Nehemiah 2

Nehemiah, distressed before King Artaxerxes, prays silently and obtains royal permission, letters, and escort to rebuild Jerusalem's walls. Arriving secretly at night, he inspects the broken walls, rallies the leaders, priests, and nobles with 'Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem,' and they commit to the task despite mockery from Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arab.

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Interlinear Text

and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest that of the king that he may give me timber to make - beams for the gates of the fortress that of the temple and for the wall of the city and for the house that I shall enter into it And he granted me the king according to the hand of my God the good upon me
8 וְ/אִגֶּ֡רֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤂𐤓𐤕 veigeret and a letter HC/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR אָסָף֩ 𐤀𐤎𐤐 asaf Asaph HNp שֹׁמֵ֨ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer the keeper HVqrmsc הַ/פַּרְדֵּ֜ס 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤃𐤎 haparedes of the king's forest HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr לַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe of the king HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that HTr יִתֶּן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten he may give HVqi3ms לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li me HR/Sp1cs עֵצִ֡ים 𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 etsim timber HNcmpa לְ֠/קָרוֹת 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤕 leqarot to make HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo שַׁעֲרֵ֨י 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉 shaarey beams for the gates HNcmpc הַ/בִּירָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤄 habirah of the fortress HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that HTr לַ/בַּ֨יִת֙ 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 labayit of the temple HRd/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/חוֹמַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 ulechomat and for the wall HC/R/Ncfsc הָ/עִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city HTd/Ncfsa וְ/לַ/בַּ֖יִת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 velabayit and for the house HC/Rd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-4 that HTr אָב֣וֹא 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 avo I shall enter HVqi1cs אֵלָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv into it HR/Sp3ms וַ/יִּתֶּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten And he granted HC/Vqw3ms לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 me HR/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/יַד 𐤊/𐤉𐤃 keyad according to the hand HR/Ncbsc אֱלֹהַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) of my God HNcmpc/Sp1cs הַ/טּוֹבָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 hatovah the good HTd/Aafsa עָלָֽ/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me HR/Sp1cs
and-I-arose in-the-night I and-men few with-me and-not I-told to-man what my-God had-put into my-heart to-do for-Jerusalem and-beast there-was-not with-me except but the-beast which I riding on-it
12 וָ/אָק֣וּם 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤅𐤌 vaaqum and-I-arose HC/Vqw1cs לַ֗יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah in-the-night HNcmsa אֲנִי֮ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs וַ/אֲנָשִׁ֣ים 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 vaanashim and-men HC/Ncmpa מְעַט֮ 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat few HNcmsa עִמִּ/י֒ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi with-me HR/Sp1cs וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not HC/Tn הִגַּ֣דְתִּי 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤕𐤉 higadeti I-told HVhp1cs לְ/אָדָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 leadam to-man HR/Ncmsa מָ֗ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what HTi אֱלֹהַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) my-God HNcmpc/Sp1cs נֹתֵ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten had-put HVqrmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into HR לִבִּ֔/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my-heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs לַ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to-do HR/Vqc לִ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushalaim for-Jerusalem HR/Np וּ/בְהֵמָה֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvehemah and-beast HC/Ncfsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-was-not HTn עִמִּ֔/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi-2 with-me HR/Sp1cs כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki except HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im but HC הַ/בְּהֵמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 habehemah the-beast HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-2 Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs רֹכֵ֥ב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rokhev riding HVqrmsa בָּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah on-it HR/Sp3fs
And I went out by the gate of the valley by night and to toward the well of the dragons and to the gate of the dung and I was inspecting the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down they broken and its gates were consumed by fire
13 וָ/אֵצְאָ֨/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤑𐤀/𐤄 vaetseah And I went out HC/Vqw1cs/Sh בְ/שַֽׁעַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 veshaar by the gate HR/Ncmsc הַ/גַּ֜יא 𐤄/𐤂𐤉𐤀 hagay of the valley HTd/Ncbsa לַ֗יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah by night HNcmsa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to HC/R פְּנֵי֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney toward HNcbpc עֵ֣ין 𐤏𐤉𐤍 eyn the well HNp הַתַּנִּ֔ין 𐤄𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤍 hatanin of the dragons HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel-2 and to HC/R שַׁ֖עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar the gate HNcmsc הָ/אַשְׁפֹּ֑ת 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤕 haashepot of the dung HTd/Ncmsa וָ/אֱהִ֨י 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤉 vaehi and I was HC/Vqw1cs שֹׂבֵ֜ר 𐤔𐤁𐤓 sover inspecting HVqrmsa בְּ/חוֹמֹ֤ת 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 bechomot the walls HR/Ncfpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr ה/מפרוצים 𐤄/𐤌𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤌 hmfrvtsym were broken down HTd/VPsmpa הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they HPp3mp פְּרוּצִ֔ים 𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤌 perutsim broken HVqsmpa וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄 usheareyha and its gates HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs אֻכְּל֥וּ 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 ukelu were consumed HVQp3cp בָ/אֵֽשׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 vaesh by fire HRd/Ncbsa
Then I said to them You see the trouble that we are in how Jerusalem is waste and its gates have been burned with fire Come let us build - the wall of Jerusalem and not we will be anymore a reproach
17 וָ/אוֹמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤓 vaomar Then I said HC/Vqw1cs אֲלֵ/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them HR/Sp3mp אַתֶּ֤ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem You HPp2mp רֹאִים֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤌 roim see HVqrmpa הָ/רָעָה֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the trouble HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr אֲנַ֣חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we HPp1cp בָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah are in HR/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 how HTr יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem HNp חֲרֵבָ֔ה 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄 charevah is waste HAafsa וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄 usheareyha and its gates HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs נִצְּת֣וּ 𐤍𐤑𐤕𐤅 nitsetu have been burned HVNp3cp בָ/אֵ֑שׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 vaesh with fire HRd/Ncbsa לְכ֗וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu Come HVqv2mp וְ/נִבְנֶה֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤍𐤄 veniveneh let us build HC/Vqh1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo חוֹמַ֣ת 𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 chomat the wall HNcfsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim-2 of Jerusalem HNp וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn נִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤍𐤄𐤉𐤄 niheyeh we will be HVqi1cp ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore HD חֶרְפָּֽה 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 cherepah a reproach HNcfsa
and he heard Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite and Geshem the Arab and they mocked us and they despised us and they said what the thing this that you are doing against the king you rebel
19 וַ/יִּשְׁמַע֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and he heard HC/Vqw3ms סַנְבַלַּ֨ט 𐤎𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤈 sanevalat Sanballat HNp הַ/חֹרֹנִ֜י 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉 hachoroni the Horonite HTd/Ngmsa וְ/טֹבִיָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤈𐤁𐤉𐤄 vetoviyah and Tobiah HC/Np הָ/עֶ֣בֶד 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃 haeved the servant HTd/Ncmsa הָֽ/עַמּוֹנִ֗י 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉 haamoni the Ammonite HTd/Ngmsa וְ/גֶ֨שֶׁם֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤔𐤌 vegeshem and Geshem HC/Np הָֽ/עַרְבִ֔י 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉 haarevi the Arab HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יַּלְעִ֣גוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤏𐤂𐤅 vayaleigu and they mocked HC/Vhw3mp לָ֔/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu us HR/Sp1cp וַ/יִּבְז֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤆𐤅 vayivezu and they despised HC/Vqw3mp עָלֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu us HR/Sp1cp וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said HC/Vqw3mp מָֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah what HTi הַ/דָּבָ֤ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the thing HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr אַתֶּ֣ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you HPp2mp עֹשִׂ֔ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim are doing HVqrmpa הַ/עַ֥ל 𐤄/𐤏𐤋 haal against HTi/R הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa אַתֶּ֥ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem-2 you HPp2mp מֹרְדִֽים 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 moredim rebel HVqrmpa
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