Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 2:8-16

8and aletterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107untoAsaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104of theking’sלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428forestהַפַּרְדֵּ֜סha.par.DesH6508, that he maygiveH5414meH413timberH6086tomakeH5414beamsH6086for thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the castlewhichH834appertaineth to thehouseלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004, and for thewallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and for thehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004that I shallenterאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935intoH413. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedH5414meH413,accordingH5921to thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430uponH5921meH413.

9Then Icameוָֽאָב֗וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935to thegovernorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104, andgaveH5414them theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107.NowH5414thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971withmeאֶֽל־'el-H413captainsשָׂ֥רֵיSa.reiH8269of thearmyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428andhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

10And whenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.NiH2772, andTobiahוְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ve.toi.YahH2900theservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650, theAmmoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it, it grieved themexceedinglyגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419, for that there wascomeבָּ֥אba'H935amanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the welfare of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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.

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