New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 4:13-16

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.”

15Now whenH3512our enemiesH340heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085that it was knownנ֣וֹדַֽעNo.da'H3045to us, and thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had frustratedוַיָּ֥פֶרvai.Ya.ferH6565their planעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098,then allכֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ku.La.nuH3605of us returnedוַנָּ֤שָׁבva.na.shuvH7725to the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,eachH376oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to his workH4399.

16And from that dayH3117on,halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of my servantsH5288carriedעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213on the workH4399while halfוְחֶצְיָ֗םve.chetz.YamH2677of them kept holdמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388of the spearsוְהָרְמָחִ֣יםve.ha.re.ma.ChimH7420,the shieldsהַמָּגִנִּ֔יםha.ma.gi.NimH4043,the bowsוְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹתve.ha.ke.sha.TotH7198,and the coatsH8302ofH8302mailH8302;and the captainsוְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔יםve.Ha.sa.RimH8269werebehindאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

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