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Now it came about that when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious and very angry and mocked the Jews.
~yinw{b .Wn.x;n]a -yiK j;L;b.n;st05571 [;m'vt08085 r,v]a;K yih.y;w ? ge[.l;Y;wt03932 heB.r;ht07235 s;[.kiY;wt03707 w{l r;xiY;w h'mw{x;ht02346 -t,a ? ~yid.Wh.Y;h -l;[
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He spoke in the presence of his brothers and the wealthy men of Samaria and said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they going to restore it for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish in a day? Can they revive the stones from the dusty rubble even the burned ones?"
r,ma{Y;wt0559 !w{r.m{vt08111 lyex.wt02428 wy'x,at0251 yen.pilt06440 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? .Wb.z;[;y]ht05800 ~yif{[ ~yil'lem]a'ht0537 ~yid.Wh.Y;ht03064 h'm ? ~yin'b]a'h -t,a .WY;x.y;ht02421 ~w{Y;b .WL;k.y;h .Wx'B.zIy]ht02076 ~,h'l ? tw{p.Wr.f h'Meh.w r'p'[,ht06083 tw{mer][em
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Now Tobiah the Ammonite was near him and he said, "Even what they are building -if a fox should jump on it, he would break their stone wall down!"
~eh -r,v]a ~;G r,ma{Y;wt0559 w{l.c,at0681 yin{M;['ht05984 h'Yibw{j.wt02900 ? ~,hyen.b;a t;mw{xt02346 #;r'p.Wt06555 l'[.Wvt07776 h,l][;y -mia ~yinw{B
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Hear, O our God, how we are despised! Return their reproach on their own heads and give them up for plunder in a land of captivity.
bev'h.wt07633 h'z.Wbt0939 .WnyIy'ht0430 -yiK .Wnyeh{l/a [;m.vt08085 ? h'y.biv #,r,a.Bt0776 h'Zib.lt0961 ~en.t.W ~'va{rt07218 -l,a ~'t'P.r,xt02781
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Do not forgive their iniquity and let not their sin be blotted out before * You, for they have demoralized * the builders.
'$y,n'p.Limt06440 ~'ta'J;x.w ~'n{w][ -l;[ s;k.T -l;a.w ? ~yinw{B;h d,g,n.l .Wsyi[.kih yiK h,x'MiT -l;a
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So we built the wall and the whole wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
h'mw{x;ht02346 -l'K rev'QiT;wt07194 h'mw{x;ht02346 -t,a h,n.biN;wt01129 ? tw{f][;l ~'['lt05971 belt03820 yih.y;w H'y.c,xt02677 -d;[
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Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerusalem went on, and that the breaches began to be closed, they were very angry.
~yib.r;['h.wt06163 h'Yibw{j.wt02900 j;L;b.n;st05571 [;m'vt08085 r,v]a;k yih.y;w ? h'k.Wr]at0724 h't.l'[ -yiK ~yidw{D.v;a'h.wt0796 ~yin{M;['h.w ? ~et'Sih.lt05640 ~yicUr.P;h .WLexeh -yiK ~i;l'v.Wr.yt03389 tw{m{x.l ? d{a.mt03966 ~,h'l r;xiY;w
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All of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause a disturbance in it.
~i'l'v.WryiBt03389 ~ex'Lih.lt03898 aw{b'lt0935 w'D.x;yt03162 ~'LUk .Wr.v.qiY;wt07194 ? h'[w{Tt08442 w{l tw{f][;l.w
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But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.
~,hyel][t0430 r'm.vimt04929 dyim][;N;w .Wnyeh{l/a -l,a leL;P.tiN;wt06419 ? ~,hyen.Pim h'l.y;l'wt03915 ~'mw{yt03119
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Thus in Judah it was said, "The strength of the burden bearers is failing, Yet there is much rubbish; And we ourselves are unable * To rebuild the wall."
heB.r;ht07235 r'p'[,h.wt06083 l'B;S;ht05449 ;x{Kt03581 l;v'Kt03782 h'd.Wh.yt03063 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? h'mw{x;Bt02346 tw{n.bil l;k.Wn a{l .Wn.x;n]a;w
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Our enemies said, "They will not know or see until * we come among * them, kill them and put a stop to the work."
d;[ .Wa.rIy a{l.w .W[.dey a{l .Wnyer'ct06862 .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ? .Wn.t;B.vih.wt07673 ~.Wn.g;r]h;wt02026 ~'kw{T -l,a aw{b'nt0935 -r,v]a ? h'ka'l.M;ht04399 -t,a
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When the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times, "They will come up against us from every place where you may turn,"
~'l.c,at0681 ~yib.v{Y;ht03427 ~yid.Wh.Y;ht03064 .Wa'Bt0935 -r,v]a;K yih.y;w ? tw{m{q.M;h -l'Kim ~yim'[.P r,f,[ .Wn'l .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ? .Wnyel'[ .Wb.Wv'Tt07725 -r,v]a
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then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears and bows.
h'mw{x;lt02346 yer]x;aemt0310 ~w{q'M;lt04725 tw{YiT.x;Timt08482 dyim][;a'w ? tw{x'P.vim.l ~'['ht05971 -t,a dyim][;a'w ~yiYixix.C;Bt06708 ? ~,hyet{t.V;q.wt07198 ~,hyex.m'rt07420 ~,hyet{b.r;xt02719 -mi[
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When I saw their fear, I rose and spoke to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people: "Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives and your houses."
~yin'g.S;h -l,a.w ~yir{x;ht02715 -l,a r;m{a'wt0559 ~.Wq'a'wt06965 a,rea'wt07200 ? y'n{d]at0136 -t,a ~,hyen.Pim .Wa.ryiTt03372 -l;a ~'['ht05971 r,t,yt03499 -l,a.w ? ~,kyex]at0251 -l;[ .Wm]x'Lih.w .Wr{k.zt02142 a'rw{N;h.w lw{d'G;h ? ~,kyeT'b.Wt01323 ~,kyev.n ~,kyet{n.b.W ~,kyen.B
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When our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had frustrated their plan, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work.
][;dw{n -yiK .Wnyeb.yw{a .W[.m'vt08085 -r,v]a;K yih.y;w ? b.Wv'N;wt07725 ~'t'c][ -t,a ~yih{l/a'ht04399 r,p'Y;w .Wn'l ? w{T.ka;l.m -l,a vyiat0376 h'mw{x;ht02346 -l,a .Wn'LUK
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From that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows and the breastplates; and the captains were behind the whole house of Judah.
~yif{[ y;r'[.nt05288 yic]xt02677 a.Wh;ht03063 ~w{Y;ht03117 -nim yih.y;w ? ~yiNig'M;h ~yix'm.r'h.wt07420 ~yiqyiz]x;m ~'y.c,x.wt02677 h'ka'l.M;Bt04399 ? tyeBt01004 -l'K yer]x;at0310 ~yir'F;h.w ~yin{y.riV;h.w tw{t'v.Q;h.wt07198 ? h'd.Wh.y
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Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens took their load with one hand doing the work and the other holding a weapon.
~yif.m{[ l,b,S;Bt05447 ~yia.f{N;h.w h'mw{x;Bt02346 ~yinw{B;h ? t,q,z]x;mt02388 t;x;a.w h'ka'l.M;bt04399 h,f{[t06213 w{d'yt03027 t;x;a.B ? x;l'V;ht07973
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As for the builders, each wore his sword girded at his side as he built, while the trumpeter * stood near me.
wy'n.t'mt04975 -l;[ ~yir.Ws]a w{B.r;xt02719 vyiat0376 ~yinw{B;h.w ? yil.c,at0681 r'pw{V;Bt07782 ;[eqw{T;h.wt08628 ~yinw{b.W
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I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall far from one another.
r,t,yt03499 -l,a.w ~yin'g.S;h -l,a.w ~yir{x;ht02715 -l,a r;m{a'wt0559 ? ~yid'r.pint06504 .Wn.x;n]a;w h'b'x.r.Wt07342 heB.r;ht07235 h'ka'l.M;ht04399 ~'['ht05971 ? wyix'aemt0251 vyiat0376 ~yiqw{x.rt07350 h'mw{x;ht02346 -l;[
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"At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
h'M'v r'pw{V;ht07782 lw{qt06963 -t,a .W[.m.viTt08085 r,v]a ~w{q.miBt04725 ? .Wn'l ~,x'LIyt03898 .Wnyeh{l/a .Wnyelea .Wc.b'QiT
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So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn * until the stars appeared.
~yiqyiz]x;m ~'y.c,x.wt02677 h'ka'l.M;Bt04399 ~yif{[ .Wn.x;n]a;w ? ~yib'kw{K;ht03556 taec d;[ r;x;V;ht07837 tw{l][em ~yix'm.r'Bt07420
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At that time I also said to the people, "Let each man with his servant spend the night within Jerusalem so that they may be a guard for us by night and a laborer by day."
w{r][;n.wt05288 vyiat0376 ~'['lt05971 yiT.r;m'at0559 ayih;h te['Bt06256 ~;G ? h'l.y;L;ht03915 .Wn'l -.Wy'h.w ~i'l'v.Wr.yt03389 .$w{t.Bt08432 .Wnyil'y ? h'ka'l.mt04399 ~w{Y;h.wt03117 r'm.vimt04929
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So neither I, my brothers, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us removed our clothes, each took his weapon even to the water.
r'm.viM;ht04929 yev.n;a.wt0582 y;r'[.n.Wt05288 y;x;a.wt0251 yin]a !yea.w ? .Wnyed'g.Bt0899 ~yij.v{pt06584 .Wn.x;n]at0587 -nyea y;r]x;at0310 r,v]a ? ~Iy'M;ht04325 w{x.livt07973 vyiat0376