Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 4:16-23

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.

22Likewise at the same timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I unto the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971,Let every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his servantוְנַעֲר֔וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288lodgeיָלִ֖ינוּya.Li.nuH3885withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,that in the nightהַלַּ֛יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915they may be a guardמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929to us, and labourמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399on the dayוְהַיּ֥וֹםve.hai.YomH3117.

23So neither I, nor my brethrenוְאַחַ֣יve.'a.ChaiH251,nor my servantsוּנְעָרַ֗יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288,nor the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֤יve.'an.SheiH582of the guardהַמִּשְׁמָר֙ha.mish.MarH4929which followedאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, none of usאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587put offפֹשְׁטִ֖יםfo.she.TimH6584our clothesבְּגָדֵ֑ינוּbe.ga.Dei.nuH899, saving thatevery oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376put them offשִׁלְח֥וֹshil.ChoH7973for washingהַמָּֽיִם׃ סha.Ma.yimH4325.

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