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Nehemiah 6:3-9

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!

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