Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 2:11-20

11Soוָאֱהִי־va.'e.hi-H1961Icameוָאָב֖וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and was therethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

12And Iaroseוָאָק֣וּם׀va.'a.KumH6965in thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, I andsomeH376fewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menH376withmeH413;neitherH3808toldהִגַּ֣דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046IanyH376manH376whatמָ֗הMahH4100myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430putנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414intoH413myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213forJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389:neitherH3808was thereanyH376beastוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929withmeH413, save thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that Irodeרֹכֵ֥בro.KhevH7392uponH413.

13And IwentH3318outH3318bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thevalleyהַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'H1516gateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179, eventowardH413the dragon’swellH834, and to the dunggateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179, and viewed thewallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichH834werebrokenH6555downהֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhemhem/ /fe.ru.tzimfe.ru.tzimH6555, and thegatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof wereconsumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

14Then Iwentאֶל־'el-H413on to the fountaingateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179and to theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428poolבְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.KhatH1295: but there wasnoוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369placeמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725for thebeastלַבְּהֵמָ֖הla.be.he.MahH929that wasunderתַּחְתָּֽי׃tach.TaiH8478meוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413topassH5674.

15ThenwentH935Iupעֹלֶ֤ה'o.LehH5927in thenightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thebrookבַנַּ֙חַל֙va.Na.chalH5158, and viewed thewallבַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.MahH2346; and IturnedH7725backוָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725, andenteredH935by thevalleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179, andsoH1961returnedוָאָשֽׁוּב׃va.'a.ShuvH7725.

16And therulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461knewיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045notH3808whither Iwentהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980, orwhatוּמָ֖הu.MahH4100Ididעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213;neitherH3808had I as yettoldהִגַּֽדְתִּי׃hi.Gad.tiH5046it to theJewsוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.DimH3064,norH3808to thepriestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548,norH3808to thenoblesוְלַחֹרִ֣יםve.la.cho.RimH2715,norH3808to therulersוְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.la.se.ga.NimH5461,norH3808to therestוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terH3499thatdidעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399.

17Thensaidוָאוֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559I unto them, Yeseeרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200theevilהָרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451case thatweH587are in,howH834Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389lieth waste, and thegatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof areburnedנִצְּת֣וּni.tze.TuH3341withfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784:comeH1961andletH1961usאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413buildוְנִבְנֶה֙ve.niv.NehH1129upH7200thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thatweH587benoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750areproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

18And ItoldH5046them of thehandיַ֣דyadH3027of myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasgoodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896uponעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921meH5046; as also of theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697that he hadspokenאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559untomeH5046. And theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Letוְאַף־ve.'af-H637usH5046riseH6965upH6965andbuildוּבָנִ֔ינוּu.va.Ni.nuH1129.Soאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theystrengthenedוַיְחַזְּק֥וּvay.cha.ze.KuH2388theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027for thegoodלַטּוֹבָֽה׃ פla.to.VahH2896workH1697.

19But whenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֨טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֜יha.cho.ro.NiH2772, andTobiahוְטֹבִיָּ֣ה׀ve.toi.YahH2900theservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650, theAmmoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֗יha.'a.mo.NiH5984, andGeshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654the Arabian,heardוַיִּשְׁמַע֩vai.yish.Ma'H8085it, they laughedusH5921to scorn, anddespisedוַיִּבְז֖וּvai.yiv.ZuH959usH5921, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that yedoעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213? will yerebelמֹרְדִֽים׃mo.re.DimH4775againstH5921thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?

20ThenansweredH559I them, andsaidH559unto them, TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, he willprosperיַצְלִ֣יחַֽyatz.Li.achH6743usוָאָשִׁ֨יבva.'a.ShivH7725; thereforeweוַאֲנַ֥חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650willariseנָק֣וּםna.KumH6965andbuildוּבָנִ֑ינוּu.va.Ni.nuH1129: but ye havenoH369portionחֵ֧לֶקChe.lekH2506,norH369rightוּצְדָקָ֛הu.tze.da.KahH6666,norH369memorialוְזִכָּר֖וֹןve.zi.ka.RonH2146inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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