Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 6:6-13

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.

10And Iwentבָ֗אתִיVa.tiH935unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofShemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDelaiahדְּלָיָ֛הde.la.YahH1806thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMehetabelמְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖לme.hei.tav.'ElH4105, who wasshutH5462upH5462; and hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Letusאֶל־'el-H413meetנִוָּעֵד֩ni.va.'EdH3259togetherH3259in thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,withinתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432thetempleH1004, and letusאֶל־'el-H413shutH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of thetempleH1004: for they willcomeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935toslayלְהָרְגֶ֔ךָle.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee;yeaכִּ֚יkiH3588, in thenightוְלַ֖יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915will theycomeבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935toslayלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee.

11And Isaidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, ShouldsuchH834amanהַאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376as Ifleeיִבְרָ֔חyiv.RachH1272? and who is there, that, beingsuchH834as I, wouldgoיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thetempleהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964to save his life? I willnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808goאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935in.

12And I discerned, and,loוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sentH7971him: but hepronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696thisprophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016againstעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921meH7971: andTobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900andSanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571hadhiredשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃se.kha.RoH7936him.

13For thiscauseH1961was hehiredשָׂכוּר֙sa.KhurH7936, that I should beafraidאִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H3372, anddoוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651, andsinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398, and that they might have matter for anevilרָ֔עRa'H7451reportלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034, that they mightreproachיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778meH1961.

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