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Nehemiah 4:3-7

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,

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