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Nehemiah 3:6-12

6Moreover the oldהַיְשָׁנָ֜הhay.sha.NahH3465gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179repairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388Jehoiadaיֽוֹיָדָע֙yo.ya.Da'H3111the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Paseahפָּסֵ֔חַpa.Se.achH6454,and Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֖םu.me.shu.LamH4918the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Besodeiahבְּסֽוֹדְיָ֑הbe.sod.YahH1152;they laid the beamsקֵר֔וּהוּke.Ru.huH7136thereof, and set upוַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975the doorsדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.TavH1817thereof, and the locksוּמַנְעֻלָ֖יוu.man.'u.LavH4514thereof, and the barsוּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סu.ve.ri.ChavH1280thereof.

7And next unto themיָדָ֨םya.DamH3027repairedהֶחֱזִ֜יקhe.che.ZikH2388Melatiahמְלַטְיָ֣הme.lat.YahH4424the Gibeoniteהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יha.giv.'o.NiH1393,and Jadonוְיָדוֹן֙ve.ya.dOnH3036the Meronothiteהַמֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔יha.me.Ro.no.TiH4824,the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Gibeonגִבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391,and of Mizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.PahH4709,unto the throneלְכִסֵּ֕אle.khi.Se'H3678of the governorפַּחַ֖תpa.ChatH6346on this sideעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676the riverהַנָּהָֽר׃ סha.na.HarH5104.

8Next unto himיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027repairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֤ל'u.zi.'ElH5816the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Harhaiahחַרְהֲיָה֙char.ha.YahH2736,of the goldsmithsצֽוֹרְפִ֔ים סtzor.FimH6884.Next unto himיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027also repairedהֶחֱזִ֔יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of one ofthe apothecariesהָרַקָּחִ֑יםha.ra.ka.ChimH7546,and they fortifiedוַיַּֽעַזְבוּ֙vai.ya.'az.VuH5800Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389unto the broadהָרְחָבָֽה׃ סha.re.cha.VahH7342wallהַחוֹמָ֥הha.cho.MahH2346.

9And next unto themיָדָ֤םya.DamH3027repairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388Rephaiahרְפָיָ֣הre.fa.YahH7509the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hurח֔וּרChurH2354,the rulerשַׂ֕רsarH8269of the halfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677partפֶּ֥לֶךְPe.lekhH6418of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10And next unto themיָדָ֧םya.DamH3027repairedהֶחֱזִ֛יקhe.che.ZikH2388Jedaiahיְדָיָ֥הye.da.YahH3042the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Harumaphחֲרוּמַ֖ףcha.ru.MafH2739,even over against his houseבֵּית֑וֹ סbei.ToH1004.And next unto himיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027repairedהֶחֱזִ֔יקhe.che.ZikH2388Hattushחַטּ֖וּשׁcha.TushH2407the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hashabniahחֲשַׁבְנְיָֽה׃cha.shav.ne.YahH2813.

11Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֣הmal.ki.YahH4441the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Harimחָרִ֔םcha.RimH2766,and Hashubוְחַשּׁ֖וּבve.cha.ShuvH2815the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pahath–moabH6355,repairedהֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.ZikH2388the otherשֵׁנִ֗יתshe.NitH8145pieceמִדָּ֣הmi.DahH4060,and the towerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026of the furnacesהַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ סha.ta.nu.RimH8574.

12And next unto himיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027repairedהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.che.ZikH2388Shallumשַׁלּוּם֙sha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Haloheshהַלּוֹחֵ֔שׁha.lo.CheshH3873,the rulerשַׂ֕רsarH8269of the halfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677partפֶּ֣לֶךְPe.lekhH6418of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,he and his daughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיו׃ סu.ve.no.TavH1323.

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