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Nehemiah 2:7-9

7Moreover I saidוָאוֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559unto the kingלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428,If it pleaseH2895the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let lettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107be givenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414me to the governorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676the riverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,that they may convey me overיַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיya.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674till I comeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935into Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

8And a letterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107unto Asaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623the keeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104of the king’sלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428forestהַפַּרְדֵּ֜סha.par.DesH6508,that he may giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me timberעֵצִ֡ים'e.TzimH6086to make beamsלְ֠קָרוֹתLe.ka.rotH7136for the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the palaceהַבִּירָ֤הha.bi.RahH1002which appertainedto the houseלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004,and for the wallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and for the houseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004that I shall enter intoאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me, according to the goodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430upon me.

9Then I cameוָֽאָב֗וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935to the governorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676the riverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414them the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107.Now the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971captainsשָׂ֥רֵיSa.reiH8269of the armyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428and horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571with me.

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