New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 1:2-4

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.”

4When I heardכְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ke.sha.me.'IH8085theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,I satH3427downיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427and weptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הva.'ev.KehH1058and mournedוָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הva.'et.'a.be.LahH56for daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;and I was fastingצָם֙tzamH6684and prayingוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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