Nehemiah 6

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he sent סַנְבַלַּ֤טSanballat וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙and Geshem אֵלַ֣יto me לֵאמֹ֔רto saying לְכָ֞הcome !וְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הso let us meet יַחְדָּ֛וtogether בַּכְּפִירִ֖יםat the Kephirim בְּבִקְעַ֣תin the plain of אוֹנ֑וֹOno וְהֵ֙מָּה֙and they חֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםwere planning לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doלִ֖יto meרָעָֽה׃harm

וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הand I sent !עֲלֵיהֶ֤םto them מַלְאָכִים֙messengers לֵאמֹ֔רto saying מְלָאכָ֤הa work גְדוֹלָה֙great אֲנִ֣יI עֹשֶׂ֔הam doing וְלֹ֥אand not אוּכַ֖לI am able לָרֶ֑דֶתto go down לָ֣מָּהto why?תִשְׁבַּ֤תwill it cease הַמְּלָאכָה֙the work כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust when אַרְפֶּ֔הָI will let drop it וְיָרַדְתִּ֖יand I will go down אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃to you

וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּand they sent אֵלַ֛יto me כַּדָּבָ֥רaccording to the manner הַזֶּ֖הthe this אַרְבַּ֣עfour פְּעָמִ֑יםtimes וָאָשִׁ֥יבand I sent back to אוֹתָ֖םobj. them כַּדָּבָ֥רaccording to the manner הַזֶּֽה׃ סthe this

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩and he sent אֵלַ֨יto me סַנְבַלַּ֜טSanballat כַּדָּבָ֥רaccording to the manner הַזֶּ֛הthe this פַּ֥עַםa time חֲמִישִׁ֖יתfifth אֶֽת־obj.נַעֲר֑וֹservant his וְאִגֶּ֥רֶתand a letter פְּתוּחָ֖הopen בְּיָדֽוֹ׃was in hand his

כָּת֣וּבwas writtenבָּ֗הּin itבַּגּוֹיִ֤םamong the nations נִשְׁמָע֙it has been heard וְגַשְׁמ֣וּand Gashmu אֹמֵ֔רis saying אַתָּ֤הyou וְהַיְּהוּדִים֙and the Jews חֹשְׁבִ֣יםare planning לִמְר֔וֹדto rebel עַל־there-כֵּ֛ן-fore אַתָּ֥הyou בוֹנֶ֖הare rebuilding הַחוֹמָ֑הthe wall וְאַתָּ֗הand you הֹוֶ֤הare about to becomeלָהֶם֙of themלְמֶ֔לֶךְinto king כַּדְּבָרִ֖יםaccording to the words הָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these

וְגַם־and also נְבִיאִ֡יםprophets הֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּyou have appointed לִקְרֹא֩to proclaim עָלֶ֨יךָon you בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םin Jerusalem לֵאמֹ֗רto saying מֶ֚לֶךְa king בִּֽיהוּדָ֔הis in Judah וְעַתָּה֙and now יִשָּׁמַ֣עit will be heard לַמֶּ֔לֶךְby the king כַּדְּבָרִ֣יםaccording to the words הָאֵ֑לֶּהthe these וְעַתָּ֣הand therefore לְכָ֔הcome !וְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הso let us take counsel יַחְדָּֽו׃ סtogether

וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤הand I sent !אֵלָיו֙to him לֵאמֹ֔רto saying לֹ֤אnot נִֽהְיָה֙it has occurred כַּדְּבָרִ֣יםaccording to the words הָאֵ֔לֶּהthe these אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich אַתָּ֣הyou אוֹמֵ֑רare saying כִּ֥יthat מִֽלִּבְּךָ֖from heart your אַתָּ֥הyou בוֹדָֽאם׃are inventing them

כִּ֣יfor כֻלָּ֗םall of them מְיָֽרְאִ֤יםwere making afraid אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙obj. us לֵאמֹ֔רto saying יִרְפּ֧וּthey will drop יְדֵיהֶ֛םhands their מִן־from הַמְּלָאכָ֖הthe work וְלֹ֣אand not תֵעָשֶׂ֑הit will be done וְעַתָּ֖הand therefore חַזֵּ֥קstrengthen אֶת־obj.יָדָֽי׃hands my

וָאֹמְרָ֗הand I said !הַאִ֤ישׁ¿ a man כָּמ֙וֹנִי֙like me יִבְרָ֔חwill he flee וּמִ֥יand who?כָמ֛וֹנִיis like me אֲשֶׁר־who יָב֥וֹאhe will go אֶל־into הַהֵיכָ֖לthe temple וָחָ֑יand he will live לֹ֖אnot אָבֽוֹא׃I will go

וָאַכִּ֕ירָהand I recognized !וְהִנֵּ֥הand there!לֹֽא־not אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod שְׁלָח֑וֹhe had sent him כִּ֤יfor הַנְּבוּאָה֙the prophecy דִּבֶּ֣רhe had spoken עָלַ֔יon me וְטוֹבִיָּ֥הand Tobiah וְסַנְבַלַּ֖טand Sanballat שְׂכָרֽוֹ׃he had hired him

לְמַ֤עַןso that שָׂכוּר֙was hired ה֔וּאhe לְמַֽעַן־so that אִירָ֥אI may be afraid וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־and I may act כֵּ֖ןthus וְחָטָ֑אתִיand I will sin וְהָיָ֤הand it will becomeלָהֶם֙for themלְשֵׁ֣םinto a name רָ֔עbad לְמַ֖עַןso that יְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פthey may reproach me

זָכְרָ֧הremember !אֱלֹהַ֛יO God my לְטוֹבִיָּ֥הto Tobiah וּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖טand to Sanballat כְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יוaccording to works his אֵ֑לֶּהthese וְגַ֨םand also לְנוֹעַדְיָ֤הto Noadiah הַנְּבִיאָה֙the prophetess וּלְיֶ֣תֶרand to the rest of הַנְּבִיאִ֔יםthe prophets אֲשֶׁ֥רwho הָי֖וּthey were מְיָֽרְאִ֥יםmaking afraid אוֹתִֽי׃obj. me

וַתִּשְׁלַם֙and it was complete הַֽחוֹמָ֔הthe wall בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםon day twenty וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הand five לֶאֱל֑וּלof Elul לַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםto fifty וּשְׁנַ֖יִםand two יֽוֹם׃ פdays

גַּ֣ם׀also בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the days הָהֵ֗םthe those מַרְבִּ֞יםwere multiplying חֹרֵ֤יthe nobles of יְהוּדָה֙Judah אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םletters their הוֹלְכ֖וֹתwhich were going עַל־to טוֹבִיָּ֑הTobiah וַאֲשֶׁ֥רand those which לְטוֹבִיָּ֖הbelonged to Tobiah בָּא֥וֹתwere coming אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃to them

כִּי־for רַבִּ֣יםmany people בִּֽיהוּדָ֗הin Judah בַּעֲלֵ֤יwere lords of שְׁבוּעָה֙oathל֔וֹto himכִּי־for חָתָ֥ןwas a son-in-law ה֖וּאhe לִשְׁכַנְיָ֣הof Shecaniah בֶן־the son of אָרַ֑חArah וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ןand Jehohanan בְּנ֔וֹson his לָקַ֕חhe had taken אֶת־obj.בַּת־the daughter of מְשֻׁלָּ֖םMeshullam בֶּ֥ןthe son of בֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃Berekiah

גַּ֣םalso טוֹבֹתָ֗יוgood deeds his הָי֤וּthey were אֹמְרִים֙telling לְפָנַ֔יto before me וּדְבָרַ֕יand words my הָי֥וּthey were מוֹצִיאִ֖יםsending outל֑וֹto himאִגְּר֛וֹתletters שָׁלַ֥חhe sent טוֹבִיָּ֖הTobiah לְיָֽרְאֵֽנִי׃to make afraid me

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