Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 6:12-14

12And, lo, I perceivedוָאַכִּ֕ירָהva.'a.Ki.rahH5234that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had not sentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him; but that he pronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696this prophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016against me: for Tobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900and Sanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571had hiredשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃se.kha.RoH7936him.

13Therefore washe hiredשָׂכוּר֙sa.KhurH7936,that I should be afraidאִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H3372,and do soוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213,and sinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398, and that they might have matterfor an evilרָ֔עRa'H7451reportלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034,that they might reproachיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778me.

14My Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,thinkזָכְרָ֧הza.khe.RahH2142thou upon Tobiahלְטוֹבִיָּ֥הle.toi.YahH2900and Sanballatוּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖טu.le.san.va.LatH5571according to these their worksכְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יוke.ma.'a.SavH4639,and on the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָה֙ha.ne.vi.'AhH5031Noadiahלְנוֹעַדְיָ֤הle.no.'ad.YahH5129,and the restוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,that would have put me in fearמְיָֽרְאִ֥יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372.

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