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Nehemiah 4:13-16

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.

15And it came to pass, when our enemiesאוֹיְבֵ֙ינוּ֙'oy.Vei.nuH341heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085that it was knownנ֣וֹדַֽעNo.da'H3045unto us, and Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had broughtH6565their counselעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098to noughtH6565,that we returnedוַנָּ֤שָׁבva.na.shuvH7725all of us to the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,every oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376unto his workH4399.

16And it came to pass from that timeH3117forth, thatthe halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of my servantsH5288wroughtעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213in the workH4399,and the other halfוְחֶצְיָ֗םve.chetz.YamH2677of them heldמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388both the spearsוְהָרְמָחִ֣יםve.ha.re.ma.ChimH7420,the shieldsהַמָּגִנִּ֔יםha.ma.gi.NimH4043,and the bowsוְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹתve.ha.ke.sha.TotH7198,and the armourוְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑יםve.ha.shir.yo.NimH8302;and the rulersוְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔יםve.Ha.sa.RimH8269werebehindאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

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