Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 4:12-14

12And it came to pass, that when the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064which dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427by themH681cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935,they saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto us tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,From all placesהַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whence ye shall returnתָּשׁ֥וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725unto us they will be upon you.

13Therefore setוָֽאַעֲמִ֞ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975I in the lowerמִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹתmi.tach.ti.YotH8482placesלַמָּק֛וֹםla.ma.KomH4725behindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the wallH2346, andon the higher placesבַּצְּחִיחִ֑יםba.tze.chi.chi.yimH6708 H6706,I even setוָֽאַעֲמִ֤ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975the peopleH5971after their familiesלְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתle.mish.pa.ChotH4940with their swordsחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛םchar.vo.tei.HemH2719,their spearsרָמְחֵיהֶ֖םra.me.chei.HemH7420,and their bowsוְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ve.ka.she.to.tei.HemH7198.

14And I lookedוָאֵ֣רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and rose upוָאָק֗וּםva.'a.KumH6965,and saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559unto the noblesהַחֹרִ֤יםha.cho.RimH2715,and to the rulersהַסְּגָנִים֙ha.se.ga.NimH5461,and to the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Be not ye afraidתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372of themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440:rememberזְכֹ֔רוּze.Kho.ruH2142the Lordאֲדֹנָ֞י'a.do.NaiH136, which isgreatהַגָּד֤וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and terribleוְהַנּוֹרָא֙ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372,and fightH3898for your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251,your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121,and your daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323,your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֖םne.shei.KhemH802,and your housesוּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ פu.va.tei.KhemH1004.

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