Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 2:11-20

11So I cameוָאָב֖וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and was there threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

12And I aroseוָאָק֣וּם׀va.'a.KumH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,I and someH4592fewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menוַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀va.'a.na.ShimH582with me; neither toldהִגַּ֣דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046I anymanלְאָדָ֔םle.'a.DamH120what my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430had putנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414in my heartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213at Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389: neither was there anybeastוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929with me, save the beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that I rode uponרֹכֵ֥בro.KhevH7392.

13And I went outוָאֵצְאָ֨הva.'e.tze.'AhH3318by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by the gateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179of the valleyהַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'H1516,even beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440the dragonהַתַּנִּ֔יןha.ta.NinH8577wellעֵ֣ין'einH5886 H5869,and to the dungהָאַשְׁפֹּ֑תha.'ash.PotH830portשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179,and viewedשֹׂבֵ֜רso.VerH7665 H7663the wallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,which were broken downהֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhemhem/ /fe.ru.tzimfe.ru.tzimH6555,and the gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof were consumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

14Then I went onוָאֶֽעֱבֹר֙va.'e.'e.VorH5674to the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the fountainהָעַ֔יִןha.'A.yinH5869,and to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428poolבְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.KhatH1295: but there wasno placeמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725for the beastלַבְּהֵמָ֖הla.be.he.MahH929that wasunder me to passלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674.

15Then went I upעֹלֶ֤ה'o.LehH5927in the nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915by the brookבַנַּ֙חַל֙va.Na.chalH5158,and viewedשֹׂבֵ֖רso.VerH7665 H7663the wallבַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.MahH2346,and turned backוָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725,and enteredוָאָב֛וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935by the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the valleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516, and soreturnedוָאָשֽׁוּב׃va.'a.ShuvH7725.

16And the rulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461knewיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not whither I wentהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980,or what I didעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213;neither had I as yetכֵּ֖ןkenH3651toldהִגַּֽדְתִּי׃hi.Gad.tiH5046itto the Jewsוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.DimH3064,nor to the priestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548,nor to the noblesוְלַחֹרִ֣יםve.la.cho.RimH2715,nor to the rulersוְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.la.se.ga.NimH5461,nor to the restוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terH3499that didעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399.

17Then saidוָאוֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559I unto them, Ye seeרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200the distressהָרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that we arein, how Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389liethwasteחֲרֵבָ֔הcha.re.VahH2720,and the gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof are burnedנִצְּת֣וּni.tze.TuH3341with fireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784:comeH3212,and let us build upוְנִבְנֶה֙ve.niv.NehH1129the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,that we be no more a reproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

18Then I toldוָאַגִּ֨ידva.'a.GidH5046them of the handיַ֣דyadH3027of my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430which was goodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896upon me; as also the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697that he had spokenאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559unto me. And they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Let us rise upנָק֣וּםna.KumH6965and buildוּבָנִ֔ינוּu.va.Ni.nuH1129.So they strengthenedוַיְחַזְּק֥וּvay.cha.ze.KuH2388their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027for thisgoodלַטּוֹבָֽה׃ פla.to.VahH2896work.

19But when Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֨טsan.va.LatH5571the Horoniteהַחֹרֹנִ֜יha.cho.ro.NiH2772,and Tobiahוְטֹבִיָּ֣ה׀ve.toi.YahH2900the servantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,the Ammoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֗יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,and Geshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654the Arabianהָֽעַרְבִ֔יha.'ar.ViH6163,heardוַיִּשְׁמַע֩vai.yish.Ma'H8085it,they laughed us to scornוַיַּלְעִ֣גוּvai.yal.'I.guH3932,and despisedוַיִּבְז֖וּvai.yiv.ZuH959us, and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, What isthis thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that ye doעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213?will ye rebelמֹרְדִֽים׃mo.re.DimH4775against the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?

20Then answeredוָאָשִׁ֨יב דָּבָ֗רva.'a.Shiv da.VarH1697 H7725I them, and saidוָאוֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559unto them, The Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,he will prosperיַצְלִ֣יחַֽyatz.Li.achH6743us; therefore we his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650will ariseנָק֣וּםna.KumH6965and buildוּבָנִ֑ינוּu.va.Ni.nuH1129:but ye have no portionחֵ֧לֶקChe.lekH2506,nor rightוּצְדָקָ֛הu.tze.da.KahH6666,nor memorialוְזִכָּר֖וֹןve.zi.ka.RonH2146,in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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