Nehemiah 4
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- 1But it came to pass that when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
- וַיְהִ֞י
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר
- שָׁמַ֣ע
- שָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'he heardH8085G
- סַנְבַלַּ֗ט
- סַנְבַלַּ֗טsan.va.LatSanballatH5571
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- אֲנַ֤חְנוּ
- אֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH0587
- בוֹנִים֙
- בוֹנִים֙vo.Nim[were] rebuildingH1129
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה
- וַיִּ֣חַר
- ל֔וֹ
- וַיִּכְעַ֖ס
- הַרְבֵּ֑ה
- הַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehgreatlyH7235A
- וַיַּלְעֵ֖ג
- עַל־
- עַל'al-<on>H5921A
- הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃
- 2And he spoke before his brethren, and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- אֶחָ֗יו
- וְחֵיל֙
- שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן
- שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonSamariaH8111
- וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
- מָ֛ה
- מָ֛הmahwhat?H4100
- הַיְּהוּדִ֥ים
- הָאֲמֵלָלִ֖ים
- עֹשִׂ֑ים
- עֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimdoingH6213A
- הֲיַעַזְב֨וּ
- לָהֶ֤ם
- הֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙
- הַיְכַלּ֣וּ
- בַיּ֔וֹם
- הַיְחַיּ֧וּ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָאֲבָנִ֛ים
- מֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹת
- הֶעָפָ֖ר
- וְהֵ֥מָּה
- שְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃
- שְׂרוּפֽוֹתse.ru.Fot[are] burnedH8313
- 3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox should go up, he would even break down their stone wall.
- וְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה
- הָעַמֹּנִ֖י
- אֶצְל֑וֹ
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
- גַּ֚ם
- גַּ֚םgamalsoH1571
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-[that] whichH0834A
- הֵ֣ם
- הֵ֣םhemtheyH1992
- בּוֹנִ֔ים
- בּוֹנִ֔יםbo.Nim[are] buildingH1129
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- יַעֲלֶ֣ה
- יַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.Lehit will go upH5927G
- שׁוּעָ֔ל
- שׁוּעָ֔לshu.'Ala foxH7776
- וּפָרַ֖ץ
- חוֹמַ֥ת
- חוֹמַ֥תcho.Mat[the] wall ofH2346G
- אַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃
- 4Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
- 5And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
- 6So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to the half of it, for the people had a mind to work.
- 7But it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were set up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
- וַיְהִ֣י
- כַאֲשֶׁ֣ר
- שָׁמַ֣ע
- שָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'he heardH8085G
- סַנְבַלַּ֡ט
- סַנְבַלַּ֡טsan.va.LatSanballatH5571
- וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה
- וְהָעַרְבִ֨ים
- וְהָעַמֹּנִ֜ים
- וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗ים
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- עָלְתָ֤ה
- עָלְתָ֤ה'al.Tahit had gone upH5927G
- אֲרוּכָה֙
- אֲרוּכָה֙'a.ru.Khah[the] repairH0724
- לְחֹמ֣וֹת
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-thatH3588A
- הֵחֵ֥לּוּ
- הֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luthey had begunH2490C
- הַפְּרֻצִ֖ים
- לְהִסָּתֵ֑ם
- וַיִּ֥חַר
- לָהֶ֖ם
- מְאֹֽד׃
- מְאֹֽדme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
- 8And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
- 9Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
- 10And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
- 11And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
- וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
- צָרֵ֗ינוּ
- לֹ֤א
- לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
- יֵדְעוּ֙
- יֵדְעוּ֙ye.de.'Uthey will knowH3045
- וְלֹ֣א
- יִרְא֔וּ
- יִרְא֔וּyir.'Uthey will seeH7200G
- עַ֛ד
- עַ֛ד'aduntilH5704
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- נָב֥וֹא
- נָב֥וֹאna.Vo'we will comeH0935G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-intoH0413
- תּוֹכָ֖ם
- וַהֲרַגְנ֑וּם
- וְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃
- 12And it came to pass, that when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return to us they will be upon you.
- 13Therefore I set in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
- 14And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be ye not afraid of them: remember the Lord who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
- וָאֵ֣רֶא
- וָאָק֗וּם
- וָאֹמַ֞ר
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַחֹרִ֤ים
- וְאֶל־
- הַסְּגָנִים֙
- וְאֶל־
- יֶ֣תֶר
- יֶ֣תֶרYe.ter[the] rest ofH3499A
- הָעָ֔ם
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תִּֽירְא֖וּ
- תִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'Uyou be afraidH3372G
- מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אֲדֹנָ֞י
- אֲדֹנָ֞י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH0136
- הַגָּד֤וֹל
- וְהַנּוֹרָא֙
- זְכֹ֔רוּ
- זְכֹ֔רוּze.Kho.rurememberH2142
- וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- אֲחֵיכֶם֙
- בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם
- וּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔ם
- נְשֵׁיכֶ֖ם
- וּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃
- 15And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to naught, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.
- וַיְהִ֞י
- כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־
- שָׁמְע֤וּ
- שָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'Uthey heardH8085G
- אוֹיְבֵ֙ינוּ֙
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-thatH3588A
- נ֣וֹדַֽע
- נ֣וֹדַֽעNo.da'it was knownH3045
- לָ֔נוּ
- וַיָּ֥פֶר
- הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עֲצָתָ֑ם
- וַנָּ֤שָׁבQere, written (Ketiv): וַנָּשׁוּב
- כֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה
- אִ֖ישׁ
- אִ֖ישׁ'isheach oneH0376I
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃
- 16And it came to pass, from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
- וַיְהִ֣י׀
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַיּ֣וֹם
- הַה֗וּא
- חֲצִ֣י
- חֲצִ֣יcha.Tzi<the> half ofH2677
- נְעָרַי֮
- עֹשִׂ֣ים
- עֹשִׂ֣ים'o.Sim[were] doingH6213A
- בַּמְּלָאכָה֒
- וְחֶצְיָ֗ם
- מַחֲזִיקִים֙
- מַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.Kim[were] holdingH2388H
- וְהָרְמָחִ֣ים
- הַמָּגִנִּ֔ים
- וְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹת
- וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים
- וְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔ים
- אַחֲרֵ֖י
- אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.Rei[were] behindH0310A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- בֵּ֥ית
- בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004M
- יְהוּדָֽה׃
- יְהוּדָֽהye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- 17They who built on the wall, and they that bore burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
- 18For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
- 19And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
- וָאֹמַ֞ר
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַחֹרִ֤ים
- וְאֶל־
- הַסְּגָנִים֙
- וְאֶל־
- יֶ֣תֶר
- יֶ֣תֶרYe.ter[the] rest ofH3499A
- הָעָ֔ם
- הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה
- הַרְבֵּ֖ה
- הַרְבֵּ֖הhar.Beh[is] muchH7235A
- וּרְחָבָ֑ה
- וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ
- נִפְרָדִים֙
- נִפְרָדִים֙nif.ra.Dim[are] separateH6504
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה
- רְחוֹקִ֖ים
- רְחוֹקִ֖יםre.cho.KimdistantH7350
- אִ֥ישׁ
- אִ֥ישׁ'isheachH0376I
- מֵאָחִֽיו׃
- 20In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither to us: our God will fight for us.
- בִּמְק֗וֹם
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher<of> whereH0834A
- תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙
- תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'Uyou will hearH8085G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- ק֣וֹל
- ק֣וֹלKol[the] sound ofH6963H
- הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר
- שָׁ֖מָּה
- תִּקָּבְצ֣וּ
- תִּקָּבְצ֣וּti.ka.ve.Tzuyou will assembleH6908
- אֵלֵ֑ינוּ
- אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ
- יִלָּ֥חֶם
- יִלָּ֥חֶםyi.La.chemhe will fightH3898A
- לָֽנוּ׃
- 21So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
- 22Likewise at the same time said I to the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labor in the day.
- גַּ֣ם
- גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571
- בָּעֵ֤ת
- הַהִיא֙
- אָמַ֣רְתִּי
- אָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI saidH0559
- לָעָ֔ם
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'isheach oneH0376I
- וְנַעֲר֔וֹ
- יָלִ֖ינוּ
- יָלִ֖ינוּya.Li.nulet them spend [the] nightH3885A
- בְּת֣וֹךְ
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
- וְהָֽיוּ־
- לָ֧נוּ
- הַלַּ֛יְלָה
- מִשְׁמָ֖ר
- מִשְׁמָ֖רmish.Mara guardH4929
- וְהַיּ֥וֹם
- מְלָאכָֽה׃
- מְלָאכָֽהme.la.KhahworkH4399
- גַּ֣ם
- 23So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
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