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Nehemiah 4:7-9

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.

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