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Nehemiah 2

1And it came to pass in themonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Nisanנִיסָ֗ןni.SanH5212, in thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֛ים'es.RimH6242yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thatwineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196wasbeforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and I tookupוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375thewineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196, andgaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414it to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428. Now I had not in times past beensadרַ֖עra'H7451in hispresenceלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

2Therefore thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to me, Why is thycountenanceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440sadרָעִ֗יםra.'ImH7451, seeing thou art notsickחוֹלֶ֔הcho.LehH2470? this is nothing butsorrowרֹ֣עַֽRo.a'H7455ofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820. Then I wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatlyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235afraidוָאִירָ֖אva.'i.Ra'H3372,

3Andsaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, Let thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769: why should not mycountenanceפָנַ֗יfa.NaiH6440besadH3415, when thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892, theplaceבֵּית־beit-H1004of myfathersאֲבֹתַי֙'a.vo.TaiH1’sepulchresקִבְר֤וֹתkiv.RotH6913, liethwasteחֲרֵבָ֔הcha.re.VahH2720, and itsgatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179areconsumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ סva.'EshH784?

4Then thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, For what dost thou makerequestמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245? So Iprayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֔לva.'et.pa.LelH6419to theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

5And Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, If it shouldpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and if thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650hath foundfavourיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190in thysightלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440, that thou wouldestsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִיtish.la.Che.niH7971me toJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, to thecityעִ֛יר'irH5892of myfathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1’sepulchresקִבְר֥וֹתkiv.RotH6913, that I maybuildוְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃ve.'ev.Ne.nahH1129it.

6And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to me, (thequeenוְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל׀ve.ha.she.GalH7694alsosittingיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427byhimאֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.LoH681,) For how long shall thyjourneyמַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖ma.ha.la.kha.KhaH4109be? and when wilt thoureturnתָּשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725? So itpleasedוַיִּיטַ֤ב לִפְנֵֽי־vai.yi.Tav lif.nei-H3190 H6440thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tosendוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niH7971me; and Isetוָֽאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414him atimeזְמָֽן׃ze.ManH2165.

7Moreover Isaidוָאוֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559to thekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֒la.me.leKhH4428, If it shouldpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, letlettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107begivenיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414me to thegovernorsפַּחֲו֖וֹתpa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104, that they may let me passthroughיַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיya.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674till Icomeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935intoJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

8And aletterוְאִגֶּ֡רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107toAsaphאָסָף֩'a.SafH623thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֨רsho.MerH8104of theking’sלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428forestהַפַּרְדֵּ֜סha.par.DesH6508, that he maygiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414metimberעֵצִ֡ים'e.TzimH6086to makebeamsלְ֠קָרוֹתLe.ka.rotH7136for thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.ReiH8179of thepalaceהַבִּירָ֤הha.bi.RahH1002which is near to thehouseלַבַּ֙יִת֙la.Ba.yitH1004, and for thewallוּלְחוֹמַ֣תu.le.cho.MatH2346of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and for thehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004that I shallenterאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me, according to thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430upon me.

9Then Icameוָֽאָב֗וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935to thegovernorsפַּֽחֲווֹת֙pa.cha.VotH6346beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104, andgaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414them theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lettersאִגְּר֣וֹת'i.ge.RotH107. Now thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971captainsשָׂ֥רֵיSa.reiH8269of thearmyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428andhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ פu.fa.ra.ShimH6571with me.

10WhenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.NiH2772, andTobiahוְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ve.toi.YahH2900theservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650, theAmmoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it, itgrievedH3415themexceedinglyרָעָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֑הra.'Ah ge.do.LahH7451 H1419that there hadcomeבָּ֥אba'H935amanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245thewelfareטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11So Icameוָאָב֖וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and was therethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

12And Iaroseוָאָק֣וּם׀va.'a.KumH6965in thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, I andsomeH4592fewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menוַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀va.'a.na.ShimH582with me; neithertoldהִגַּ֣דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046I anymanלְאָדָ֔םle.'a.DamH120what myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430hadputנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414in myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213atJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389: neither was there anybeastוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929with me, except thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that I rodeuponרֹכֵ֥בro.KhevH7392.

13And I wentoutוָאֵצְאָ֨הva.'e.tze.'AhH3318bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thegateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179of thevalleyהַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'H1516, evenbeforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440thedragonהַתַּנִּ֔יןha.ta.NinH8577wellעֵ֣ין'einH5869 H5886, and to thedungהָאַשְׁפֹּ֑תha.'ash.PotH830portשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179, andviewedשֹׂבֵ֜רso.VerH7663 H7665thewallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, which were brokendownהֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhemhem/ /fe.ru.tzimfe.ru.tzimH6555, and theirgatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179wereconsumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

14Then I wentonוָאֶֽעֱבֹר֙va.'e.'e.VorH5674to thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thefountainהָעַ֔יִןha.'A.yinH5869, and to theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428poolבְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.KhatH1295: but there was noplaceמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725for thebeastלַבְּהֵמָ֖הla.be.he.MahH929that was under me topassלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674.

15Then I wentupעֹלֶ֤ה'o.LehH5927in thenightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thebrookבַנַּ֙חַל֙va.Na.chalH5158, andviewedשֹׂבֵ֖רso.VerH7663 H7665thewallבַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.MahH2346, and turnedbackוָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725, andenteredוָאָב֛וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935by thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thevalleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516, and soreturnedוָאָשֽׁוּב׃va.'a.ShuvH7725.

16And therulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461knewיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not where Iwentהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980, or what Ididעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213; neither had I asyetכֵּ֖ןkenH3651toldהִגַּֽדְתִּי׃hi.Gad.tiH5046it to theJewsוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.DimH3064, nor to thepriestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548, nor to thenoblesוְלַחֹרִ֣יםve.la.cho.RimH2715, nor to therulersוְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.la.se.ga.NimH5461, nor to therestוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terH3499thatdidעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399.

17Thensaidוָאוֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559I to them, Yeseeרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200thedistressהָרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that we are in, howJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389liethwasteחֲרֵבָ֔הcha.re.VahH2720, and itsgatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179areburnedנִצְּת֣וּni.tze.TuH3341withfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784:comeH3212, and let us buildupוְנִבְנֶה֙ve.niv.NehH1129thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that we may be no more areproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

18Then Itoldוָאַגִּ֨ידva.'a.GidH5046them of thehandיַ֣דyadH3027of myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430which wasgoodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896upon me; as also theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697that he hadspokenאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to me. And theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Let usriseנָק֣וּםna.KumH6965andbuildוּבָנִ֔ינוּu.va.Ni.nuH1129. So theystrengthenedוַיְחַזְּק֥וּvay.cha.ze.KuH2388theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027for thisgoodלַטּוֹבָֽה׃ פla.to.VahH2896work .

19But whenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֨טsan.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֜יha.cho.ro.NiH2772, andTobiahוְטֹבִיָּ֣ה׀ve.toi.YahH2900theservantהָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedH5650, theAmmoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֗יha.'a.mo.NiH5984, andGeshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654theArabianהָֽעַרְבִ֔יha.'ar.ViH6163,heardוַיִּשְׁמַע֩vai.yish.Ma'H8085it, theymockedוַיַּלְעִ֣גוּvai.yal.'I.guH3932, anddespisedוַיִּבְז֖וּvai.yiv.ZuH959us, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, What is thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that yedoעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213? will yerebelמֹרְדִֽים׃mo.re.DimH4775against thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?

20Then Iansweredוָאָשִׁ֨יב דָּבָ֗רva.'a.Shiv da.VarH7725 H1697them, andsaidוָאוֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559to them, TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, he willprosperיַצְלִ֣יחַֽyatz.Li.achH6743us; therefore we hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650willariseנָק֣וּםna.KumH6965andbuildוּבָנִ֑ינוּu.va.Ni.nuH1129: but ye have noportionחֵ֧לֶקChe.lekH2506, norrightוּצְדָקָ֛הu.tze.da.KahH6666, normemorialוְזִכָּר֖וֹןve.zi.ka.RonH2146, inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 2

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