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Nehemiah 6:8-15

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.

14My Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,thinkזָכְרָ֧הza.khe.RahH2142thou upon Tobiahלְטוֹבִיָּ֥הle.toi.YahH2900and Sanballatוּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖טu.le.san.va.LatH5571according to these their worksכְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יוke.ma.'a.SavH4639,and on the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָה֙ha.ne.vi.'AhH5031Noadiahלְנוֹעַדְיָ֤הle.no.'ad.YahH5129,and the restוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,that would have put me in fearמְיָֽרְאִ֥יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372.

15So the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346was finishedוַתִּשְׁלַם֙va.tish.LamH7999in the twentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.RimH6242and fifthוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568day of the monthElulלֶאֱל֑וּלle.'e.LulH435,in fiftyלַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםla.cha.mi.ShimH2572and twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117.

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