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Nehemiah 6:8-15

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.

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