New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 4:16-23

16From that dayH3117on, halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of my servantsH5288carriedעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213on the workH4399while halfוְחֶצְיָ֗םve.chetz.YamH2677of them heldמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388the spearsוְהָרְמָחִ֣יםve.ha.re.ma.ChimH7420,the shieldsהַמָּגִנִּ֔יםha.ma.gi.NimH4043,the bowsוְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹתve.ha.ke.sha.TotH7198and the breastplatesוְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑יםve.ha.shir.yo.NimH8302;and the captainsוְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔יםve.Ha.sa.RimH8269werebehindאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

17Those who were rebuildingהַבּוֹנִ֧יםha.bo.NimH1129the wallבַּחוֹמָ֛הba.cho.MahH2346and those who carriedוְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםve.ha.no.se.'ImH5375burdensבַּסֶּ֖בֶלba.Se.velH5447tookH6006theirloadH6006with oneבְּאַחַ֤תbe.'a.ChatH259handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027doingעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213the workבַמְּלָאכָ֔הva.me.la.KhahH4399and the otherוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259holdingמַחֲזֶ֥קֶתma.cha.Ze.ketH2388a weaponH7973.

18As for the buildersוְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔יםve.Ha.bo.NimH1129,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376worehis swordחַרְבּ֛וֹchar.BoH2719girdedאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631at his sideמָתְנָ֖יוma.te.NavH4975as he builtוּבוֹנִ֑יםu.vo.NimH1129, whilethe trumpeterוְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רve.ha.to.Ke.a' ba.sho.FarH8628 H7782stoodnearאֶצְלִֽי׃'etz.LiH681me.

19I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559to the noblesהַחֹרִ֤יםha.cho.RimH2715,the officialsהַסְּגָנִים֙ha.se.ga.NimH5461and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “The workהַמְּלָאכָ֥הha.me.la.KhahH4399is greatהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235and extensiveוּרְחָבָ֑הu.re.cha.VahH7342,and we are separatedנִפְרָדִים֙nif.ra.DimH6504on the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346farרְחוֹקִ֖יםre.cho.KimH7350from oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherמֵאָחִֽיו׃me.'a.ChivH251.

20At whateverאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834placeבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725you hearתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,rallyתִּקָּבְצ֣וּti.ka.ve.TzuH6908to us thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033.Our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430will fightיִלָּ֥חֶםyi.La.chemH3898for us.”

21So we carriedעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213on the workבַּמְּלָאכָ֑הba.me.la.KhahH4399with halfוְחֶצְיָ֗םve.chetz.YamH2677of them holdingמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388spearsבָּֽרְמָחִ֔יםba.re.ma.ChimH7420fromdawnמֵעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַרme.'a.Lot ha.Sha.charH5927 H7837untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the starsהַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ha.ko.kha.VimH3556appearedצֵ֥אתtzetH3318.

22At that timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256I alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971, “Let eachH376manH376with his servantוְנַעֲר֔וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288spendיָלִ֖ינוּya.Li.nuH3885the nightH3885withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389so that they may be a guardמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929for us by nightהַלַּ֛יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915and a laborerמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399by dayוְהַיּ֥וֹםve.hai.YomH3117.”

23So neitherH369I, my brothersוְאַחַ֣יve.'a.ChaiH251,my servantsוּנְעָרַ֗יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288,norH369the menH376of the guardהַמִּשְׁמָר֙ha.mish.MarH4929whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834followedאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, noneH369of us removedפֹשְׁטִ֖יםfo.she.TimH6584our clothesבְּגָדֵ֑ינוּbe.ga.Dei.nuH899,eachH376tookhis weaponשִׁלְח֥וֹshil.ChoH7973even tothe waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ סha.Ma.yimH4325.

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