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Nehemiah 6:1-6

1Now it came to pass, when Sanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571,and Tobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900,and Geshemוּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shemH1654the Arabianהָֽעַרְבִ֜יha.'ar.ViH6163,and the restוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of our enemiesאֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,heardנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085that I had buildedבָנִ֙יתִי֙va.Ni.tiH1129the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and thatthere was no breachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556leftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498therein; (thoughגַּ֚ם עַד־gam 'ad-H5704 H1571at that timeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256I had not set upהֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975the doorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817upon the gatesבַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃va.she.'a.RimH8179;)

2That Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֤טsan.va.LatH5571and Geshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ComeH3212,let us meetוְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הve.ni.va.'a.DahH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162in some one ofthe villagesבַּכְּפִירִ֖יםba.ke.fi.RimH3715in the plainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237of Onoאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH207.But they thoughtחֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםcho.she.VimH2803to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213me mischiefרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

3And I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397unto them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I amdoingעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213a greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419workמְלָאכָ֤הme.la.KhahH4399,so that I cannotאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201come downלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381:why should the workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399ceaseתִשְׁבַּ֤תtish.BatH7673,whilstכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I leaveאַרְפֶּ֔הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503it, and come downוְיָרַדְתִּ֖יve.ya.rad.TiH3381to you?

4Yet they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971unto me fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471after this sortכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697;and I answeredוָאָשִׁ֥יבva.'a.ShivH7725them after the same mannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

5Then sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֜טsan.va.LatH5571his servantנַעֲר֑וֹna.'a.RoH5288unto me in like mannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697the fifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549timeפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471with an openפְּתוּחָ֖הpe.tu.ChahH6605letterוְאִגֶּ֥רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

6Wherein waswrittenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789,It is reportedנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֤םba.go.YimH1471,and Gashmuוְגַשְׁמ֣וּve.gash.MuH1654saithאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559it, thatthou and the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thinkחֹשְׁבִ֣יםcho.she.VimH2803to rebelלִמְר֔וֹדlim.RodH4775:for which causeכֵּ֛ןkenH3651thou buildestבוֹנֶ֖הvo.NehH1129the wallהַחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,that thou mayest beהֹוֶ֤הho.VehH1933their kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,according to these wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

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