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Nehemiah 6:1-3

1Now it came to pass, whenSanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571, andTobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900, andGeshemוּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shemH1654theArabianהָֽעַרְבִ֜יha.'ar.ViH6163, and therestוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of ourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,heardנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085that I hadbuiltבָנִ֙יתִי֙va.Ni.tiH1129thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and that there was nobreachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556leftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498in it; (thoughגַּ֚ם עַד־gam 'ad-H1571 H5704at thattimeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256I had not setupהֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975thedoorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817upon thegatesבַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃va.she.'a.RimH8179;)

2ThatSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֤טsan.va.LatH5571andGeshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ComeH3212, let usmeetוְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הve.ni.va.'a.DahH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162in some one of thevillagesבַּכְּפִירִ֖יםba.ke.fi.RimH3715in theplainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofOnoאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH207. But theythoughtחֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםcho.she.VimH2803todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213memischiefרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

3And Isentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397to them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I amdoingעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213agreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419workמְלָאכָ֤הme.la.KhahH4399, so that Icannotאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201comedownלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381: why should theworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399ceaseתִשְׁבַּ֤תtish.BatH7673,whileכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Ileaveאַרְפֶּ֔הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503it, and comedownוְיָרַדְתִּ֖יve.ya.rad.TiH3381to you?

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