Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 4:7-15

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,

8And conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194all of them togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162to comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935andto fightH3898against Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and to hinderוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת תּוֹעָֽה׃ve.la.'a.Sot to.'AhH8442 H6213it.

9Nevertheless we made our prayerוַנִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לva.nit.pa.LelH6419unto our GodH430,and setוַנַּעֲמִ֨ידva.na.'a.MidH5975a watchמִשְׁמָ֧רmish.MarH4929against them dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,becauseמִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.HemH6440of them.

10And JudahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of the bearers of burdensהַסַּבָּ֔לha.sa.BalH5449is decayedכָּשַׁל֙ka.ShalH3782, and there ismuchהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235rubbishוְהֶעָפָ֖רve.he.'a.FarH6083;so that we are not ableנוּכַ֔לnu.KhalH3201to buildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129the wallבַּחוֹמָֽה׃ba.cho.MahH2346.

11And our adversariesצָרֵ֗ינוּtza.Rei.nuH6862saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,They shall not knowיֵדְעוּ֙ye.de.'UH3045,neither seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200,till we comeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935in the midstתּוֹכָ֖םto.KhamH8432amongH8432them, and slayוַהֲרַגְנ֑וּםva.ha.rag.NumH2026them, and cause the workH4399to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּve.hish.Bat.nuH7673.

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.

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.

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