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Nehemiah 1:1-3

1The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֖הne.chem.YahH5166the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hachaliahחֲכַלְיָ֑הcha.khal.YahH2446.And it came to pass in the monthבְחֹֽדֶשׁ־ve.cho.desh-H2320Chisleuכִּסְלֵיו֙kis.levH3691,in the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141,as I was in Shushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800the palaceהַבִּירָֽה׃ha.bi.RahH1002,

2That Hananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607,oneאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259of my brethrenמֵאַחַ֛יme.'a.ChaiH251,cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935, he and certainmenוַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.na.ShimH582of Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֑הmi.hu.DahH3063;and I askedוָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞םva.'esh.'a.LemH7592them concerning the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֧יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that had escapedהַפְּלֵיטָ֛הha.pe.lei.TahH6413,which were leftנִשְׁאֲר֥וּnish.'a.RuH7604of the captivityהַשֶּׁ֖בִיha.She.viH7628,and concerning Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559unto me, The remnantהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604that are leftנִשְׁאֲר֤וּnish.'a.RuH7604of the captivityהַשְּׁבִי֙ha.she.ViH7628there in the provinceבַּמְּדִינָ֔הba.me.di.NahH4082arein greatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419afflictionבְּרָעָ֥הbe.ra.'AhH7451and reproachוּבְחֶרְפָּ֑הu.ve.cher.PahH2781:the wallוְחוֹמַ֤תve.cho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389also isbroken downמְפֹרָ֔צֶתme.fo.Ra.tzetH6555,and the gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof are burnedנִצְּת֥וּni.tze.TuH3341with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

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