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Nehemiah 6:6-13

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.

7And thou hast also appointedהֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975prophetsנְבִיאִ֡יםne.vi.'ImH5030to preachלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121of thee at Jerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, There isa kingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063:and now shall it be reportedיִשָּׁמַ֣עyi.sha.Ma'H8085to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428according to these wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697.ComeH3212now therefore, and let us take counselוְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הve.ni.va.'a.TzahH3289togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

8Then I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There areH1961no such thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697doneH1961as thou sayestאוֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559,but thou feignestבוֹדָֽאם׃vo.DamH908them out of thine own heartמִֽלִּבְּךָ֖mi.li.be.KhaH3820.

9For they all made us afraidמְיָֽרְאִ֤יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Their handsיְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.HemH3027shall be weakenedיִרְפּ֧וּyir.PuH7503from the workהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399,that it be not doneתֵעָשֶׂ֑הte.'a.SehH6213. Now therefore, O God,strengthenחַזֵּ֥קcha.ZekH2388my handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

10Afterward I cameבָ֗אתִיVa.tiH935unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Shemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Delaiahדְּלָיָ֛הde.la.YahH1806the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mehetabeelמְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖לme.hei.tav.'ElH4105, who wasshut upעָצ֑וּר'a.TzurH6113;and he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let us meet togetherנִוָּעֵד֩ni.va.'EdH3259in the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,withinתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432the templeהַֽהֵיכָ֗לha.hei.KhalH1964,and let us shutוְנִסְגְּרָה֙ve.nis.ge.RahH5462the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the templeהַהֵיכָ֔לha.hei.KhalH1964:for they will comeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to slayלְהָרְגֶ֔ךָle.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee; yea, in the nightוְלַ֖יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915will they comeבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935to slayלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee.

11And I saidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559,Should suchH3644a manהַאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376as I fleeיִבְרָ֔חyiv.RachH1272? and who is there, that, being as I am,would goיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into the templeהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964to save his lifeH2425?I will not go inאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935.

12And, lo, I perceivedוָאַכִּ֕ירָהva.'a.Ki.rahH5234that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had not sentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him; but that he pronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696this prophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016against me: for Tobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900and Sanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571had hiredשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃se.kha.RoH7936him.

13Therefore washe hiredשָׂכוּר֙sa.KhurH7936,that I should be afraidאִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H3372,and do soוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213,and sinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398, and that they might have matterfor an evilרָ֔עRa'H7451reportלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034,that they might reproachיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778me.

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