H9028–הֶם–hem

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.

יָדָ֣ם (ם) m “their”יָדָ֣ם (ם) m “their”יָדָ֣ם (ם) m “their”

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

יָדָ֖ם (ם) m “their”וְאַדִּֽירֵיהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “their”צַוָּרָ֔ם (ם) m “their”אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

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.

יָדָ֨ם (ם) m “their”

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

יָדָ֤ם (ם) m “their”

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

יָדָ֧ם (ם) m “their”

After him were working their brothers, Bavvai, the son of Henadad, ruler of half the division of Keilah.

אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם (הֶ֔ם) Hem “their”

After them came Benjamin and Hasshub, opposite their house. After them Azariah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made good the wall by the house where he himself was living.

בֵּיתָ֑ם (ם) m “their”

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.

אַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

Give ear, O our God, for we are looked down on: let their words of shame be turned back on themselves, and let them be given up to wasting in a land where they are prisoners:

חֶרְפָּתָ֖ם (ם) m “their”רֹאשָׁ֑ם (ם) m “their”

Let not their wrongdoing be covered or their sin washed away from before you: for they have made you angry before the builders.

עֲוֹנָ֔ם (ם) m “their”וְחַטָּאתָ֖ם (ם) m “their”

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

כֻלָּם֙ (ם֙) m “them”

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

מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “them”

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.

תּוֹכָ֖ם (ם) m “them”

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.

חַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛ם (הֶ֛ם) Hem “their”רָמְחֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”וְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

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,

מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם (הֶ֑ם) Hem “them”

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

עֲצָתָ֑ם (ם) m “their”

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.

וְחֶצְיָ֗ם (ם) m “them”

So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.

וְחֶצְיָ֗ם (ם) m “them”

Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.

וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no pow

כִּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

And on hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry.

זַֽעֲקָתָ֔ם (ם) m “their”

Give back to them this very day their fields, their vine-gardens, their olive-gardens, and their houses, as well as a hundredth part of the money and the grain and the wine and the oil which you have taken from them.

שְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛ם (הֶ֛ם) Hem “their”כַּרְמֵיהֶ֥ם (הֶ֥ם) Hem “their”זֵיתֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”וּבָתֵּיהֶ֑ם (הֶ֑ם) Hem “their”

Now from the time when I was made ruler of the people in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year till the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my servants have never taken the food which was the right of the ruler.

פֶּחָם֮ (ם֮) m “their”

But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of

נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

For they were hoping to put fear in us, saying, Their hands will become feeble and give up the work so that it may not get done. But now, O God, make my hands strong.

כֻלָּ֗ם (ם) m “them”יְדֵיהֶ֛ם (הֶ֛ם) Hem “their”