Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 6:3-9

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.

7And thou hast alsoappointedהֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975prophetsנְבִיאִ֡יםne.vi.'ImH5030to preach of thee atJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, There is akingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063: andnowH6258shall it bereportedיִשָּׁמַ֣עyi.sha.Ma'H8085to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428accordingH5921totheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697. ComenowH6258therefore, andletH6258usH5921takeH5975counselוְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הve.ni.va.'a.TzahH3289togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

8Then IsentH7971unto him,sayingH559, There arenoלֹ֤אlo'H3808suchהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsdoneH1961as thou sayest, but thou feignest themoutH7971of thineownH1961heartמִֽלִּבְּךָ֖mi.li.be.KhaH3820.

9For theyallכֻלָּ֗םkhu.LamH3605would havemadeH6213usכִּ֣יkiH3588afraidמְיָֽרְאִ֤יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.HemH3027shall be weakened from theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399, that it benotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808doneH6213. Butnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258, OGodH559,strengthenחַזֵּ֥קcha.ZekH2388thou myhandsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

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