Nehemiah 4
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- 1And it cometh to pass, when Sanballat hath heard that we are building the wall, that it is displeasing to him, and he is very angry and mocketh at 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 saith before his brethren and the force of Samaria, yea, he saith, `What `are' the weak Jews doing? are they left to themselves? do they sacrifice? do they complete in a day? do they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish? -- and they burnt!'
- 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
- 3And Tobiah the Ammonite `is' by him and saith, `Also, that which they are building -- if a fox doth go up, then it hath broken 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 have been despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, and give them for a spoil in a land of captivity;
- 5and do not cover over their iniquity, and their sin from before Thee let not be blotted out, for they have provoked to anger -- over-against those building.
- 6And we build the wall, and all the wall is joined -- unto its half, and the people have a heart to work.
- 7And it cometh to pass, when Sanballat hath heard, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, that lengthening hath gone up to the walls of Jerusalem, that the breeches have begun to be stopped, then it is very displeasing to them,
- 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 they conspire, all of them together, to come in to fight against Jerusalem, and to do to it injury.
- 9And we pray unto our God, and appoint a watch against them, by day and by night, because of them.
- 10And Judah saith, `The power of the burden-bearers hath become feeble, and the rubbish `is' abundant, and we are not able to build on the wall.'
- 11And our adversaries say, `They do not know, nor see, till that we come in to their midst, and have slain them, and caused 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 cometh to pass, when the Jews have come who are dwelling near them, that they say to us ten times from all the places whither ye return -- `they are' against us.
- 13And I appoint at the lowest of the places, at the back of the wall, in the clear places, yea, I appoint the people, by their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
- 14And I see, and rise up, and say unto the freemen, and unto the prefects, and unto the rest of the people, `Be not afraid of them; the Lord, the great and the fearful, remember ye, 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 cometh to pass, when our enemies have heard that it hath been known to us, and God doth frustrate their counsel, and we turn back, all of us, unto the wall, each unto 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׃
- 16yea, it cometh to pass, from that day, half of my servants are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the heads `are' 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
- 17The builders on the wall, and the bearers of the burden, those lading, `each' with one of his hands is working in the business, and one is laying hold of the missile.
- 18And the builders `are' each with his sword, girded on his loins, and building, and he who is blowing with a trumpet `is' beside me.
- 19And I say unto the freemen, and unto the prefects, and unto the rest of the people, `The work is abundant, and large, and we are separated on the wall, far off one 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 the place that ye hear the voice of the trumpet thither ye are gathered unto us; our God doth 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׃
- 21And we are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of the spears, from the going up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.
- 22Also, at that time I said to the people, `Let each with his servant lodge in the midst of Jerusalem, and they have been to us by night a guard, and by day `for' the work:'
- 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
- 23and there are none -- I and my brethren and my servants, the men of the guard who `are' after me -- there are none of us putting off our garments, each `hath' his vessel of water.
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