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Nehemiah 4:7-15

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.

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