New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 4:1-12

1Now it cameH1961about that whenH3512SanballatH5571heardH8085that we were rebuildingבוֹנִים֙vo.NimH1129the wallH2346,he becameוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734furiousוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734and veryהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235angryוַיִּכְעַ֖סvai.yikh.'AsH3707and mockedוַיַּלְעֵ֖גvai.yal.'EgH3932the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

2He spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of his brothersאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251and thewealthyוְחֵיל֙ve.CheilH2428menof Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֛הmahH4100are these feebleהָאֲמֵלָלִ֖יםha.'a.me.la.LimH537Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֥יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064doingH6213?Are they going to restoreהֲיַעַזְב֨וּha.ya.'az.VuH5800itfor themselves? Can they offerהֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙ha.yiz.Ba.chuH2076sacrificesH2076?Can they finishהַיְכַלּ֣וּhay.kha.LuH3615in a dayבַיּ֔וֹםvai.YomH3117?Can they reviveהַיְחַיּ֧וּhay.chai.YuH2421the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.NimH68from thedustyהֶעָפָ֖רhe.'a.FarH6083rubbleמֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹתme.'a.re.MotH6194even the burnedשְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃se.ru.FotH8313ones?”

3Now Tobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900the Ammoniteהָעַמֹּנִ֖יha.'a.mo.NiH5984wasnearאֶצְל֑וֹ'etz.LoH681him and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Evenגַּ֚םgamH1571whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they are buildingבּוֹנִ֔יםbo.NimH1129--ifאִם־'im-H518a foxשׁוּעָ֔לshu.'AlH7776shouldjumpיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927on it,he would breakוּפָרַ֖ץu.fa.RatzH6555their stoneאַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'av.nei.HemH68wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346downH6555!”

4Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085,O our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,howכִּֽי־ki-H3588we are despisedבוּזָ֔הvu.ZahH939!Returnוְהָשֵׁ֥בve.ha.ShevH7725their reproachחֶרְפָּתָ֖םcher.pa.TamH2781on their own headsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218and giveוּתְנֵ֥םu.te.NemH5414them up for plunderלְבִזָּ֖הle.vi.ZahH961in a landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of captivityשִׁבְיָֽה׃shiv.YahH7633.

5Do notforgiveתְּכַס֙te.KhasH3680their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771and let not their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403be blottedתִּמָּחֶ֑הti.ma.ChehH4229out beforeמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440You, for they havedemoralizedהִכְעִ֖יסוּ לְנֶ֥גֶדhikh.'I.su le.Ne.gedH3707 H5048the buildersהַבּוֹנִֽים׃ha.bo.NimH1129.

6So we builtוַנִּבְנֶה֙va.niv.NehH1129the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346and the wholeH3605wallהַחוֹמָ֖הha.cho.MahH2346was joinedH7194togetherH7194to halfחֶצְיָ֑הּchetz.YahH2677its height,for the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971hadH1961amindלֵ֦בlevH3820to workלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213.

7Now whenH3512Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֡טsan.va.LatH5571,Tobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900,the Arabsוְהָעַרְבִ֨יםve.ha.'ar.VimH6163,the Ammonitesוְהָעַמֹּנִ֜יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984and the Ashdoditesוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗יםve.ha.'ash.do.DimH796heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085that therepairאֲרוּכָה֙'a.ru.KhahH724of the wallsH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389wentעָלְתָ֤ה'al.TahH5927on, andthat the breachesהַפְּרֻצִ֖יםha.pe.ru.TzimH6555beganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to be closedלְהִסָּתֵ֑םle.hi.sa.TemH5640,they were veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

8Allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605of themconspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194togetherH3164to comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935andfightH3898against Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and to causeוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213a disturbanceתּוֹעָֽה׃to.'AhH8442in it.

9But we prayedוַנִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לva.nit.pa.LelH6419to our GodH430,and becauseH5921of them wesetוַנַּעֲמִ֨ידva.na.'a.MidH5975up a guardמִשְׁמָ֧רmish.MarH4929againstH5921them dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915.

10Thusin JudahH3063it was saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of the burdenH5449bearersH5449is failingכָּשַׁל֙ka.ShalH3782,Yet there is muchהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235rubbishוְהֶעָפָ֖רve.he.'a.FarH6083;And we ourselvesוַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙va.'a.Nach.nuH587are unableלֹ֣א נוּכַ֔לlo' nu.KhalH3808 H3201To rebuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129the wallבַּחוֹמָֽה׃ba.cho.MahH2346.”

11Our enemiesצָרֵ֗ינוּtza.Rei.nuH6862saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “They will not knowיֵדְעוּ֙ye.de.'UH3045or seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200untilעַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704 H834we comeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935amongאֶל־ תּוֹכָ֖ם'el- to.KhamH413 H8432them, killוַהֲרַגְנ֑וּםva.ha.rag.NumH2026them and putוְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּve.hish.Bat.nuH7673a stopH7673to the workH4399.”

12WhenH3512the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427nearH681them cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935and toldוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559us tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471, “They will come up againstH5921us from everyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605placeהַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whereH834you may turnתָּשׁ֥וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725,”

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