New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 4:3-7

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.

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