Nehemiah 4

Sanballat and Tobiah mock and threaten the builders of Jerusalem's wall, prompting Nehemiah to pray to YHWH and organize defenses by arming workers with swords, spears, and shields while half stand guard.[1][2] Despite fear among the people, Nehemiah stations guards, institutes a trumpet signal for alarms, and rallies them with the assurance that YHWH will fight for them, enabling work to continue from dawn to dusk.[1][2]

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And it came to pass when he heard Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites that had ascended the repair of the walls of Jerusalem that they had begun the breaches to repair then it burned for them very much
1 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms כַ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 khaasher when HR/Tr שָׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama he heard HVqp3ms סַנְבַלַּ֡ט 𐤎𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤈 sanevalat Sanballat HNp וְ֠/טוֹבִיָּה 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤄 vetoviyah and Tobiah HC/Np וְ/הָ/עַרְבִ֨ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 vehaarevim and the Arabs HC/Td/Ngmpa וְ/הָ/עַמֹּנִ֜ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehaamonim and the Ammonites HC/Td/Ngmpa וְ/הָ/אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 vehaashedodim and the Ashdodites HC/Td/Ngmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC עָלְתָ֤ה 𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤄 aletah had ascended HVqp3fs אֲרוּכָה֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤊𐤄 arukhah the repair HNcfsa לְ/חֹמ֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 lechomot of the walls HR/Ncfpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem HNp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that HC הֵחֵ֥לּוּ 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤅 hechelu they had begun HVhp3cp הַ/פְּרֻצִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤌 haperutsim the breaches HTd/Vqsmpa לְ/הִסָּתֵ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤎𐤕𐤌 lehisatem to repair HR/VNc וַ/יִּ֥חַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar then it burned HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very much HD
and-I-saw and-I-arose and-I-said to the-nobles and-to the-deputies and-to rest of-the-people not fear from-before-them [direct object marker] YHWH the-great and-the-awesome remember and-fight for your-brothers your-sons and-your-daughters your-wives and-your-houses
8 וָ/אֵ֣רֶא 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀 vaere and-I-saw HC/Vqw1cs וָ/אָק֗וּם 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤅𐤌 vaaqum and-I-arose HC/Vqw1cs וָ/אֹמַ֞ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and-I-said HC/Vqw1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַ/חֹרִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 hachorim the-nobles HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and-to HC/R הַ/סְּגָנִים֙ 𐤄/𐤎𐤂𐤍𐤉𐤌 haseganim the-deputies HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel-2 and-to HC/R יֶ֣תֶר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yeter rest HNcmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam of-the-people HTd/Ncmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not HTn תִּֽירְא֖וּ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 tireu fear HVqj2mp מִ/פְּנֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mipeneyhem from-before-them HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo אֲדֹנָ֞/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay YHWH HNcmpc/Sp1cs הַ/גָּד֤וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the-great HTd/Aamsa וְ/הַ/נּוֹרָא֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀 vehanora and-the-awesome HC/Td/VNrmsa זְכֹ֔רוּ 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅 zekhoru remember HVqv2mp וְ/הִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅 vehilachamu and-fight HC/VNv2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for HR אֲחֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊𐤌 acheykhem your-brothers HNcmpc/Sp2mp בְּנֵי/כֶ֣ם 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 beneykhem Bene (Bemba) your-sons HNcmpc/Sp2mp וּ/בְנֹתֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 uvenoteykhem and-your-daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp2mp נְשֵׁי/כֶ֖ם 𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤊𐤌 nesheykhem your-wives HNcfpc/Sp2mp וּ/בָתֵּי/כֶֽם 𐤅/𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 uvateykhem and-your-houses HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp
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