New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 1:1-3

1The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֖הne.chem.YahH5166the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hacaliahחֲכַלְיָ֑הcha.khal.YahH2446.Now it happenedH1961inthe monthבְחֹֽדֶשׁ־ve.cho.desh-H2320Chislevכִּסְלֵיו֙kis.levH3691, inthe twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141, while I was inSusaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800thecapitolהַבִּירָֽה׃ha.bi.RahH1002,

2thatHananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607,oneאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259of my brothersמֵאַחַ֛יme.'a.ChaiH251, andsome menH376from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֑הmi.hu.DahH3063cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935;and I askedוָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞םva.'esh.'a.LemH7592them concerningעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֧יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who had escapedהַפְּלֵיטָ֛הha.pe.lei.TahH6413andhad survivedנִשְׁאֲר֥וּnish.'a.RuH7604the captivityהַשֶּׁ֖בִיha.She.viH7628,and aboutוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559to me, “The remnantהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033in theprovinceבַּמְּדִינָ֔הba.me.di.NahH4082whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834survivedנִשְׁאֲר֤וּnish.'a.RuH7604the captivityהַשְּׁבִי֙ha.she.ViH7628are in greatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419distressH7463andreproachוּבְחֶרְפָּ֑הu.ve.cher.PahH2781, andthe wallוְחוֹמַ֤תve.cho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389is brokenH6555downמְפֹרָ֔צֶתme.fo.Ra.tzetH6555andits gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179are burnedנִצְּת֥וּni.tze.TuH3341with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.”

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