H9002–/וְ–v

And I went out by night, through the doorway of the valley, and past the dragon's water-spring as far as the place where waste material was put, viewing the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down, and the doorways which had been burned with fire.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ (וּ) u. “and”

Then I went on to the door of the fountain and to the king's pool: but there was no room for my beast to get through.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵין־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the chiefs had no knowledge of where I had been or what I was doing; and I had not then said anything to the Jews or to the priests or the great ones or the chiefs or the rest of those who were doing the work.

וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְלַיְּהוּדִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַחֹרִ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַסְּגָנִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙ (וּ) u. “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.

וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וְנִבְנֶה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְאַף־ (וְ) ve. “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?

וְטֹבִיָּ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ (וְ) ve. “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.

וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלָכֶ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּצְדָקָ֛ה (וּ) u. “and”וְזִכָּר֖וֹן (וְ) ve. “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.

וְאֶחָ֣יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And by his side the men of Jericho were building. And after them, Zaccur, the son of Imri.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ (וּ) u. “and”

By their side Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, was making good the walls. Then Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel; and by him, Zadok, the son of Baana.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Near them, the Tekoites were at work; but their chiefs did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַדִּֽירֵיהֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְאֵת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וּמַנְעֻלָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ (וּ) u. “and”

By their side were working Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah from the seat of the ruler across the river.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָדוֹן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה (וְ) ve. “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.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Near them was working Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of half Jerusalem.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

By his side was Jedaiah, the son of Harumaph, opposite his house. And by him was Hattush, the son of Hashabneiah.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֶ֣גֶד (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Malchijah, the son of Harim, and Hasshub, the son of Pahath-moab, were working on another part, and the tower of the ovens.

וְחַשּׁ֖וּב (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Near them was Shallum, the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half Jerusalem, with his daughters.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנוֹתָֽיו׃ (וּ) u. “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.

וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְרִיחָ֑יו (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶ֤לֶף (וְ) ve. “and”

And Malchijah, the son of Rechab, the ruler of the division of Beth-haccherem, made good the doorway of the waste, building it up and putting up its doors, with their locks and rods.

וְאֵ֣ת׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַעֲמִיד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And Shallun, the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of the division of Mizpah, made good the doorway of the fountain, building it up and covering it and putting up its doors, with their locks and rods, with the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, a

וְאֵת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וִיטַֽלְלֶ֔נּוּ (וִ) vi. “and”וְיַעֲמִיד֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וּבְרִיחָ֑יו (וּ) u. “and”וְ֠אֵת (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

By his side was working Nehemiah, the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the division of Beth-zur, as far as the place opposite the last resting-places of David's family, and the pool which was made and the house of the men of war.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

After him Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, was working on another part, from the door of the house of Eliashib as far as the end of his house.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

After him were working the priests, the men of the lowland.

וְאַחֲרָ֛יו (וְ) ve. “and”