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Nehemiah 6:2-4

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?

4Yet they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971unto me fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471after this sortכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697;and I answeredוָאָשִׁ֥יבva.'a.ShivH7725them after the same mannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

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