Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 7:1-3

1Now it came to pass, when the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346was builtנִבְנְתָה֙niv.ne.TahH1129,and I had set upוָאַעֲמִ֖ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975the doorsהַדְּלָת֑וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817,and the portersהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881were appointedוַיִּפָּֽקְד֛וּvai.yi.Pa.ke.DuH6485,

2That I gave my brotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607,and Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֛הcha.nan.YahH2608the rulerשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the palaceהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002,chargeוָאֲצַוֶּ֞הva.'a.tza.VehH6680over Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: for he wasa faithfulאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,and fearedוְיָרֵ֥אve.ya.Re'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430above manyמֵרַבִּֽים׃me.ra.BimH7227.

3And I saidוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559unto them, Let not the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֤יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389be openedיִפָּֽתְח֞וּyi.pa.te.ChuH6605until the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121be hotH2527;and while they stand byעֹמְדִ֛ים'o.me.DimH5975,let them shutיָגִ֥יפוּya.Gi.fuH1479the doorsהַדְּלָת֖וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817,and barוֶאֱחֹ֑זוּve.'e.Cho.zuH270them:and appointוְהַעֲמֵ֗ידve.ha.'a.MeidH5975watchesמִשְׁמְרוֹת֙mish.me.rOtH4931of the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,every oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376in his watchבְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹbe.mish.ma.RoH4929,and every oneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376to beover against his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

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