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Nehemiah 6:6-13

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.

7And thou hast alsoappointedהֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975prophetsנְבִיאִ֡יםne.vi.'ImH5030toproclaimלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121concerning thee atJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, There is akingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063: and now shall it bereportedיִשָּׁמַ֣עyi.sha.Ma'H8085to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428according to thesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697.ComeH3212now therefore, and let us takecounselוְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הve.ni.va.'a.TzahH3289togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

8Then Isentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ThereareH1961no suchthingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697doneH1961as thousayestאוֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559, but thou makethupבוֹדָֽאם׃vo.DamH908them out of thy ownheartמִֽלִּבְּךָ֖mi.li.be.KhaH3820.

9For they all made usafraidמְיָֽרְאִ֤יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.HemH3027shall beweakenedיִרְפּ֧וּyir.PuH7503from theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399, that it may not bedoneתֵעָשֶׂ֑הte.'a.SehH6213. Now therefore, O God,strengthenחַזֵּ֥קcha.ZekH2388myhandsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

10Afterward Icameבָ֗אתִיVa.tiH935to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofShemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDelaiahדְּלָיָ֛הde.la.YahH1806thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMehetabeelמְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖לme.hei.tav.'ElH4105, who was shutupעָצ֑וּר'a.TzurH6113; and hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let us meettogetherנִוָּעֵד֩ni.va.'EdH3259in thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,withinתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432thetempleהַֽהֵיכָ֗לha.hei.KhalH1964, and let usshutוְנִסְגְּרָה֙ve.nis.ge.RahH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of thetempleהַהֵיכָ֔לha.hei.KhalH1964: for they willcomeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935toslayלְהָרְגֶ֔ךָle.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee; yea, in thenightוְלַ֖יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915will theycomeבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935toslayלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee.

11And Isaidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, ShouldsuchH3644amanהַאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376as Ifleeיִבְרָ֔חyiv.RachH1272? and who is there, that, being as I am, wouldgoיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into thetempleהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964to save hislifeH2425? I will not goinאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935.

12And, lo, Iperceivedוָאַכִּ֕ירָהva.'a.Ki.rahH5234thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had notsentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him; but that hepronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696thisprophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016against me: forTobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900andSanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571hadhiredשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃se.kha.RoH7936him.

13Therefore was hehiredשָׂכוּר֙sa.KhurH7936, that I should beafraidאִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H3372, and dosoוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213, andsinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398, and that they might have matter for abadרָ֔עRa'H7451reportלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034, that they mightreproachיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778me.

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