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Nehemiah 4

1But it came to pass, that whenSanballatH5571heardH8085that we werebuildingבוֹנִים֙vo.NimH1129thewallH2346, he wasangryH2734, and feltgreatהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235indignationוַיִּכְעַ֖סvai.yikh.'AsH3707, andmockedוַיַּלְעֵ֖גvai.yal.'EgH3932theJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

2And hespokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440hisbrethrenאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251and thearmyוְחֵיל֙ve.CheilH2428ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, WhatdoH6213thesefeebleהָאֲמֵלָלִ֖יםha.'a.me.la.LimH537Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֥יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064? will theyfortifyהֲיַעַזְב֨וּha.ya.'az.VuH5800themselves? will theysacrificeהֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙ha.yiz.Ba.chuH2076? will theyfinishהַיְכַלּ֣וּhay.kha.LuH3615in adayבַיּ֔וֹםvai.YomH3117? will theyreviveהַיְחַיּ֧וּhay.chai.YuH2421thestonesהָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.NimH68out of theheapsמֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹתme.'a.re.MotH6194of therubbishהֶעָפָ֖רhe.'a.FarH6083which areburnedשְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃se.ru.FotH8313?

3NowTobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900theAmmoniteהָעַמֹּנִ֖יha.'a.mo.NiH5984was byhimאֶצְל֑וֹ'etz.LoH681, and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Even that which theybuildבּוֹנִ֔יםbo.NimH1129, if afoxשׁוּעָ֔לshu.'AlH7776should goupיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927, he would even breakdownוּפָרַ֖ץu.fa.RatzH6555theirstoneאַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'av.nei.HemH68wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346.

4Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085, O ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; for we aredespisedבוּזָ֔הvu.ZahH939: andturnוְהָשֵׁ֥בve.ha.ShevH7725theirreproachחֶרְפָּתָ֖םcher.pa.TamH2781upon their ownheadרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218, andgiveוּתְנֵ֥םu.te.NemH5414them for aspoilלְבִזָּ֖הle.vi.ZahH961in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofcaptivityשִׁבְיָֽה׃shiv.YahH7633:

5Andcoverתְּכַס֙te.KhasH3680not theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771, and let not theirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403be blottedoutתִּמָּחֶ֑הti.ma.ChehH4229frombeforeמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: for they have provoked thee toangerהִכְעִ֖יסוּhikh.'I.suH3707before thebuildersהַבּוֹנִֽים׃ha.bo.NimH1129.

6So webuiltוַנִּבְנֶה֙va.niv.NehH1129thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346; and all thewallהַחוֹמָ֖הha.cho.MahH2346was joinedtogetherוַתִּקָּשֵׁ֥רva.ti.ka.SherH7194to thehalfחֶצְיָ֑הּchetz.YahH2677of it: for thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971had amindלֵ֦בlevH3820toworkלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213.

7But it came to pass, whenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֡טsan.va.LatH5571, andTobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900, and theArabiansוְהָעַרְבִ֨יםve.ha.'ar.VimH6163, and theAmmonitesוְהָעַמֹּנִ֜יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984, and theAshdoditesוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗יםve.ha.'ash.do.DimH796,heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085that thewallsH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389were setupעָלְתָ֤ה אֲרוּכָה֙'al.Tah 'a.ru.KhahH724 H5927, and that thebreachesהַפְּרֻצִ֖יםha.pe.ru.TzimH6555beganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to beclosedלְהִסָּתֵ֑םle.hi.sa.TemH5640, then they wereveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,

8Andconspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194all of themtogetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162tocomeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935and tofightH3898againstJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and tohinderוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת תּוֹעָֽה׃ve.la.'a.Sot to.'AhH6213 H8442it.

9Nevertheless we made ourprayerוַנִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לva.nit.pa.LelH6419to ourGodH430, andsetוַנַּעֲמִ֨ידva.na.'a.MidH5975awatchמִשְׁמָ֧רmish.MarH4929against themdayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,becauseמִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.HemH6440of them.

10AndJudahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thestrengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of the bearers ofburdensהַסַּבָּ֔לha.sa.BalH5449isfailingכָּשַׁל֙ka.ShalH3782, and there ismuchהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235rubbishוְהֶעָפָ֖רve.he.'a.FarH6083; so that we are notableנוּכַ֔לnu.KhalH3201tobuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129thewallבַּחוֹמָֽה׃ba.cho.MahH2346.

11And ouradversariesצָרֵ֗ינוּtza.Rei.nuH6862saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, They shall notknowיֵדְעוּ֙ye.de.'UH3045, neitherseeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200, till wecomeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935in themidstתּוֹכָ֖םto.KhamH8432amongH8432them, andslayוַהֲרַגְנ֑וּםva.ha.rag.NumH2026them, and cause theworkH4399toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּve.hish.Bat.nuH7673.

12And it came to pass, that when theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whodweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427bythemH681cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935, theysaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to ustenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471, From allplacesהַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725where ye shallreturnתָּשׁ֥וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725to us they will be upon you .

13Therefore Isetוָֽאַעֲמִ֞ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975in thelowerמִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹתmi.tach.ti.YotH8482placesלַמָּק֛וֹםla.ma.KomH4725behindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310thewallH2346, and on the higherplacesבַּצְּחִיחִ֑יםba.tze.chi.chi.yimH6706 H6708, I evensetוָֽאַעֲמִ֤ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975thepeopleH5971according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתle.mish.pa.ChotH4940with theirswordsחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛םchar.vo.tei.HemH2719, theirspearsרָמְחֵיהֶ֖םra.me.chei.HemH7420, and theirbowsוְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ve.ka.she.to.tei.HemH7198.

14And Ilookedוָאֵ֣רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, andaroseוָאָק֗וּםva.'a.KumH6965, andsaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559to thenoblesהַחֹרִ֤יםha.cho.RimH2715, and to therulersהַסְּגָנִים֙ha.se.ga.NimH5461, and to therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Be ye notafraidתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372ofthemמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440:rememberזְכֹ֔רוּze.Kho.ruH2142theLordאֲדֹנָ֞י'a.do.NaiH136, who isgreatהַגָּד֤וֹלha.ga.DolH1419andterribleוְהַנּוֹרָא֙ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372, andfightH3898for yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251, yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121, and yourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323, yourwivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֖םne.shei.KhemH802, and yourhousesוּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ פu.va.tei.KhemH1004.

15And it came to pass, when ourenemiesאוֹיְבֵ֙ינוּ֙'oy.Vei.nuH341heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085that it wasknownנ֣וֹדַֽעNo.da'H3045to us, andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadbroughtH6565theircounselעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098tonoughtH6565, that wereturnedוַנָּ֤שָׁבva.na.shuvH7725all of us to thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to hisworkH4399.

16And it came to pass from thattimeH3117forth, that thehalfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of myservantsH5288wroughtעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213in theworkH4399, and the otherhalfוְחֶצְיָ֗םve.chetz.YamH2677of themheldמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388both thespearsוְהָרְמָחִ֣יםve.ha.re.ma.ChimH7420, theshieldsהַמָּגִנִּ֔יםha.ma.gi.NimH4043, and thebowsוְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹתve.ha.ke.sha.TotH7198, and the coats ofmailוְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑יםve.ha.shir.yo.NimH8302; and therulersוְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔יםve.Ha.sa.RimH8269werebehindאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310all thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

17They whobuiltהַבּוֹנִ֧יםha.bo.NimH1129on thewallבַּחוֹמָ֛הba.cho.MahH2346, and they thatboreוְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםve.ha.no.se.'ImH5375burdensבַּסֶּ֖בֶלba.Se.velH5447, burdenedthemselvesעֹמְשִׂ֑ים'o.me.SimH6006, every one withoneבְּאַחַ֤תbe.'a.ChatH259of hishandsיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027wroughtעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213in theworkבַמְּלָאכָ֔הva.me.la.KhahH4399, and with theotherוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259handheldמַחֲזֶ֥קֶתma.cha.Ze.ketH2388aweaponH7973.

18For thebuildersוְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔יםve.Ha.bo.NimH1129, everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376had hisswordחַרְבּ֛וֹchar.BoH2719girdedאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631by hissideמָתְנָ֖יוma.te.NavH4975, and sobuiltוּבוֹנִ֑יםu.vo.NimH1129. And he thatsoundedוְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַve.ha.to.Ke.a'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782was bymeאֶצְלִֽי׃'etz.LiH681.

19And Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559to thenoblesהַחֹרִ֤יםha.cho.RimH2715, and to therulersהַסְּגָנִים֙ha.se.ga.NimH5461, and to therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֥הha.me.la.KhahH4399isgreatהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235andlargeוּרְחָבָ֑הu.re.cha.VahH7342, and we areseparatedנִפְרָדִים֙nif.ra.DimH6504upon thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376farfromרְחוֹקִ֖יםre.cho.KimH7350anotherמֵאָחִֽיו׃me.'a.ChivH251.

20In whatplaceבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725therefore yehearתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,resortתִּקָּבְצ֣וּti.ka.ve.TzuH6908ye there to us: ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shallfightיִלָּ֥חֶםyi.La.chemH3898for us.

21So welabouredעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213in theworkבַּמְּלָאכָ֑הba.me.la.KhahH4399: andhalfוְחֶצְיָ֗םve.chetz.YamH2677of themheldמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388thespearsבָּֽרְמָחִ֔יםba.re.ma.ChimH7420from therisingמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927of themorningהַשַּׁ֔חַרha.Sha.charH7837till thestarsהַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ha.ko.kha.VimH3556appearedצֵ֥אתtzetH3318.

22Likewise at the sametimeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I to thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971, Let everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with hisservantוְנַעֲר֔וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288lodgeיָלִ֖ינוּya.Li.nuH3885withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that in thenightהַלַּ֛יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915they may be aguardמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929to us, andlabourמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399in thedayוְהַיּ֥וֹםve.hai.YomH3117.

23So neither I, nor mybrethrenוְאַחַ֣יve.'a.ChaiH251, nor myservantsוּנְעָרַ֗יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288, nor themenוְאַנְשֵׁ֤יve.'an.SheiH582of theguardהַמִּשְׁמָר֙ha.mish.MarH4929whofollowedאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, none ofusאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587putoffפֹשְׁטִ֖יםfo.she.TimH6584ourclothesבְּגָדֵ֑ינוּbe.ga.Dei.nuH899, except that everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376put themoffשִׁלְח֥וֹshil.ChoH7973forwashingהַמָּֽיִם׃ סha.Ma.yimH4325.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 4

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