Nehemiah 3
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וַיָּ֡קָםand he aroseאֶלְיָשִׁיב֩Eliashibהַכֹּהֵ֨ןthe priestהַגָּד֜וֹלthe greatוְאֶחָ֣יוand brothers hisהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםthe priestsוַיִּבְנוּ֙and they rebuiltאֶת־obj.שַׁ֣עַרthe gate ofהַצֹּ֔אןthe sheepהֵ֣מָּהtheyקִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּthey consecrated itוַֽיַּעֲמִ֖ידוּand they set upדַּלְתֹתָ֑יוdoors itsוְעַד־and toמִגְדַּ֤לthe tower ofהַמֵּאָה֙the hundredקִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּthey consecrated itעַ֖דtoמִגְדַּ֥לthe tower ofחֲנַנְאֵֽל׃ סHananel
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וְעַל־and onיָדָ֣םhand theirהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe repairedמְרֵמ֤וֹתMeremothבֶּן־the son ofאוּרִיָּה֙Uriahבֶּן־the son ofהַקּ֔וֹץ סHakkozוְעַל־and onיָדָ֣םhand theirהֶחֱזִ֔יקhe repairedמְשֻׁלָּ֥םMeshullamבֶּן־the son ofבֶּרֶכְיָ֖הBerekiahבֶּן־the son ofמְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֑ל סMeshezabelוְעַל־and onיָדָ֣םhand theirהֶֽחֱזִ֔יקhe repairedצָד֖וֹקZadokבֶּֽן־the son ofבַּעֲנָֽא׃ סBaana
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וְאֵת֩and obj.שַׁ֨עַרGateהַיְשָׁנָ֜הthe Jeshanahהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּthey repairedיֽוֹיָדָע֙Joiadaבֶּן־the son ofפָּסֵ֔חַPaseahוּמְשֻׁלָּ֖םand Meshullamבֶּן־the son ofבְּסֽוֹדְיָ֑הBesodeiahהֵ֣מָּהtheyקֵר֔וּהוּthey made beams for itוַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙and they set upדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdoors itsוּמַנְעֻלָ֖יוand bolts itsוּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סand bars its
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עַל־onיָד֣וֹhand hisהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe repairedעֻזִּיאֵ֤לUzzielבֶּֽן־the son ofחַרְהֲיָה֙Harhaiahצֽוֹרְפִ֔ים סgoldsmithsוְעַל־and onיָד֣וֹhand hisהֶחֱזִ֔יקhe repairedחֲנַנְיָ֖הHananiahבֶּן־the son ofהָרַקָּחִ֑יםthe perfumersוַיַּֽעַזְבוּ֙and they restoredיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemעַ֖דtoהַחוֹמָ֥הthe wallהָרְחָבָֽה׃ סthe broad
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אֵת֩obj.שַׁ֨עַרthe gate ofהַגַּ֜יְאthe valleyהֶחֱזִ֣יקhe repairedחָנוּן֮Hanunוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יand the inhabitants ofזָנוֹחַ֒Zanoahהֵ֣מָּהtheyבָנ֔וּהוּthey rebuilt itוַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙and they set upדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdoors itsמַנְעֻלָ֖יוbolts itsוּבְרִיחָ֑יוand bars itsוְאֶ֤לֶףand one thousandאַמָּה֙cubitsבַּחוֹמָ֔הin the wallעַ֖דtoשַׁ֥עַרthe gate ofהָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃the dung
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וְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.שַׁ֣עַרthe gate ofהָאַשְׁפּ֗וֹתthe dungהֶחֱזִיק֙he repairedמַלְכִּיָּ֣הMalkijahבֶן־the son ofרֵכָ֔בRechabשַׂ֖רthe official ofפֶּ֣לֶךְthe district ofבֵּית־Bethהַכָּ֑רֶםHakkeremה֣וּאheיִבְנֶ֔נּוּhe rebuilt itוְיַעֲמִיד֙and he may set upדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdoors itsמַנְעֻלָ֖יוbolts itsוּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סand bars its
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וְאֵת֩and obj.שַׁ֨עַרthe gate ofהָעַ֜יִןthe springהֶ֠חֱזִיקhe repairedשַׁלּ֣וּןShallunבֶּן־the son ofכָּל־Col-חֹזֶה֮Hozehשַׂ֣רthe official ofפֶּ֣לֶךְthe district ofהַמִּצְפָּה֒the Mizpahה֤וּאheיִבְנֶ֙נּוּ֙he rebuilt itוִיטַֽלְלֶ֔נּוּand he roofed over itוְיַעֲמִיד֙so he may set upדַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdoors itsמַנְעֻלָ֖יוbolts itsוּבְרִיחָ֑יוand bars itsוְ֠אֵתand obj.חוֹמַ֞תthe wall ofבְּרֵכַ֤תthe pool ofהַשֶּׁ֙לַח֙the Shelahלְגַן־of the garden ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְעַד־and toהַֽמַּעֲל֔וֹתthe stepsהַיּוֹרְד֖וֹתwhich go downמֵעִ֥ירfrom the city ofדָּוִֽיד׃ סDavid
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אַחֲרָ֤יוafter himהֶחֱזִיק֙he repairedנְחֶמְיָ֣הNehemiahבֶן־the son ofעַזְבּ֔וּקAzbukשַׂ֕רthe official ofחֲצִ֖יthe half ofפֶּ֣לֶךְthe district ofבֵּֽית־Bethצ֑וּרZurעַד־toנֶ֙גֶד֙beforeקִבְרֵ֣יthe tombs ofדָוִ֔ידDavidוְעַד־and toהַבְּרֵכָה֙the poolהָעֲשׂוּיָ֔הthe madeוְעַ֖דand toבֵּ֥יתthe house ofהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סthe mighty men
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פָּלָ֣לPalalבֶּן־the son ofאוּזַי֮Uzaiמִנֶּ֣גֶדfrom beforeהַמִּקְצוֹעַ֒the buttressוְהַמִּגְדָּ֗לand the towerהַיּוֹצֵא֙which projectsמִבֵּ֤יתfrom the house ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןthe upperאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichלַחֲצַ֣רbelongs to the courtyard ofהַמַּטָּרָ֑הthe guardאַחֲרָ֖יוafter himפְּדָיָ֥הPedaiahבֶן־the son ofפַּרְעֹֽשׁ׃ סParosh
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אַחֲרָ֨יוafter himהֶחֱזִ֜יקhe repairedחֲנַנְיָ֣הHananiahבֶן־the son ofשֶׁלֶמְיָ֗הShelemiahוְחָנ֧וּןand Hanunבֶּן־the son ofצָלָ֛ףZalaphהַשִּׁשִּׁ֖יthe sixthמִדָּ֣הa measured portionשֵׁנִ֑י סsecondאַחֲרָ֣יוafter himהֶחֱזִ֗יקhe repairedמְשֻׁלָּם֙Meshullamבֶּן־the son ofבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הBerekiahנֶ֖גֶדbeforeנִשְׁכָּתֽוֹ׃ סroom his
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