New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 4:1-12

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֞יva.ye.HiH1961aboutוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961that whenH3512SanballatH5571heardH8085that we were rebuildingבוֹנִים֙vo.NimH1129the wallH2346,he becameוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734furiousוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734and veryהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235angryוַיִּכְעַ֖סvai.yikh.'AsH3707,and he mockedוַיַּלְעֵ֖גvai.yal.'EgH3932the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

2And he spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of his brothersאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251and thewealthyH2428peopleH2428of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֛הmahH4100are these feebleהָאֲמֵלָלִ֖יםha.'a.me.la.LimH537Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֥יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064doingH6213?Are they going to restoreהֲיַעַזְב֨וּha.ya.'az.VuH5800the templefor themselves? Can they offerהֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙ha.yiz.Ba.chuH2076sacrificesH2076?Can they finishהַיְכַלּ֣וּhay.kha.LuH3615itin a dayבַיּ֔וֹםvai.YomH3117?Can they reviveהַיְחַיּ֧וּhay.chai.YuH2421the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.NimH68from theheapsמֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹתme.'a.re.MotH6194of rubbleהֶעָפָ֖רhe.'a.FarH6083,even the burnedשְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃se.ru.FotH8313ones?”

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.'AlH7776were tojumpיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927on it,it would breakוּפָרַ֖ץu.fa.RatzH6555their stoneאַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'av.nei.HemH68wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346downH6555!”

4Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085,O our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,howכִּֽי־ki-H3588we are an object ofcontemptבוּזָ֔הvu.ZahH939!Returnוְהָשֵׁ֥בve.ha.ShevH7725their tauntingחֶרְפָּתָ֖םcher.pa.TamH2781on their own headsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218,and turnוּתְנֵ֥םu.te.NemH5414them into plunderלְבִזָּ֖הle.vi.ZahH961in a landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of captivityשִׁבְיָֽה׃shiv.YahH7633.

5Do notforgiveתְּכַס֙te.KhasH3680their guiltעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771and do not let their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403be wipedH4229outH4229beforeמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.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.MahH2346,and the entireH3605wallהַחוֹמָ֖הha.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.NimH5984,and 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 beH5640closedH5640,they wereH2734veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966angryH2734.

8So allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605of themconspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194togetherH3164to comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935to fightH3898against Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and to causeוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213confusionתּוֹעָֽה׃to.'AhH8442in it.

9But we prayedוַנִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לva.nit.pa.LelH6419to our GodH430,and becauseH5921of them wesetוַנַּעֲמִ֨ידva.na.'a.MidH5975up a guardמִשְׁמָ֧רmish.MarH4929againstH5921them dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915.

10And soin JudahH3063it was saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “The strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of the burdenH5449bearersH5449is failingכָּשַׁל֙ka.ShalH3782,Yet there is muchהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235rubbleוְהֶעָפָ֖רve.he.'a.FarH6083;And we ourselvesוַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙va.'a.Nach.nuH587areH3201unableלֹ֣אlo'H3808 H3201To rebuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129the wallבַּחוֹמָֽה׃ba.cho.MahH2346.”

11And our enemiesצָרֵ֗ינוּtza.Rei.nuH6862saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “They will not knowיֵדְעוּ֙ye.de.'UH3045or seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200untilעַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704 H834we comeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935amongאֶל־ תּוֹכָ֖ם'el- to.KhamH413 H8432them, killוַהֲרַגְנ֑וּםva.ha.rag.NumH2026them, and putוְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּve.hish.Bat.nuH7673aH7673stopH7673toH7673the workH4399.”

12WhenH3512the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427nearH681them cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935and toldוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559us tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471, “They will come up againstH5921us from everyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605placeהַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whereH834you may turnתָּשׁ֥וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725,”

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