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Nehemiah 6:8-15

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.

14MyGodאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,thinkזָכְרָ֧הza.khe.RahH2142thou uponTobiahלְטוֹבִיָּ֥הle.toi.YahH2900andSanballatוּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖טu.le.san.va.LatH5571according to these theirworksכְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יוke.ma.'a.SavH4639, and on theprophetessהַנְּבִיאָה֙ha.ne.vi.'AhH5031Noadiahלְנוֹעַדְיָ֤הle.no.'ad.YahH5129, and therestוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, that would have put me infearמְיָֽרְאִ֥יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372.

15So thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346wasfinishedוַתִּשְׁלַם֙va.tish.LamH7999in thetwentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.RimH6242andfifthוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568day of the monthElulלֶאֱל֑וּלle.'e.LulH435, infiftyלַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםla.cha.mi.ShimH2572andtwoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117.

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