Nehemiah - Interlinear Bible

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וַיְהִ֞י yə·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 Now

כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר ka·’ă·šer Prep-k | Pro-r H834 when

סַנְבַלַּ֗ט san·ḇal·laṭ N-proper-ms H5571 Sanballat

שָׁמַ֣ע šā·ma‘ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H8085 heard

כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 that

אֲנַ֤חְנוּ ’ă·naḥ·nū Pro-1cp H587 we

בוֹנִים֙ ḇō·w·nîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H1129 were rebuilding

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה ha·ḥō·w·māh Art | N-fs H2346 the wall,

וַיִּ֣חַר way·yi·ḥar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H2734 he was furious

ל֔וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms

וַיִּכְעַ֖ס way·yiḵ·‘as Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H3707 and filled with indignation

הַרְבֵּ֑ה har·bêh V-Hifil-InfAbs H7235 . . ..

וַיַּלְעֵ֖ג way·yal·‘êḡ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms H3932 He ridiculed

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 . . .

הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃ hay·yə·hū·ḏîm Art | N-proper-mp H3064 the Jews

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לִפְנֵ֣י lip̄·nê Prep-l | N-cpc H6440 before

אֶחָ֗יו ’e·ḥāw N-mpc | 3ms H251 his associates

וְחֵיל֙ wə·ḥêl Conj-w | N-msc H2428 and the army

שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן šō·mə·rō·wn N-proper-fs H8111 of Samaria,

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 . . .

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 saying,

מָ֛ה māh Interrog H4100 What

הָאֲמֵלָלִ֖ים hā·’ă·mê·lā·lîm Art | Adj-mp H537 are these feeble

הַיְּהוּדִ֥ים hay·yə·hū·ḏîm Art | N-proper-mp H3064 Jews

עֹשִׂ֑ים ‘ō·śîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H6213 doing?

הֲיַעַזְב֨וּ hă·ya·‘az·ḇū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H5800 Can they restore [the wall]

לָהֶ֤ם lā·hem Prep-l | Pro-3mp by themselves?

הֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙ hă·yiz·bā·ḥū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H2076 Will they offer sacrifices?

הַיְכַלּ֣וּ hay·ḵal·lū V-Piel-Imperf-3mp H3615 Will they complete it

בַיּ֔וֹם ḇay·yō·wm Prep-b, Art | N-ms H3117 in a day?

וְהֵ֥מָּה wə·hêm·māh Conj-w | Pro-3mp H1992 {Can they bring} these

שְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃ śə·rū·p̄ō·wṯ V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fp H8313 burnt

הָאֲבָנִ֛ים hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm Art | N-fp H68 stones

הַיְחַיּ֧וּ hay·ḥay·yū V-Piel-Imperf-3mp H2421 back to life

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

מֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹת mê·‘ă·rê·mō·wṯ Prep-m | N-fpc H6194 from the mounds

הֶעָפָ֖ר he·‘ā·p̄ār Art | N-ms H6083 of rubble?

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וְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה wə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh Conj-w | N-proper-ms H2900 Then Tobiah

הָעַמֹּנִ֖י hā·‘am·mō·nî Art | N-proper-ms H5984 the Ammonite,

אֶצְל֑וֹ ’eṣ·lōw Prep | 3ms H681 who was beside him,

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 said,

אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 If

גַּ֚ם gam Conj H1571 even

שׁוּעָ֔ל šū·‘āl N-ms H7776 a fox

יַעֲלֶ֣ה ya·‘ă·leh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5927 were to climb up on

אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- Pro-r H834 what

הֵ֣ם hêm Pro-3mp H1992 they

בּוֹנִ֔ים bō·w·nîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H1129 are building,

וּפָרַ֖ץ ū·p̄ā·raṣ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H6555 it would break down

חוֹמַ֥ת ḥō·w·maṯ N-fsc H2346 their wall

אַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃פ ’aḇ·nê·hem N-fpc | 3mp H68 of stones!

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שְׁמַ֤ע šə·ma‘ V-Qal-Imp-ms H8085 Hear us,

אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū N-mpc | 1cp H430 O God,

כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 for

הָיִ֣ינוּ hā·yî·nū V-Qal-Perf-1cp H1961 we are

בוּזָ֔ה ḇū·zāh N-fs H939 despised.

וְהָשֵׁ֥ב wə·hā·šêḇ Conj-w | V-Hifil-Imp-ms H7725 Turn

חֶרְפָּתָ֖ם ḥer·pā·ṯām N-fsc | 3mp H2781 their scorn

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 back upon

רֹאשָׁ֑ם rō·šām N-msc | 3mp H7218 their own heads,

וּתְנֵ֥ם ū·ṯə·nêm Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms | 3mp H5414 and let them be taken

לְבִזָּ֖ה lə·ḇiz·zāh Prep-l | N-fs H961 as plunder

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ bə·’e·reṣ Prep-b | N-fsc H776 to a land

שִׁבְיָֽה׃ šiḇ·yāh N-fs H7633 of captivity.

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וְאַל־ wə·’al- Conj-w | Adv H408 Do not

תְּכַס֙ tə·ḵas V-Piel-Imperf.Jus-2ms H3680 cover up

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 . . .

עֲוֺנָ֔ם ‘ă·wō·nām N-csc | 3mp H5771 their iniquity

וְחַטָּאתָ֖ם wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām Conj-w | N-fsc | 3mp H2403 or let their sin

תִּמָּחֶ֑ה tim·mā·ḥeh V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs H4229 be blotted out

מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָ mil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā Prep-m, Prep-l | N-cpc | 2ms H6440 from Your sight,

אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 . . .

כִּ֥י kî Conj H3588 for

הִכְעִ֖יסוּ hiḵ·‘î·sū V-Hifil-Perf-3cp H3707 they have provoked

לְנֶ֥גֶד lə·ne·ḡeḏ Prep-l H5048 . . .

הַבּוֹנִֽים׃ hab·bō·w·nîm Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H1129 the builders.

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וַנִּבְנֶה֙ wan·niḇ·neh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cp H1129 So we rebuilt

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה ha·ḥō·w·māh Art | N-fs H2346 the wall

כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 until all

הַחוֹמָ֖ה ha·ḥō·w·māh Art | N-fs H2346 [of it]

וַתִּקָּשֵׁ֥ר wat·tiq·qā·šêr Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3fs H7194 was joined together

עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 up to

חֶצְיָ֑הּ ḥeṣ·yāh N-msc | 3fs H2677 half its [height],

לָעָ֖ם lā·‘ām Prep-l, Art | N-ms H5971 for the people

וַיְהִ֧י way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 had

לֵ֦ב lêḇ N-ms H3820 a mind

לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃פ la·‘ă·śō·wṯ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H6213 to work.

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וַיְהִ֣י way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 -

כַאֲשֶׁ֣ר ḵa·’ă·šer Prep-k | Pro-r H834 When

סַנְבַלַּ֡ט san·ḇal·laṭ N-proper-ms H5571 Sanballat

וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה wə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh Conj-w | N-proper-ms H2900 and Tobiah,

וְהָעַרְבִ֨ים wə·hā·‘ar·ḇîm Conj-w, Art | N-proper-mp H6163 together with the Arabs,

וְהָעַמֹּנִ֜ים wə·hā·‘am·mō·nîm Conj-w, Art | N-proper-mp H5984 Ammonites,

וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗ים wə·hā·’aš·dō·w·ḏîm Conj-w, Art | N-proper-mp H796 and Ashdodites,

שָׁמַ֣ע šā·ma‘ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H8085 heard

כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 that

אֲרוּכָה֙ ’ă·rū·ḵāh N-fs H724 the repair

לְחֹמ֣וֹת lə·ḥō·mō·wṯ Prep-l | N-fpc H2346 to the walls

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם yə·rū·šā·lim N-proper-fs H3389 of Jerusalem

עָלְתָ֤ה ‘ā·lə·ṯāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H5927 was progressing

כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 and that

הֵחֵ֥לּוּ hê·ḥêl·lū V-Hifil-Perf-3cp H2490 . . .

הַפְּרֻצִ֖ים hap·pə·ru·ṣîm Art | V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp H6555 the gaps

לְהִסָּתֵ֑ם lə·his·sā·ṯêm Prep-l | V-Nifal-Inf H5640 were being closed,

וַיִּ֥חַר way·yi·ḥar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H2734 they were furious

לָהֶ֖ם lā·hem Prep | 3mp

מְאֹֽד׃ mə·’ōḏ Adv H3966 -,

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כֻלָּם֙ ḵul·lām N-msc | 3mp H3605 and all of them

וַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּ way·yiq·šə·rū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H7194 conspired

יַחְדָּ֔ו yaḥ·dāw Adv H3162 . . .

לָב֖וֹא lā·ḇō·w Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H935 to come

לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם lə·hil·lā·ḥêm Prep-l | V-Nifal-Inf H3898 and fight

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם bî·rū·šā·lim Prep-b | N-proper-fs H3389 against Jerusalem

וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H6213 and create

ל֖וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms

תּוֹעָֽה׃ tō·w·‘āh N-fs H8442 a hindrance.

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וַנִּתְפַּלֵּ֖ל wan·niṯ·pal·lêl Conj-w | V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-1cp H6419 So we prayed

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū N-mpc | 1cp H430 our God

וַנַּעֲמִ֨יד wan·na·‘ă·mîḏ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cp H5975 and posted

מִשְׁמָ֧ר miš·mār N-ms H4929 a guard

עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ‘ă·lê·hem Prep | 3mp H5921 against them

מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ mip·pə·nê·hem Prep-m | N-mpc | 3mp H6440 . . .

יוֹמָ֥ם yō·w·mām Adv H3119 day

וָלַ֖יְלָה wā·lay·lāh Conj-w | N-ms H3915 and night.

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יְהוּדָ֗ה yə·hū·ḏāh N-proper-ms H3063 Meanwhile, the people of Judah

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 said:

כֹּ֣חַ kō·aḥ N-msc H3581 The strength

הַסַּבָּ֔ל has·sab·bāl Art | N-ms H5449 of the laborer

כָּשַׁל֙ kā·šal V-Qal-Perf-3ms H3782 fails,

הַרְבֵּ֑ה har·bêh V-Hifil-InfAbs H7235 and there is so much

וְהֶעָפָ֖ר wə·he·‘ā·p̄ār Conj-w, Art | N-ms H6083 rubble

וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ wa·’ă·naḥ·nū Conj-w | Pro-1cp H587 that we

לֹ֣א lō Adv-NegPrt H3808 will never

נוּכַ֔ל nū·ḵal V-Qal-Imperf-1cp H3201 be able

לִבְנ֖וֹת liḇ·nō·wṯ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H1129 to rebuild

בַּחוֹמָֽה׃ ba·ḥō·w·māh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H2346 the wall.

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צָרֵ֗ינוּ ṣā·rê·nū N-mpc | 1cp H6862 And our enemies

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ way·yō·mə·rū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H559 said,

עַ֛ד ‘aḏ Prep H5704 Before

אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- Pro-r H834 -

יֵדְעוּ֙ yê·ḏə·‘ū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H3045 they know

וְלֹ֣א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 [or]

יִרְא֔וּ yir·’ū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7200 see

לֹ֤א lō Adv-NegPrt H3808 [a thing],

נָב֥וֹא nā·ḇō·w V-Qal-Imperf-1cp H935 we will come

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 into

תּוֹכָ֖ם tō·w·ḵām N-msc | 3mp H8432 their midst,

וַהֲרַגְנ֑וּם wa·hă·raḡ·nūm Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cp | 3mp H2026 kill them,

וְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּ wə·hiš·baṯ·nū Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cp H7673 and put an end

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ ham·mə·lā·ḵāh Art | N-fs H4399 to the work.

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וַֽיְהִי֙ way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 At that time

כַּאֲשֶׁר־ ka·’ă·šer- Prep-k | Pro-r H834 -

הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים hay·yə·hū·ḏîm Art | N-proper-mp H3064 the Jews

הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים hay·yō·šə·ḇîm Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H3427 who lived

אֶצְלָ֑ם ’eṣ·lām Prep | 3mp H681 nearby

בָּ֣אוּ bā·’ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H935 came

וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ way·yō·mə·rū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H559 and told

לָ֙נוּ֙ lā·nū Prep | 1cp us

עֶ֣שֶׂר ‘e·śer Number-fsc H6235 ten

פְּעָמִ֔ים pə·‘ā·mîm N-fp H6471 times [over],

מִכָּל־ mik·kāl Prep-m | N-msc H3605 Wherever

הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹת ham·mə·qō·mō·wṯ Art | N-mp H4725 . . .

אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- Pro-r H834 -

תָּשׁ֥וּבוּ tā·šū·ḇū V-Qal-Imperf-2mp H7725 you turn,

עָלֵֽינוּ׃ ‘ā·lê·nū Prep | 1cp H5921 they will attack us.

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וָֽאַעֲמִ֞יד wā·’a·‘ă·mîḏ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs H5975 So I stationed [men]

מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י mê·’a·ḥă·rê Prep-m H310 behind

מִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹת mit·taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ Prep-m | N-fpc H8482 the lowest

לַמָּק֛וֹם lam·mā·qō·wm Prep-l, Art | N-ms H4725 sections

לַחוֹמָ֖ה la·ḥō·w·māh Prep-l, Art | N-fs H2346 of the wall,

בַּצְּחִחִיִּים baṣ·ṣə·ḥi·ḥī·yīm Prep-b, Art | N-mp H6708 at the vulnerable areas.

וָֽאַעֲמִ֤יד wā·’a·‘ă·mîḏ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs H5975 I stationed

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

הָעָם֙ hā·‘ām Art | N-ms H5971 them

לְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹת lə·miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ Prep-l | N-fp H4940 by families

עִם־ ‘im- Prep H5973 with

חַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛ם ḥar·ḇō·ṯê·hem N-fpc | 3mp H2719 their swords,

רָמְחֵיהֶ֖ם rā·mə·ḥê·hem N-mpc | 3mp H7420 spears,

וְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ wə·qaš·šə·ṯō·ṯê·hem Conj-w | N-fpc | 3mp H7198 and bows.

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וָאֵ֣רֶא wā·’ê·re Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs H7200 After I had made an inspection,

וָאָק֗וּם wā·’ā·qūm Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs H6965 I stood up

וָאֹמַ֞ר wā·’ō·mar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs H559 and said

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

הַחֹרִ֤ים ha·ḥō·rîm Art | N-mp H2715 the nobles,

וְאֶל־ wə·’el- Conj-w | Prep H413 . . .

הַסְּגָנִים֙ has·sə·ḡā·nîm Art | N-mp H5461 the officials,

וְאֶל־ wə·’el- Conj-w | Prep H413 . . .

יֶ֣תֶר ye·ṯer N-msc H3499 and the rest

הָעָ֔ם hā·‘ām Art | N-ms H5971 of the people,

אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 Do not

תִּֽירְא֖וּ tî·rə·’ū V-Qal-Imperf-2mp H3372 be afraid

מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם mip·pə·nê·hem Prep-m | N-mpc | 3mp H6440 of them.

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

זְכֹ֔רוּ zə·ḵō·rū V-Qal-Imp-mp H2142 Remember

אֲדֹנָ֞י ’ă·ḏō·nāy N-proper-ms H136 the Lord,

הַגָּד֤וֹל hag·gā·ḏō·wl Art | Adj-ms H1419 who is great

וְהַנּוֹרָא֙ wə·han·nō·w·rā Conj-w, Art | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms H3372 and awesome,

וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּ wə·hil·lā·ḥă·mū Conj-w | V-Nifal-Imp-mp H3898 and fight

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 for

אֲחֵיכֶם֙ ’ă·ḥê·ḵem N-mpc | 2mp H251 your brothers,

בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם bə·nê·ḵem N-mpc | 2mp H1121 your sons

וּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔ם ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·ḵem Conj-w | N-fpc | 2mp H1323 and your daughters,

נְשֵׁיכֶ֖ם nə·šê·ḵem N-fpc | 2mp H802 your wives

וּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃פ ū·ḇāt·tê·ḵem Conj-w | N-mpc | 2mp H1004 and your homes.

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וַיְהִ֞י way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 -

כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ ka·’ă·šer- Prep-k | Pro-r H834 When

אוֹיְבֵ֙ינוּ֙ ’ō·wy·ḇê·nū V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 1cp H341 our enemies

שָׁמְע֤וּ šā·mə·‘ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H8085 heard

כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 that

נ֣וֹדַֽע nō·w·ḏa‘ V-Nifal-Perf-3ms H3045 we were aware

לָ֔נוּ lā·nū Prep | 1cp

עֲצָתָ֑ם ‘ă·ṣā·ṯām N-fsc | 3mp H6098 of their scheme

הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm Art | N-mp H430 and that God

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

וַיָּ֥פֶר way·yā·p̄er Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms H6565 had frustrated it,

כֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ kul·lā·nū N-msc | 1cp H3605 each

וַנָּשׁוּב wan·nå̄·šūḇ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cp H7725 of us returned

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

אִ֖ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 his own

מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ mə·laḵ·tōw N-fsc | 3ms H4399 work

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 on

הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה ha·ḥō·w·māh Art | N-fs H2346 the wall.

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וַיְהִ֣י׀ way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 And

מִן־ min- Prep H4480 from

הַה֗וּא ha·hū Art | Pro-3ms H1931 that

הַיּ֣וֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 day on,

חֲצִ֣י ḥă·ṣî N-msc H2677 half

נְעָרַי֮ nə·‘ā·ray N-mpc | 1cs H5288 of my servants

עֹשִׂ֣ים ‘ō·śîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H6213 did

בַּמְּלָאכָה֒ bam·mə·lā·ḵāh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H4399 the work

וְחֶצְיָ֗ם wə·ḥeṣ·yām Conj-w | N-msc | 3mp H2677 while the other half

מַחֲזִיקִים֙ ma·ḥă·zî·qîm V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp H2388 held

וְהָרְמָחִ֣ים wə·hā·rə·mā·ḥîm Conj-w, Art | N-mp H7420 spears,

הַמָּגִנִּ֔ים ham·mā·ḡin·nîm Art | N-cp H4043 shields,

וְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹת wə·haq·qə·šā·ṯō·wṯ Conj-w, Art | N-fp H7198 bows,

וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים wə·haš·šir·yō·nîm Conj-w, Art | N-mp H8302 and armor.

וְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔ים wə·haś·śā·rîm Conj-w, Art | N-mp H8269 The officers

אַחֲרֵ֖י ’a·ḥă·rê Prep H310 [stationed themselves] behind

כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 all

בֵּ֥ית bêṯ N-msc H1004 the people

יְהוּדָֽה׃ yə·hū·ḏāh N-proper-ms H3063 of Judah

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הַבּוֹנִ֧ים hab·bō·w·nîm Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H1129 who were rebuilding

בַּחוֹמָ֛ה ba·ḥō·w·māh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H2346 the wall.

וְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים wə·han·nō·śə·’îm Conj-w, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H5375 The laborers who carried

בַּסֶּ֖בֶל bas·se·ḇel Prep-b, Art | N-ms H5447 materials

עֹמְשִׂ֑ים ‘ō·mə·śîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H6006 . . .

עֹשֶׂ֣ה ‘ō·śeh V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H6213 worked

בַמְּלָאכָ֔ה ḇam·mə·lā·ḵāh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H4399 . . .

בְּאַחַ֤ת bə·’a·ḥaṯ Prep-b | Number-fsc H259 with one

יָדוֹ֙ yā·ḏōw N-fsc | 3ms H3027 hand

מַחֲזֶ֥קֶת ma·ḥă·ze·qeṯ V-Hifil-Prtcpl-fs H2388 and held

הַשָּֽׁלַח׃ haš·šā·laḥ Art | N-ms H7973 a weapon

וְאַחַ֖ת wə·’a·ḥaṯ Conj-w | Number-fs H259 with the other.

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אִ֥ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 And each

וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔ים wə·hab·bō·w·nîm Conj-w, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H1129 of the builders

וּבוֹנִ֑ים ū·ḇō·w·nîm Conj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H1129 worked

חַרְבּ֛וֹ ḥar·bōw N-fsc | 3ms H2719 with his sword

אֲסוּרִ֥ים ’ă·sū·rîm V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp H631 strapped

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 at

מָתְנָ֖יו mā·ṯə·nāw N-mdc | 3ms H4975 his side.

וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ wə·hat·tō·w·qê·a‘ Conj-w, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H8628 But the trumpeter

בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖ר baš·šō·w·p̄ār Prep-b, Art | N-ms H7782 . . .

אֶצְלִֽי׃ ’eṣ·lî Prep | 1cs H681 stayed beside me.

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וָאֹמַ֞ר wā·’ō·mar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs H559 Then I said

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

הַחֹרִ֤ים ha·ḥō·rîm Art | N-mp H2715 the nobles,

וְאֶל־ wə·’el- Conj-w | Prep H413 . . .

הַסְּגָנִים֙ has·sə·ḡā·nîm Art | N-mp H5461 the officials,

וְאֶל־ wə·’el- Conj-w | Prep H413 . . .

יֶ֣תֶר ye·ṯer N-msc H3499 and the rest

הָעָ֔ם hā·‘ām Art | N-ms H5971 of the people:

הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה ham·mə·lā·ḵāh Art | N-fs H4399 The work [is]

הַרְבֵּ֖ה har·bêh V-Hifil-InfAbs H7235 great

וּרְחָבָ֑ה ū·rə·ḥā·ḇāh Conj-w | Adj-fs H7342 and extensive,

וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ wa·’ă·naḥ·nū Conj-w | Pro-1cp H587 and we

נִפְרָדִים֙ nip̄·rā·ḏîm V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp H6504 are spread out

רְחוֹקִ֖ים rə·ḥō·w·qîm Adj-mp H7350 far

אִ֥ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 from one

מֵאָחִֽיו׃ mê·’ā·ḥîw Prep-m | N-msc | 3ms H251 another

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 along

הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה ha·ḥō·w·māh Art | N-fs H2346 the wall.

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בִּמְק֗וֹם bim·qō·wm Prep-b | N-msc H4725 Wherever

אֲשֶׁ֤ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -

תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ tiš·mə·‘ū V-Qal-Imperf-2mp H8085 you hear

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

ק֣וֹל qō·wl N-msc H6963 the sound

הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר haš·šō·w·p̄ār Art | N-ms H7782 of the horn,

תִּקָּבְצ֣וּ tiq·qā·ḇə·ṣū V-Nifal-Imperf-2mp H6908 rally

אֵלֵ֑ינוּ ’ê·lê·nū Prep | 1cp H413 to us

שָׁ֖מָּה šām·māh Adv | 3fs H8033 there.

אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū N-mpc | 1cp H430 Our God

יִלָּ֥חֶם yil·lā·ḥem V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms H3898 will fight

לָֽנוּ׃ lā·nū Prep | 1cp for us!

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וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ wa·’ă·naḥ·nū Conj-w | Pro-1cp H587 So we

עֹשִׂ֣ים ‘ō·śîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H6213 continued

בַּמְּלָאכָ֑ה bam·mə·lā·ḵāh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H4399 the work,

וְחֶצְיָ֗ם wə·ḥeṣ·yām Conj-w | N-msc | 3mp H2677 while half of [the men]

מַחֲזִיקִים֙ ma·ḥă·zî·qîm V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp H2388 held

בָּֽרְמָחִ֔ים bā·rə·mā·ḥîm Prep-b, Art | N-mp H7420 spears

מֵעֲל֣וֹת mê·‘ă·lō·wṯ Prep-m | V-Qal-Inf H5927 from the break

הַשַּׁ֔חַר haš·ša·ḥar Art | N-ms H7837 of dawn

עַ֖ד ‘aḏ Prep H5704 until

הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm Art | N-mp H3556 the stars

צֵ֥את ṣêṯ V-Qal-Inf H3318 came out.

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הַהִיא֙ ha·hî Art | Pro-3fs H1931 At that

בָּעֵ֤ת bā·‘êṯ Prep-b, Art | N-cs H6256 time

גַּ֣ם gam Conj H1571 I also

אָמַ֣רְתִּי ’ā·mar·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H559 said

לָעָ֔ם lā·‘ām Prep-l, Art | N-ms H5971 to the people,

אִ֣ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 Let every man

וְנַעֲר֔וֹ wə·na·‘ă·rōw Conj-w | N-msc | 3ms H5288 and his servant

יָלִ֖ינוּ yā·lî·nū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H3885 spend the night

בְּת֣וֹךְ bə·ṯō·wḵ Prep-b | N-msc H8432 inside

יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם yə·rū·šā·lim N-proper-fs H3389 Jerusalem,

וְהָֽיוּ־ wə·hā·yū- Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp H1961 so that they can stand

לָ֧נוּ lā·nū Prep | 1cp

מִשְׁמָ֖ר miš·mār N-ms H4929 guard

הַלַּ֛יְלָה hal·lay·lāh Art | N-ms H3915 by night

מְלָאכָֽה׃ mə·lā·ḵāh N-fs H4399 and work

וְהַיּ֥וֹם wə·hay·yō·wm Conj-w, Art | N-ms H3117 by day.

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אֲנִ֜י ’ă·nî Pro-1cs H589 So neither I

וְאֵ֨ין wə·’ên Conj-w | Adv H369 -

וְאַחַ֣י wə·’a·ḥay Conj-w | N-mpc | 1cs H251 nor my brothers

וּנְעָרַ֗י ū·nə·‘ā·ray Conj-w | N-mpc | 1cs H5288 nor my servants

וְאַנְשֵׁ֤י wə·’an·šê Conj-w | N-mpc H376 . . .

הַמִּשְׁמָר֙ ham·miš·mār Art | N-ms H4929 nor the guards

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -

אַחֲרַ֔י ’a·ḥă·ray Prep | 1cs H310 with me

אֵין־ ’ên- Adv H369 . . .

אֲנַ֥חְנוּ ’ă·naḥ·nū Pro-1cp H587 . . .

פֹשְׁטִ֖ים p̄ō·šə·ṭîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H6584 changed out of

בְּגָדֵ֑ינוּ bə·ḡā·ḏê·nū N-mpc | 1cp H899 our clothes;

אִ֖ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 each

שִׁלְח֥וֹ šil·ḥōw N-msc | 3ms H7973 carried his weapon,

הַמָּֽיִם׃ס ham·mā·yim Art | N-mp H4325 [even to go] for water.

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