Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 2:8-18

8And a letterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107unto Asaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623the keeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104of the king’sלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428forestהַפַּרְדֵּ֜סha.par.DesH6508,that he may giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414me timberעֵצִ֡ים'e.TzimH6086to make beamsלְ֠קָרוֹתLe.ka.rotH7136for the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the palaceהַבִּירָ֤הha.bi.RahH1002which appertainedto the houseלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004,and for the wallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and for the houseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004that I shall enter intoאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me, according to the goodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430upon me.

9Then I cameוָֽאָב֗וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935to the governorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676the riverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414them the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107.Now the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971captainsשָׂ֥רֵיSa.reiH8269of the armyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428and horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571with me.

10When Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatH5571the Horoniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.NiH2772,and Tobiahוְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ve.toi.YahH2900the servantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,the Ammoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it,it grievedH3415them exceedinglyרָעָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֑הra.'Ah ge.do.LahH1419 H7451that there was comeבָּ֥אba'H935a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the welfareטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896of the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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.

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