New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 6:1-6

1Now whenH3512it was reportedנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085to Sanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571,Tobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900,to Geshemוּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shemH1654the Arabהָֽעַרְבִ֜יha.'ar.ViH6163and to the restוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of our enemiesH340that I had rebuiltבָנִ֙יתִי֙va.Ni.tiH1129the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and thatnoH3808breachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556remainedנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498in it,althoughגַּ֚םgamH1571at that timeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256I had not setהֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975up the doorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817in the gatesבַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃va.she.'a.RimH8179,

2then Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֤טsan.va.LatH5571and Geshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971a messageto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Comeלְכָ֞הle.KhahH1980,let us meetוְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הve.ni.va.'a.DahH3259togetherH3164atChephirimH3716in the plainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofOnoאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH207.”But they were planningחֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםcho.she.VimH2803toharmH7463me.

3So I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397to them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “I am doingעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213a greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419workמְלָאכָ֤הme.la.KhahH4399and I cannotוְלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖לve.Lo' 'u.KhalH3201 H3808comeH3381downH3381.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should the workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399stopתִשְׁבַּ֤תtish.BatH7673whileH3512I leaveאַרְפֶּ֔הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503it and comeH3381downH3381to you?”

4They sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971messagesto me fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471in thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088mannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697,and I answeredוָאָשִׁ֥יבva.'a.ShivH7725them in the sameהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088wayכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

5Then Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֜טsan.va.LatH5571sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971his servantנַעֲר֑וֹna.'a.RoH5288to me in the sameהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088mannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697a fifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549timeפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471with an openפְּתוּחָ֖הpe.tu.ChahH6605letterוְאִגֶּ֥רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

6In it was writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789, “It is reportedנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֤םba.go.YimH1471, andGashmuוְגַשְׁמ֣וּve.gash.MuH1654saysאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559, thatyou and the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064are planningחֹשְׁבִ֣יםcho.she.VimH2803to rebelלִמְר֔וֹדlim.RodH4775;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651you are rebuildingבוֹנֶ֖הvo.NehH1129the wallהַחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346.And you are to be their kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,according to theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428reportsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

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