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Nehemiah 1:2-4

2ThatHananiחֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niH2607,oneאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259of mybrethrenמֵאַחַ֛יme.'a.ChaiH251,cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935, he and certainmenוַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.na.ShimH582ofJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֑הmi.hu.DahH3063; and Iaskedוָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞םva.'esh.'a.LemH7592them concerning theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֧יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that hadescapedהַפְּלֵיטָ֛הha.pe.lei.TahH6413, who wereleftנִשְׁאֲר֥וּnish.'a.RuH7604of thecaptivityהַשֶּׁ֖בִיha.She.viH7628, and concerningJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559to me, Theremnantהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604that areleftנִשְׁאֲר֤וּnish.'a.RuH7604of thecaptivityהַשְּׁבִי֙ha.she.ViH7628there in theprovinceבַּמְּדִינָ֔הba.me.di.NahH4082are ingreatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419afflictionבְּרָעָ֥הbe.ra.'AhH7451andreproachוּבְחֶרְפָּ֑הu.ve.cher.PahH2781: thewallוְחוֹמַ֤תve.cho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389also is brokendownמְפֹרָ֔צֶתme.fo.Ra.tzetH6555, and itsgatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179areburnedנִצְּת֥וּni.tze.TuH3341withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

4And it came to pass, when Iheardכְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ke.sha.me.'IH8085thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that I satdownיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427andweptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הva.'ev.KehH1058, andmournedוָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הva.'et.'a.be.LahH56certaindaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, andfastedצָם֙tzamH6684, andprayedוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

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