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Nehemiah 4:16-21

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.

17They which buildedהַבּוֹנִ֧יםha.bo.NimH1129on the wallבַּחוֹמָ֛הba.cho.MahH2346,and they that bareוְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםve.ha.no.se.'ImH5375burdensבַּסֶּ֖בֶלba.Se.velH5447,with those that ladedעֹמְשִׂ֑ים'o.me.SimH6006, every onewith oneבְּאַחַ֤תbe.'a.ChatH259of his handsיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027wroughtעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213in the workבַמְּלָאכָ֔הva.me.la.KhahH4399,and with the otherוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259handheldמַחֲזֶ֥קֶתma.cha.Ze.ketH2388a weaponH7973.

18For the buildersוְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔יםve.Ha.bo.NimH1129,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376had his swordחַרְבּ֛וֹchar.BoH2719girdedאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631by his sideמָתְנָ֖יוma.te.NavH4975, and sobuildedוּבוֹנִ֑יםu.vo.NimH1129.And he that soundedוְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַve.ha.to.Ke.a'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782wasby meאֶצְלִֽי׃'etz.LiH681.

19And I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559unto the noblesהַחֹרִ֤יםha.cho.RimH2715,and to the rulersהַסְּגָנִים֙ha.se.ga.NimH5461,and to the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,The workהַמְּלָאכָ֥הha.me.la.KhahH4399isgreatהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235and largeוּרְחָבָ֑הu.re.cha.VahH7342,and we are separatedנִפְרָדִים֙nif.ra.DimH6504upon the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376far fromרְחוֹקִ֖יםre.cho.KimH7350anotherמֵאָחִֽיו׃me.'a.ChivH251.

20In what placeבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725thereforeye hearתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,resortתִּקָּבְצ֣וּti.ka.ve.TzuH6908ye thither unto us: our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall fightיִלָּ֥חֶםyi.La.chemH3898for us.

21So we labouredעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213in the workבַּמְּלָאכָ֑הba.me.la.KhahH4399:and halfוְחֶצְיָ֗םve.chetz.YamH2677of them heldמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388the spearsבָּֽרְמָחִ֔יםba.re.ma.ChimH7420from the risingמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927of the morningהַשַּׁ֔חַרha.Sha.charH7837till the starsהַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ha.ko.kha.VimH3556appearedצֵ֥אתtzetH3318.

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