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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And it came to pass and he became in the month in new-moon renewal Nisan Nisan Nisan year year of twentieth twenty of Artaxerxes to Artaxerxes to Aretacheshasheta the king the king wine fermented grape wine before him before his face and I took up and I lifted the object-marker the wine the wine and gave it and I gave to the king to the king and not and not I had been I was sad bad in his presence before his face
Verse 1 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 bechodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) in the month in new-moon renewal HR/Ncmsc נִיסָ֗ן 𐤍𐤉𐤎𐤍 nisan Nisan Nisan Nisan HNp שְׁנַ֥ת 𐤔𐤍𐤕 shenat year year of HNcfsc עֶשְׂרִ֛ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twentieth twenty HAcbpa לְ/אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤎𐤕𐤀 learetacheshasete of Artaxerxes to Artaxerxes to Aretacheshasheta HR/Np הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa יַ֣יִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin wine fermented grape wine HNcmsa לְ/פָנָ֑י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before him before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וָ/אֶשָּׂ֤א 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤀 vaesa and I took up and I lifted HC/Vqw1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הַ/יַּ֨יִן֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤉𐤍 hayayin the wine the wine HTd/Ncmsa וָ/אֶתְּנָ֣/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vaetenah and gave it and I gave HC/Vqw1cs/Sh לַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn הָיִ֥יתִי 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 hayiti I had been I was HVqp1cs רַ֖ע 𐤓𐤏 ra sad bad HAamsa לְ/פָנָֽי/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv-2 in his presence before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms
and I said and I said to the king to the king the king the king forever for an unseen age live he will live why why? not not be sad they will act wickedly my face my face when that-which the city the watchful settlement house house-of graves burial places my fathers my fathers in ruins desolated and its gates and her gates have been consumed they were consumed by fire fire
Verse 3 וָ/אֹמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs לַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an unseen age HR/Ncmsa יִחְיֶ֑ה 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 yicheyeh live he will live HVqi3ms מַדּ֜וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua why why? HTi לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יֵרְע֣וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤅 yereu be sad they will act wickedly HVqi3mp פָנַ֗/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 fanay my face my face HNcbpc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher when that-which HTr הָ/עִ֜יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc קִבְר֤וֹת 𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 qiverot graves burial places HNcmpc אֲבֹתַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤕/𐤉 avotay my fathers my fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cs חֲרֵבָ֔ה 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄 charevah in ruins desolated HAafsa וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄 usheareyha and its gates and her gates HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs אֻכְּל֥וּ 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 ukelu have been consumed they were consumed HVQp3cp בָ/אֵֽשׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 vaesh by fire fire HRd/Ncbsa
And I said and I said to the king to the king If if / whether it please upon the king the king good good and if and if it be good he will be good your servant your servant before you before your face that that-which you send me you will send me to toward Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah to toward the city watchful settlement graves burial places of my fathers my fathers that I may build it and I will build her
Verse 5 וָ/אֹמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar And I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs לַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether HC עַל 𐤏𐤋 al it please upon HR הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa ט֔וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if and if HC/C יִיטַ֥ב 𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤁 yitav it be good he will be good HVqi3ms עַבְדְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms לְ/פָנֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr תִּשְׁלָחֵ֣/נִי 𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤉 tishelacheni you send me you will send me HVqi2ms/Sp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR עִ֛יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir the city watchful settlement HNcfsc קִבְר֥וֹת 𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 qiverot graves burial places HNcmpc אֲבֹתַ֖/י 𐤀𐤁𐤕/𐤉 avotay of my fathers my fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cs וְ/אֶבְנֶֽ/נָּה 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤍/𐤍𐤄 veevenenah that I may build it and I will build her HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3fs
And the king said and he said to me — the king the king and the queen and the queen consort sitting she who dwells beside him at his side until up to how long when will be he will come to be your journey your course of travel and when and when will you return you will return and it pleased and he became good before to the face of the king the king to send me and he dispatched me and I gave and I gave to him — a time appointed time
Verse 6 וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And the king said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לִ֨/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/שֵּׁגַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤂𐤋 vehashegal and the queen and the queen consort HC/Td/Ncfsa יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤕 yoshevet sitting she who dwells HVqrfsa אֶצְל֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤑𐤋/𐤅 etselo beside him at his side HR/Sp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR מָתַ֛י 𐤌𐤕𐤉 matay how long when HTi יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be he will come to be HVqi3ms מַֽהֲלָכֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤌𐤄𐤋𐤊/𐤊 mahalakhakha your journey your course of travel HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/מָתַ֣י 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤉 umatay and when and when HC/Ti תָּשׁ֑וּב 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁 tashuv will you return you will return HVqi2ms וַ/יִּיטַ֤ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤁 vayitav and it pleased and he became good HC/Vqw3ms לִ/פְנֵֽי 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשְׁלָחֵ֔/נִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤉 vayishelacheni to send me and he dispatched me HC/Vqw3ms/Sp1cs וָֽ/אֶתְּנָ֥/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vaetenah and I gave and I gave HC/Vqw1cs/Sh ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms זְמָֽן 𐤆𐤌𐤍 zeman a time appointed time HNcmsa
Moreover I said and I said to the king to the king If if / whether on upon the king the king good good letters official letters let them give they will give to me — to upon governors provincial governors of beyond far side the river the river that that-which they may convey me they will make me cross over until up to that that-which I come I will come to toward Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah
Verse 7 וָ/אוֹמַר֮ 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤓 vaomar Moreover I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs לַ/מֶּלֶךְ֒ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether HC עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa ט֔וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa אִגְּרוֹת֙ 𐤀𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤕 igerot letters official letters HNcfpa יִתְּנוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 yitenu let them give they will give HVqi3mp לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 to upon HR פַּחֲו֖וֹת 𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤅𐤕 pachavot governors provincial governors of HNcmpc עֵ֣בֶר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 ever beyond far side HNcmsc הַ/נָּהָ֑ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤄𐤓 hanahar the river the river HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יַעֲבִיר֔וּ/נִי 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅/𐤍𐤉 yaaviruni they may convey me they will make me cross over HVhi3mp/Sp1cs עַ֥ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr אָב֖וֹא 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 avo I come I will come HVqi1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוּדָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp
and a letter official letter to toward Asaph he gathered Asaf the keeper the guarding one of the king's forest the enclosed park that that-which of the king to the king that that-which he may give he will give me — timber trees to make to cause to happen - object-marker beams for the gates gates of of the fortress the citadel that that-which of the temple to the house and for the wall and for the enclosing wall of of the city the watchful settlement and for the house and to the house that that-which I shall enter I will come into it toward him And he granted and he gave me — the king the king according to the hand as the hand of of my God my mighty ones the good the good (feminine) upon me upon me
Verse 8 וְ/אִגֶּ֡רֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤂𐤓𐤕 veigeret and a letter official letter HC/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אָסָף֩ 𐤀𐤎𐤐 asaf Asaph he gathered Asaf HNp שֹׁמֵ֨ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer the keeper the guarding one HVqrmsc הַ/פַּרְדֵּ֜ס 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤃𐤎 haparedes of the king's forest the enclosed park HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe of the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr יִתֶּן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten he may give he will give HVqi3ms לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li me HR/Sp1cs עֵצִ֡ים 𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 etsim timber trees HNcmpa לְ֠/קָרוֹת 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤕 leqarot to make to cause to happen HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo שַׁעֲרֵ֨י 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉 shaarey beams for the gates gates of HNcmpc הַ/בִּירָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤄 habirah of the fortress the citadel HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that that-which HTr לַ/בַּ֨יִת֙ 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 labayit of the temple to the house HRd/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/חוֹמַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 ulechomat and for the wall and for the enclosing wall of HC/R/Ncfsc הָ/עִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa וְ/לַ/בַּ֖יִת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 velabayit and for the house and to the house HC/Rd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-4 that that-which HTr אָב֣וֹא 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 avo I shall enter I will come HVqi1cs אֵלָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv into it toward him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יִּתֶּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten And he granted and he gave HC/Vqw3ms לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 me HR/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/יַד 𐤊/𐤉𐤃 keyad according to the hand as the hand of HR/Ncbsc אֱלֹהַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) of my God my mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cs הַ/טּוֹבָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 hatovah the good the good (feminine) HTd/Aafsa עָלָֽ/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me upon me HR/Sp1cs
and heard and he heard Sanballat Sanballat Sanevalat the Horonite the Choronaimite the Choroni and Tobiah and Yahweh-is-good and Toviyah the servant the servant the Ammonite the Ammonite man the Amoni and it was evil and he was harmed to them — evil evil great great that that-which had come he came a man human being to seek to earnestly seek welfare good (feminine) for the sons of to sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael
Verse 10 וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֞ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms סַנְבַלַּ֣ט 𐤎𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤈 sanevalat Sanballat Sanballat Sanevalat HNp הַ/חֹרֹנִ֗י 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉 hachoroni the Horonite the Choronaimite the Choroni HTd/Ngmsa וְ/טֽוֹבִיָּה֙ 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤄 vetoviyah and Tobiah and Yahweh-is-good and Toviyah HC/Np הָ/עֶ֣בֶד 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃 haeved the servant the servant HTd/Ncmsa הָֽ/עַמֹּנִ֔י 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤍𐤉 haamoni the Ammonite the Ammonite man the Amoni HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יֵּ֥רַע 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏 vayera and it was evil and he was harmed HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp רָעָ֣ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil HNcfsa גְדֹלָ֑ה 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great HAafsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr בָּ֥א 𐤁𐤀 ba had come he came HVqp3ms אָדָ֔ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam a man human being HNcmsa לְ/בַקֵּ֥שׁ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔 levaqesh to seek to earnestly seek HR/Vpc טוֹבָ֖ה 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 tovah welfare good (feminine) HAafsa לִ/בְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) for the sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
and-I-arose and I rose up in-the-night night I I and-men and men few a small amount of with-me with me and-not and not I-told I made known to-man to a human what what? my-God my mighty ones had-put the one who gives into toward my-heart my inner core to-do to do or make for-Jerusalem to Foundation-of-Wholeness to Yerushalam and-beast and land-beast there-was-not there is not with-me with me except for/because but if / whether the-beast the beast which that-which I I riding one who rides on-it —
Verse 12 וָ/אָק֣וּם 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤅𐤌 vaaqum and-I-arose and I rose up HC/Vqw1cs לַ֗יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah in-the-night night HNcmsa אֲנִי֮ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs וַ/אֲנָשִׁ֣ים 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 vaanashim and-men and men HC/Ncmpa מְעַט֮ 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat few a small amount of HNcmsa עִמִּ/י֒ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi with-me with me HR/Sp1cs וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn הִגַּ֣דְתִּי 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤕𐤉 higadeti I-told I made known HVhp1cs לְ/אָדָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 leadam to-man to a human HR/Ncmsa מָ֗ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi אֱלֹהַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) my-God my mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cs נֹתֵ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten had-put the one who gives HVqrmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward HR לִבִּ֔/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my-heart my inner core HNcmsc/Sp1cs לַ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to-do to do or make HR/Vqc לִ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushalaim for-Jerusalem to Foundation-of-Wholeness to Yerushalam HR/Np וּ/בְהֵמָה֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvehemah and-beast and land-beast HC/Ncfsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-was-not there is not HTn עִמִּ֔/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi-2 with-me with me HR/Sp1cs כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki except for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im but if / whether HC הַ/בְּהֵמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 habehemah the-beast the beast HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-2 Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs רֹכֵ֥ב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rokhev riding one who rides HVqrmsa בָּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah on-it HR/Sp3fs
And I went out I went out by the gate gate of the valley the deep ravine by night night and to and toward toward face of the well there is not Ayin of the dragons the great serpent-beast Tanin and to and toward the gate gateway of of the dung the refuse-heap and I was and I became inspecting expectant watcher the walls in enclosing-walls of of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam which that-which were broken down the breached ones they they broken breached ones and its gates and her gates were consumed they were consumed by fire fire
Verse 13 וָ/אֵצְאָ֨/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤑𐤀/𐤄 vaetseah And I went out I went out HC/Vqw1cs/Sh בְ/שַֽׁעַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 veshaar by the gate gate HR/Ncmsc הַ/גַּ֜יא 𐤄/𐤂𐤉𐤀 hagay of the valley the deep ravine HTd/Ncbsa לַ֗יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah by night night HNcmsa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R פְּנֵי֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney toward face of HNcbpc עֵ֣ין 𐤏𐤉𐤍 eyn the well there is not Ayin HNp הַתַּנִּ֔ין 𐤄𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤍 hatanin of the dragons the great serpent-beast Tanin HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel-2 and to and toward HC/R שַׁ֖עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar the gate gateway of HNcmsc הָ/אַשְׁפֹּ֑ת 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤕 haashepot of the dung the refuse-heap HTd/Ncmsa וָ/אֱהִ֨י 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤉 vaehi and I was and I became HC/Vqw1cs שֹׂבֵ֜ר 𐤔𐤁𐤓 sover inspecting expectant watcher HVqrmsa בְּ/חוֹמֹ֤ת 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 bechomot the walls in enclosing-walls of HR/Ncfpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr ה/מפרוצים 𐤄/𐤌𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤌 hmfrvtsym were broken down the breached ones HTd/VPsmpa הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they HPp3mp פְּרוּצִ֔ים 𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤌 perutsim broken breached ones HVqsmpa וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄 usheareyha and its gates and her gates HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs אֻכְּל֥וּ 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 ukelu were consumed they were consumed HVQp3cp בָ/אֵֽשׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 vaesh by fire fire HRd/Ncbsa
and-the-officials and the provincial governors not not knew they knew where where? I-had-gone I walked or-what and what? I I was-doing doer and-to-the-Jews and to the Judahites and to Yehudim and-to-the-priests and to the priest-officiants and-to-the-nobles and to the shining nobles and-to-the-officials and to the provincial governors and-to-the-rest and to the remainder of who-were-doing doer the-work the accomplished work until up to thus thus not not I-had-told I made known
Verse 16 וְ/הַ/סְּגָנִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤎𐤂𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehaseganim and-the-officials and the provincial governors HC/Td/Ncmpa לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָדְעוּ֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadeu knew they knew HVqp3cp אָ֣נָה 𐤀𐤍𐤄 anah where where? HD הָלַ֔כְתִּי 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤉 halakheti I-had-gone I walked HVqp1cs וּ/מָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah or-what and what? HC/Ti אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs עֹשֶׂ֑ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh was-doing doer HVqrmsa וְ/לַ/יְּהוּדִ֨ים 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 velayehudim and-to-the-Jews and to the Judahites and to Yehudim HC/Rd/Ngmpa וְ/לַ/כֹּהֲנִ֜ים 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 velakohanim and-to-the-priests and to the priest-officiants HC/Rd/Ncmpa וְ/לַ/חֹרִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 velachorim and-to-the-nobles and to the shining nobles HC/Rd/Ncmpa וְ/לַ/סְּגָנִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤋/𐤎𐤂𐤍𐤉𐤌 velaseganim and-to-the-officials and to the provincial governors HC/Rd/Ncmpa וּ/לְ/יֶ֨תֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤕𐤓 uleyeter and-to-the-rest and to the remainder of HC/R/Ncmsc עֹשֵׂ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh-2 who-were-doing doer HVqrmsc הַ/מְּלָאכָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 hamelakhah the-work the accomplished work HTd/Ncfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus thus HTm לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn הִגַּֽדְתִּי 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤕𐤉 higadeti I-had-told I made known HVhp1cs
Then I said and I said to them toward them You you (masculine plural) see seeing ones the trouble the evil that that-which we we ourselves are in — how that-which Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam is waste desolated and its gates and her gates have been burned were set ablaze with fire fire Come Go let us build and we will build - object-marker the wall enclosing wall of of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam and not and not we will be we will become anymore still, again, further a reproach public disgrace
Verse 17 וָ/אוֹמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤓 vaomar Then I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֲלֵ/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp אַתֶּ֤ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem You you (masculine plural) HPp2mp רֹאִים֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤌 roim see seeing ones HVqrmpa הָ/רָעָה֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the trouble the evil HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אֲנַ֣חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp בָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah are in HR/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 how that-which HTr יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp חֲרֵבָ֔ה 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄 charevah is waste desolated HAafsa וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄 usheareyha and its gates and her gates HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs נִצְּת֣וּ 𐤍𐤑𐤕𐤅 nitsetu have been burned were set ablaze HVNp3cp בָ/אֵ֑שׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 vaesh with fire fire HRd/Ncbsa לְכ֗וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu Come Go HVqv2mp וְ/נִבְנֶה֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤍𐤄 veniveneh let us build and we will build HC/Vqh1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo חוֹמַ֣ת 𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 chomat the wall enclosing wall of HNcfsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim-2 of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn נִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤍𐤄𐤉𐤄 niheyeh we will be we will become HVqi1cp ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD חֶרְפָּֽה 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 cherepah a reproach public disgrace HNcfsa
Then I told and I made known to them — of object-marker the hand open hand of my God my mighty ones which that-which it she good good (feminine) upon me upon me and also and even the words words of of the king the king that that-which he had spoken he said to me — And they said and they said Let us arise we rise up and build and we built So they strengthened and they strongly strengthened their hands their two hands for the good [work] for benefit
Verse 18 וָ/אַגִּ֨יד 𐤅/𐤀𐤂𐤉𐤃 vaagid Then I told and I made known HC/Vhw1cs לָ/הֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of object-marker HTo יַ֣ד 𐤉𐤃 yad the hand open hand HNcbsc אֱלֹהַ֗/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) of my God my mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr הִיא֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it she HPp3fs טוֹבָ֣ה 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 tovah good good (feminine) HAafsa עָלַ֔/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me upon me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אַף 𐤅/𐤀𐤐 veaf and also and even HC/D דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey the words words of HNcmpc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr אָֽמַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he had spoken he said HVqp3ms לִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru And they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp נָק֣וּם 𐤍𐤒𐤅𐤌 naqum Let us arise we rise up HVqi1cp וּ/בָנִ֔ינוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅 uvaninu and build and we built HC/Vqq1cp וַ/יְחַזְּק֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 vayechazequ So they strengthened and they strongly strengthened HC/Vpw3mp יְדֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 yedeyhem their hands their two hands HNcbdc/Sp3mp לַ/טּוֹבָֽה 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 latovah for the good [work] for benefit HRd/Aafsa
and he heard and he heard Sanballat Sanballat Sanevalat the Horonite the Choronaimite the Choroni and Tobiah and Yahweh-is-good and Toviyah the servant the servant the Ammonite the Ammonite man the Amoni and Geshem and heavy rain and Geshem the Arab the Arabian the Aravi and they mocked they scornfully mocked us — and they despised and they despised us upon us and they said and they said what what? the thing the spoken-matter this this one that that-which you you (masculine plural) are doing doers against raise up! the king the king you you (masculine plural) rebel rebelling ones
Verse 19 וַ/יִּשְׁמַע֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and he heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms סַנְבַלַּ֨ט 𐤎𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤈 sanevalat Sanballat Sanballat Sanevalat HNp הַ/חֹרֹנִ֜י 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉 hachoroni the Horonite the Choronaimite the Choroni HTd/Ngmsa וְ/טֹבִיָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤈𐤁𐤉𐤄 vetoviyah and Tobiah and Yahweh-is-good and Toviyah HC/Np הָ/עֶ֣בֶד 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃 haeved the servant the servant HTd/Ncmsa הָֽ/עַמּוֹנִ֗י 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉 haamoni the Ammonite the Ammonite man the Amoni HTd/Ngmsa וְ/גֶ֨שֶׁם֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤔𐤌 vegeshem and Geshem and heavy rain and Geshem HC/Np הָֽ/עַרְבִ֔י 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉 haarevi the Arab the Arabian the Aravi HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יַּלְעִ֣גוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤏𐤂𐤅 vayaleigu and they mocked they scornfully mocked HC/Vhw3mp לָ֔/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu us HR/Sp1cp וַ/יִּבְז֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤆𐤅 vayivezu and they despised and they despised HC/Vqw3mp עָלֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu us upon us HR/Sp1cp וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp מָֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi הַ/דָּבָ֤ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the thing the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אַתֶּ֣ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp עֹשִׂ֔ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim are doing doers HVqrmpa הַ/עַ֥ל 𐤄/𐤏𐤋 haal against raise up! HTi/R הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אַתֶּ֥ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem-2 you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp מֹרְדִֽים 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 moredim rebel rebelling ones HVqrmpa
Then I answered and I caused to return them them a word spoken matter and I said and I said to them — God mighty ones of of heaven the lofty-heights He he will give us success he will cause to succeed us — and we and we His servants his servants will arise we rise up and build and we built but you — there is no there is not portion allotted portion right and righteousness memorial remembrance-marker in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam
Verse 20 וָ/אָשִׁ֨יב 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁 vaashiv Then I answered and I caused to return HC/Vhw1cs אוֹתָ֜/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp דָּבָ֗ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar a word spoken matter HNcmsa וָ/אוֹמַ֤ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤓 vaomar and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of heaven the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa ה֚וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu He he HPp3ms יַצְלִ֣יחַֽ 𐤉𐤑𐤋𐤉𐤇 yatselicha will give us success he will cause to succeed HVhi3ms לָ֔/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu us HR/Sp1cp וַ/אֲנַ֥חְנוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 vaanachenu and we and we HC/Pp1cp עֲבָדָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv His servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms נָק֣וּם 𐤍𐤒𐤅𐤌 naqum will arise we rise up HVqi1cp וּ/בָנִ֑ינוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅 uvaninu and build and we built HC/Vqq1cp וְ/לָ/כֶ֗ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤌 velakhem but you HC/R/Sp2mp אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not HTn חֵ֧לֶק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 cheleq portion allotted portion HNcmsa וּ/צְדָקָ֛ה 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 utsedaqah right and righteousness HC/Ncfsa וְ/זִכָּר֖וֹן 𐤅/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤍 vezikaron memorial remembrance-marker HC/Ncmsa בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
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