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Nehemiah 6:1-6

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?

4Yet theysentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971to mefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471in thiswayכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697; and Iansweredוָאָשִׁ֥יבva.'a.ShivH7725them after the samemannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

5ThenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֜טsan.va.LatH5571sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971hisservantנַעֲר֑וֹna.'a.RoH5288to me in likemannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697thefifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549timeפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471with anopenפְּתוּחָ֖הpe.tu.ChahH6605letterוְאִגֶּ֥רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

6In which waswrittenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789, It isreportedנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֤םba.go.YimH1471, andGashmuוְגַשְׁמ֣וּve.gash.MuH1654saithאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559it, that thou and theJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thinkחֹשְׁבִ֣יםcho.she.VimH2803torebelלִמְר֔וֹדlim.RodH4775: for whichcauseכֵּ֛ןkenH3651thoubuildestבוֹנֶ֖הvo.NehH1129thewallהַחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346, that thou mayestbeהֹוֶ֤הho.VehH1933theirkingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, according to thesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

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