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Nehemiah 4:16-23

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.

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