Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 6:1-6

1NowH1961itcameH1961topassH1961, when it wasreportedנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085toSanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571andTobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900, and toGeshemוּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shemH1654the Arabian, and unto therestH3498of ourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341, that I had builded thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and that there wasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808breachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556leftH3498therein; (thoughכִּ֤יkiH3588evenגַּ֚םgamH1571unto that time I hadnotלֹא־lo'-H3808setהֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975upH5975thedoorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817in thegatesבַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃va.she.'a.RimH8179;)

2thatSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֤טsan.va.LatH5571andGeshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654sentH7971untomeH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Come,letH7971usH413meetוְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הve.ni.va.'a.DahH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162in one of the villages in theplainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofOnoאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH207. But theythoughtH559todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213meH413mischief.

3And Isentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397unto them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I amdoingH6213agreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419workמְלָאכָ֤הme.la.KhahH4399,soH6213that Icannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808comeH3381downH3381:Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should theworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399ceaseH7503, whilst IleaveH7503it, andcomeH3381downH3381toyouכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834?

4And theysentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971untomeH413fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471afterH413this sort; and Iansweredוָאָשִׁ֥יבva.'a.ShivH7725themafterH413thesameH2088mannerH1697.

5Thensentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֜טsan.va.LatH5571hisservantנַעֲר֑וֹna.'a.RoH5288untomeאֵלַ֨י'e.LaiH413in likemannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697thefifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549time with anopenפְּתוּחָ֖הpe.tu.ChahH6605letterוְאִגֶּ֥רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

6wherein waswrittenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789, It isreportedנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֤םba.go.YimH1471, andGashmuוְגַשְׁמ֣וּve.gash.MuH1654saith it, that thou and theJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thinkחֹשְׁבִ֣יםcho.she.VimH2803torebelלִמְר֔וֹדlim.RodH4775; forwhichH1471causeH1697thou buildest thewallהַחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346: and thou wouldest be theirkingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,accordingעַל־'al-H5921totheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

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