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Nehemiah 6:6-8

6Wherein waswrittenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789,It is reportedנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֤םba.go.YimH1471,and Gashmuוְגַשְׁמ֣וּve.gash.MuH1654saithאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559it, thatthou and the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thinkחֹשְׁבִ֣יםcho.she.VimH2803to rebelלִמְר֔וֹדlim.RodH4775:for which causeכֵּ֛ןkenH3651thou buildestבוֹנֶ֖הvo.NehH1129the wallהַחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,that thou mayest beהֹוֶ֤הho.VehH1933their kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,according to these wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

7And thou hast also appointedהֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975prophetsנְבִיאִ֡יםne.vi.'ImH5030to preachלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121of thee at Jerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, There isa kingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063:and now shall it be reportedיִשָּׁמַ֣עyi.sha.Ma'H8085to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428according to these wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697.ComeH3212now therefore, and let us take counselוְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הve.ni.va.'a.TzahH3289togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

8Then I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There areH1961no such thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697doneH1961as thou sayestאוֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559,but thou feignestבוֹדָֽאם׃vo.DamH908them out of thine own heartמִֽלִּבְּךָ֖mi.li.be.KhaH3820.

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