H9001–/וַ–v

Then in the night, I went up by the stream, viewing the wall; then turning back, I went in by the door in the valley, and so came back.

וָאֱהִ֨י (וָ) va. “and”וָאֱהִ֥י (וָ) va. “and”וָאָשׁ֗וּב (וָ) va. “and”וָאָב֛וֹא (וָ) va. “and”וָאָשֽׁוּב׃ (וָ) va. “and”

Then I said to them, You see what a bad condition we are in; how Jerusalem is a waste, and its doorways burned with fire: come, let us get to work, building up the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be put to shame.

וָאוֹמַ֣ר (וָ) va. “and”

Then I gave them an account of how the hand of my God was on me, helping me; and of the king's words which he had said to me. And they said, Let us get to work on the building. So they made their hands strong for the good work.

וָאַגִּ֨יד (וָ) va. “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וּבָנִ֔ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”וַיְחַזְּק֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

But Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, hearing of it, made sport of us, laughing at us and saying, What are you doing? will you go against the king?

וַיִּשְׁמַע֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּלְעִ֣גוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְז֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then answering them I said, The God of heaven, he will be our help; so we his servants will go on with our building: but you have no part or right or any name in Jerusalem.

וָאָשִׁ֨יב (וָ) va. “and”וָאוֹמַ֤ר (וָ) va. “and”וּבָנִ֑ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”

Then Eliashib, the chief priest, got up with his brothers the priests, and took in hand the building of the sheep doorway; they made it holy and put its doors in position; as far as the tower of Hammeah they made it holy, even to the tower of Hananel.

וַיָּ֡קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְנוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמִ֖ידוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

The sons of Hassenaah were the builders of the fish doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.

וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

Joiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam, the son of Besodeiah, made good the old doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.

וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

Near them was working Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah, the gold-worker. And by him was Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, building up Jerusalem as far as the wide wall.

וַיַּֽעַזְבוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Hanun and the people of Zanoah were working on the doorway of the valley; they put it up and put up its doors, with their locks and rods, and a thousand cubits of wall as far as the doorway where the waste material was placed.

וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And by his side was working Ezer, the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, making good another part opposite the way up to the store of arms at the turning of the wall.

וַיְחַזֵּ֨ק (וַ) va “and”

Now, Sanballat, hearing that we were building the wall, was very angry, and in his wrath made sport of the Jews.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּ֣חַר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְעַ֖ס (וַ) va “and”וַיַּלְעֵ֖ג (וַ) va “and”

And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they make themselves strong? will they make offerings? will they get the work done in a day? will they make the stones which have been burned com

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Such is their building that if a fox goes up it, their stone wall will be broken down.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּפָרַ֖ץ (וּ) u. “and”

So we went on building the wall; and all the wall was joined together half-way up: for the people were working hard.

וַנִּבְנֶה֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקָּשֵׁ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”וַיְהִ֧י (וַ) va “and”

But when it came to the ears of Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites, that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the broken places were being made good, they were full of wrath;

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֥חַר (וַ) va “and”

And they made designs, all of them together, to come and make an attack on Jerusalem, causing trouble there.

וַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

But we made our prayer to God, and had men on watch against them day and night because of them.

וַנִּתְפַּלֵּ֖ל (וַ) va. “and”וַנַּעֲמִ֨יד (וַ) va. “and”

And Judah said, The strength of the workmen is giving way, and there is much waste material; it is impossible for us to put up the wall.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַהֲרַגְנ֑וּם (וַ) va. “and”וְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

So in the lowest part of the space at the back of the walls, in the open places, I put the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

וָֽאַעֲמִ֞יד (וָֽ) va. “and”וָֽאַעֲמִ֤יד (וָֽ) va. “and”

And after looking, I got up and said to the great ones and to the chiefs and to the rest of the people, Have no fear of them: keep in mind the Lord who is great and greatly to be feared, and take up arms for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters,

וָאֵ֣רֶא (וָ) va. “and”וָאָק֗וּם (וָ) va. “and”וָאֹמַ֞ר (וָ) va. “and”

And when it came to the ears of those who were against us, that we had knowledge of their designs and that God had made their purpose come to nothing, we all went back to the wall, everyone to his work

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥פֶר (וַ) va “and”וַנָּ֤שָׁב (וַ) va. “and”

And from that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal war-dresses; and the chiefs were at the back of the men of Judah.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”