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Nehemiah 6:12-14

12Then I realizedוָאַכִּ֕ירָהva.'a.Ki.rahH5234that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430certainlyוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009had not sentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him, but he utteredדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696hisprophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016againstעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921me because Tobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900and Sanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571had hiredשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃se.kha.RoH7936him.

13He was hiredשָׂכוּר֙sa.KhurH7936for thisH4616reasonH4616,that I would becomeH3372frightenedH3372and actוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213accordinglyכֵּ֖ןkenH3651and sinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398,so that they might haveוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961an evilרָ֔עRa'H7451reportלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034inH4616orderH4616thatH4616they could tauntיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778me.

14Rememberזָכְרָ֧הza.khe.RahH2142,my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,Tobiahלְטוֹבִיָּ֥הle.toi.YahH2900and Sanballatוּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖טu.le.san.va.LatH5571in accordance with theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428worksכְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יוke.ma.'a.SavH4639of theirs, and alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571Noadiahלְנוֹעַדְיָ֤הle.no.'ad.YahH5129the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָה֙ha.ne.vi.'AhH5031and the restוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were tryingto frightenמְיָֽרְאִ֥יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372me.

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