New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 4:12-14

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,”

13then I stationedוָֽאַעֲמִ֞ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975menin the lowestH8482partsמִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹתmi.tach.ti.YotH8482of the spaceלַמָּק֛וֹםla.ma.KomH4725behindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the wallH2346,the exposedH6706placesH6706, and Istationedוָֽאַעֲמִ֤ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975the peopleH5971in familiesלְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתle.mish.pa.ChotH4940with their swordsחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛םchar.vo.tei.HemH2719,spearsרָמְחֵיהֶ֖םra.me.chei.HemH7420,and bowsוְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ve.ka.she.to.tei.HemH7198.

14When I sawוָאֵ֣רֶאva.'E.re'H7200their fear,I stoodוָאָק֗וּםva.'a.KumH6965and saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559to the noblesהַחֹרִ֤יםha.cho.RimH2715,the officialsהַסְּגָנִים֙ha.se.ga.NimH5461,and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: “Do not beH3372afraidתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372of them; rememberזְכֹ֔רוּze.Kho.ruH2142the Lordאֲדֹנָ֞י'a.do.NaiH136who is greatהַגָּד֤וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָא֙ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372, andfightH3898for your brothersאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251,your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121,your daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323,your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֖םne.shei.KhemH802,and your housesוּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ פu.va.tei.KhemH1004.”

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