New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 6:6-8

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.

7You have alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571appointedהֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975prophetsנְבִיאִ֡יםne.vi.'ImH5030to proclaimלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121in Jerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389concerningעָלֶ֨יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you, ‘A kingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063!’And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258it will be reportedיִשָּׁמַ֣עyi.sha.Ma'H8085to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428according to theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428reportsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697.So comeלְכָ֔הle.KhahH1980nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,let us takeוְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הve.ni.va.'a.TzahH3289counselH3289togetherH3164.”

8Then I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971a messageto him sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Suchהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697as you are sayingאוֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559have not beenH1961doneH1961, but you areinventingבוֹדָֽאם׃vo.DamH908themin your own mindמִֽלִּבְּךָ֖mi.li.be.KhaH3820.”

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