, beingasIam,couldgoיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935intothetempleהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964,andlive?Iwillnotgoאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935in.

12AndIperceived,andbehold,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadnotsentH7971him;forhepronouncedthisprophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016againstme;andTobijahandSanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571hadhiredH7936him.

13ThereforeH3651washehiredH7936,thatIshouldbeH1961afraidאִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H3372,anddosoH3651,andsinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398,andthattheymighthavewherewithtospreadanevilH7451report,thattheymightreproachיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778me.

14MyGodאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,rememberזָכְרָ֧הza.khe.RahH2142TobijahandSanballatוּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖טu.le.san.va.LatH5571accordingtothesetheirworksכְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יוke.ma.'a.SavH4639,andalsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571theprophetessהַנְּבִיאָה֙ha.ne.vi.'AhH5031Noadiahלְנוֹעַדְיָ֤הle.no.'ad.YahH5129,andtherestוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whowouldhaveputmeinfearH3372.

15Sothewallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346wasfinishedonthetwenty-fifthofElul,infifty-twoלַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםla.cha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117.

16Anditcametopassthatwhenallourenemiesא֣וֹיְבֵ֔ינוּ'oy.Vei.nuH341heardH8085[ofit],allthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatwereaboutuswereafraidandweremuchcastH5307downH5307intheirowneyesבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869,andtheyperceivedthatthisworkהַמְּלָאכָ֥הha.me.la.KhahH4399wasH1961wroughtbyourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

17Moreoverinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thenoblesofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sentmanyH7235lettersאִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'i.ge.Ro.tei.HemH107toTobijah,andthoseofTobijahcameH935tothem.

18Forthereweremanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063sworntohim;forhewasason-in-lawofShechaniahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofArahאָרַ֑ח'a.RachH733;andhissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121JohananH3076hadtakenH3947thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918thesonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121ofBerechiah.

19Alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571theyspokeofhisgoodטוֹבֹתָ֗יוto.o.TavH2896deedsbeforeme,andreportedmywordsוּדְבָרַ֕יu.de.va.RaiH1697tohim. [And]TobijahsentH7971lettersאִגְּר֛וֹת'i.ge.RotH107toputmeinfearH3372.

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