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Nehemiah 4:7-9

7But it came to pass, thatwhen Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֡טsan.va.LatH5571,and Tobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900,and the Arabiansוְהָעַרְבִ֨יםve.ha.'ar.VimH6163,and the Ammonitesוְהָעַמֹּנִ֜יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984,and the Ashdoditesוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗יםve.ha.'ash.do.DimH796,heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085that the wallsH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389were made upעָלְתָ֤ה אֲרוּכָה֙'al.Tah 'a.ru.KhahH5927 H724, andthat the breachesהַפְּרֻצִ֖יםha.pe.ru.TzimH6555beganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to be stoppedלְהִסָּתֵ֑םle.hi.sa.TemH5640,then they were veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wrothוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,

8And conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194all of them togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162to comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935andto fightH3898against Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and to hinderוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת תּוֹעָֽה׃ve.la.'a.Sot to.'AhH8442 H6213it.

9Nevertheless we made our prayerוַנִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לva.nit.pa.LelH6419unto our GodH430,and setוַנַּעֲמִ֨ידva.na.'a.MidH5975a watchמִשְׁמָ֧רmish.MarH4929against them dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,becauseמִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.HemH6440of them.

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