7But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the repairing of thewallsH2346of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to bestoppedH5975, then they were very wroth;
8and they conspiredallהַגָּד֤וֹלha.ga.DolH1419of themtogetherH5921tocomeוָאָק֗וּםva.'a.KumH6965andfightH3898againstH5921Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
9ButweH3588madeH3045our prayer unto ourGodH430, andsetוַנָּ֤שָׁבva.na.shuvH7725awatchH3045againstH413them day and night,becauseH3588of them.
10AndJudahH3063said, Thestrengthמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there ismuchכָּל־kol-H3605rubbish;soמִן־min-H4480thatweהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117arenotוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961able to build the wall.
11And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, tillweעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213comeintoיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027the midst of them, and slay them, and cause theworkH4399to cease.
12And itcameH376to pass that, when the Jewswhichחַרְבּ֛וֹchar.BoH2719dwelt by themcameH376, they said untousעַל־'al-H5921ten times fromallH376places, Ye must return untousעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.
13Therefore set I in the lowestpartsנִפְרָדִים֙nif.ra.DimH6504of the space behind thewallH2346, In the openplacesוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, IevenH5921set thepeopleH5971afterH5921their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
14And I looked, and roseupH853, andsaidH413unto the nobles, and to therulersH430, and to the rest of thepeopleH834, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord,whichH834isgreatH430and terrible, andfightH3898for your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.
15And itcameH3318to pass, when our enemies heard that it wasknownH3318untousH6213, and God hadbroughtH3318their counsel to nought, thatweוַאֲנַ֖חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587returnedמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927allעַ֖ד'adH5704ofusH6213to the wall, every one unto hisworkH4399.
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