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Nehemiah 4:3-7

3Now Tobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900the Ammoniteהָעַמֹּנִ֖יha.'a.mo.NiH5984wasby himאֶצְל֑וֹ'etz.LoH681,and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Even that which they buildבּוֹנִ֔יםbo.NimH1129,if a foxשׁוּעָ֔לshu.'AlH7776go upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927,he shall even break downוּפָרַ֖ץu.fa.RatzH6555their stoneאַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'av.nei.HemH68wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346.

4Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085,O our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;for we are despisedבוּזָ֔הvu.ZahH939:and turnוְהָשֵׁ֥בve.ha.ShevH7725their reproachחֶרְפָּתָ֖םcher.pa.TamH2781upon their own headרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218,and giveוּתְנֵ֥םu.te.NemH5414them for a preyלְבִזָּ֖הle.vi.ZahH961in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of captivityשִׁבְיָֽה׃shiv.YahH7633:

5And coverתְּכַס֙te.KhasH3680not their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,and let not their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403be blotted outתִּמָּחֶ֑הti.ma.ChehH4229from beforeמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: for they have provoked theeto angerהִכְעִ֖יסוּhikh.'I.suH3707before the buildersהַבּוֹנִֽים׃ha.bo.NimH1129.

6So builtוַנִּבְנֶה֙va.niv.NehH1129we the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346;and all the wallהַחוֹמָ֖הha.cho.MahH2346was joined togetherוַתִּקָּשֵׁ֥רva.ti.ka.SherH7194unto the halfחֶצְיָ֑הּchetz.YahH2677thereof: for the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971had a mindלֵ֦בlevH3820to workלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213.

7But it came to pass, thatwhen Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֡טsan.va.LatH5571,and Tobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900,and the Arabiansוְהָעַרְבִ֨יםve.ha.'ar.VimH6163,and the Ammonitesוְהָעַמֹּנִ֜יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984,and the Ashdoditesוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗יםve.ha.'ash.do.DimH796,heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085that the wallsH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389were made upעָלְתָ֤ה אֲרוּכָה֙'al.Tah 'a.ru.KhahH5927 H724, andthat the breachesהַפְּרֻצִ֖יםha.pe.ru.TzimH6555beganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to be stoppedלְהִסָּתֵ֑םle.hi.sa.TemH5640,then they were veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wrothוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,

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