Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 6:1-3

1Now it came to pass, when Sanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571,and Tobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900,and Geshemוּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shemH1654the Arabianהָֽעַרְבִ֜יha.'ar.ViH6163,and the restוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of our enemiesאֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,heardנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085that I had buildedבָנִ֙יתִי֙va.Ni.tiH1129the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and thatthere was no breachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556leftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498therein; (thoughגַּ֚ם עַד־gam 'ad-H5704 H1571at that timeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256I had not set upהֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975the doorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817upon the gatesבַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃va.she.'a.RimH8179;)

2That Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֤טsan.va.LatH5571and Geshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ComeH3212,let us meetוְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הve.ni.va.'a.DahH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162in some one ofthe villagesבַּכְּפִירִ֖יםba.ke.fi.RimH3715in the plainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237of Onoאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH207.But they thoughtחֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםcho.she.VimH2803to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213me mischiefרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

3And I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397unto them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I amdoingעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213a greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419workמְלָאכָ֤הme.la.KhahH4399,so that I cannotאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201come downלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381:why should the workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399ceaseתִשְׁבַּ֤תtish.BatH7673,whilstכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I leaveאַרְפֶּ֔הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503it, and come downוְיָרַדְתִּ֖יve.ya.rad.TiH3381to you?

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