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Nehemiah 6:1-6

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.

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