New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 6:10-13

10When I enteredבָ֗אתִיVa.tiH935the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Shemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Delaiahדְּלָיָ֛הde.la.YahH1806,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mehetabelמְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖לme.hei.tav.'ElH4105,whoוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931wasconfinedעָצ֑וּר'a.TzurH6113at home, he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let us meetנִוָּעֵד֩ni.va.'EdH3259togetherH3259in the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,withinתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432the templeהַֽהֵיכָ֗לha.hei.KhalH1964,and let us closeוְנִסְגְּרָה֙ve.nis.ge.RahH5462the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the templeהַהֵיכָ֔לha.hei.KhalH1964,for they are comingבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to killלְהָרְגֶ֔ךָle.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026you, and they are comingבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935to killלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026you at nightוְלַ֖יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915.”

11But I saidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, “Should a manהַאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376likeכָּמ֙וֹנִי֙ka.Mo.niH3644me fleeיִבְרָ֔חyiv.RachH1272?And could one suchכָמ֛וֹנִיkha.Mo.niH3644as I goיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into the templeהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964to saveH2421his lifeH2421?I will not goאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935in.”

12Then I perceivedוָאַכִּ֕ירָהva.'a.Ki.rahH5234that surelyוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had not sentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him, but he utteredדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696hisprophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016againstעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921me because Tobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900and Sanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571had hiredשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃se.kha.RoH7936him.

13He was hiredשָׂכוּר֙sa.KhurH7936for thisלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616reasonלְמַֽעַן־le.ma.'an-H4616,that I might becomeH3372frightenedH3372and actוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213accordinglyכֵּ֖ןkenH3651and sinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398,so that they might haveוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961an evilרָ֔עRa'H7451reportלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034in orderלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that they could reproachיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778me.

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