Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 6:15-19

15So the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346was finishedוַתִּשְׁלַם֙va.tish.LamH7999in the twentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.RimH6242and fifthוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568day of the monthElulלֶאֱל֑וּלle.'e.LulH435,in fiftyלַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםla.cha.mi.ShimH2572and twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117.

16And it came to pass, that when all our enemiesא֣וֹיְבֵ֔ינוּ'oy.Vei.nuH341heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085thereof,and all the heathenהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that wereabout usסְבִֽיבֹתֵ֔ינוּse.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439sawH7200these things,they were muchמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966cast downוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307in their own eyesבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869:for they perceivedוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that this workהַמְּלָאכָ֥הha.me.la.KhahH4399was wroughtנֶעֶשְׂתָ֖הne.'es.TahH6213of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

17Moreover in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the noblesחֹרֵ֤יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sentהוֹלְכ֖וֹתhol.KhotH1980manyמַרְבִּ֞יםmar.BimH7235lettersאִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'i.ge.Ro.tei.HemH107unto Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֑הtoi.YahH2900, and the lettersof Tobiahלְטוֹבִיָּ֖הle.toi.YahH2900cameבָּא֥וֹתba.'otH935unto them.

18For there weremanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063swornבַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁבוּעָה֙ba.'a.Lei she.vu.'AhH7621 H1167unto him, because he wasthe son in lawחָתָ֥ןcha.TanH2860of Shechaniahלִשְׁכַנְיָ֣הlish.khan.YahH7935the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Arahאָרַ֑ח'a.RachH733;and his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Johananוִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ןvi.ho.cha.NanH3076had takenלָקַ֕חla.KachH3947the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918the sonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121of Berechiahבֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃Be.rekh.YahH1296.

19Also they reportedאֹמְרִים֙'o.me.RimH559his good deedsטוֹבֹתָ֗יוto.o.TavH2896beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me, and utteredמוֹצִיאִ֖יםmo.tzi.'ImH3318my wordsוּדְבָרַ֕יu.de.va.RaiH1697to him. AndTobiahטוֹבִיָּ֖הtoi.YahH2900sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971lettersאִגְּר֛וֹת'i.ge.RotH107to put me in fearלְיָֽרְאֵֽנִי׃le.Ya.re.'E.niH3372.

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