Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 6:3-5

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.

5Then sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֜טsan.va.LatH5571his servantנַעֲר֑וֹna.'a.RoH5288unto me in like mannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697the fifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549timeפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471with an openפְּתוּחָ֖הpe.tu.ChahH6605letterוְאִגֶּ֥רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

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