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1. וַיְהִי ׀ בְּחֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן שְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא הַמֶּלֶךְ יַיִן לְפָנָיו וָאֶשָּׂא אֶת־הַיַּיִן וָאֶתְּנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא־הָיִיתִי רַע לְפָנָיו׃
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1. And it came to pass H1961 in the month H2320 Nisan H5212 , in the twentieth H6242 year H8141 of Artaxerxes H783 the king H4428 , that wine H3196 was before H6440 him : and I took up H5375 H853 the wine H3196 , and gave H5414 it unto the king H4428 . Now I had not H3808 been H1961 formerly sad H7451 in his presence H6440 .
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2. וַיֹּאמֶר לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ מַדּוּעַ ׀ פָּנֶיךָ רָעִים וְאַתָּה אֵינְךָ חֹולֶה אֵין זֶה כִּי־אִם רֹעַ לֵב וָאִירָא הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד׃
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2. Wherefore the king H4428 said H559 unto me, Why H4069 is thy countenance H6440 sad H7451 , seeing thou H859 art not H369 sick H2470 ? this H2088 is nothing H369 else but H3588 H518 sorrow H7455 of heart H3820 . Then I was very H3966 sore H7235 afraid H3372 ,
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3. וָאֹמַר לַמֶּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ לְעֹולָם יִחְיֶה מַדּוּעַ לֹא־יֵרְעוּ פָנַי אֲשֶׁר הָעִיר בֵּית־קִבְרֹות אֲבֹתַי חֲרֵבָה וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ אֻכְּלוּ בָאֵשׁ׃ ס
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3. And said H559 unto the king H4428 , Let the king H4428 live H2421 forever H5769 : why H4069 should not H3808 my countenance H6440 be sad H7489 , when H834 the city H5892 , the place H1004 of my fathers H1 ' sepulchers H6913 , lieth waste H2720 , and the gates H8179 thereof are consumed H398 with fire H784 ?
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4. וַיֹּאמֶר לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־מַה־זֶּה אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ וָאֶתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם׃
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4. Then the king H4428 said H559 unto me, For H5921 what H4100 H2088 dost thou H859 make request H1245 ? So I prayed H6419 to H413 the God H430 of heaven H8064 .
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5. וָאֹמַר לַמֶּלֶךְ אִם־עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ טֹוב וְאִם־יִיטַב עַבְדְּךָ לְפָנֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁלָחֵנִי אֶל־יְהוּדָה אֶל־עִיר קִבְרֹות אֲבֹתַי וְאֶבְנֶנָּה׃
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5. And I said H559 unto the king H4428 , If H518 it please H2895 H5921 the king H4428 , and if H518 thy servant H5650 have found favor H3190 in thy sight H6440 , that H834 thou wouldest send H7971 me unto H413 Judah H3063 , unto H413 the city H5892 of my fathers H1 ' sepulchers H6913 , that I may build H1129 it.
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6. וַיֹּאמֶר לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַשֵּׁגַל ׀ יֹושֶׁבֶת אֶצְלֹו עַד־מָתַי יִהְיֶה מַהֲלָכֲךָ וּמָתַי תָּשׁוּב וַיִּיטַב לִפְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלָחֵנִי וָאֶתְּנָה לֹו זְמָן׃
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6. And the king H4428 said H559 unto me, (the queen H7694 also sitting H3427 by H681 him,) For H5704 how long H4970 shall thy journey H4109 be H1961 ? and when H4970 wilt thou return H7725 ? So it pleased H3190 H6440 the king H4428 to send H7971 me ; and I set H5414 him a time H2165 .
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7. וָאֹומַר לַמֶּלֶךְ אִם־עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ טֹוב אִגְּרֹות יִתְּנוּ־לִי עַל־פַּחֲוֹות עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר אֲשֶׁר יַעֲבִירוּנִי עַד אֲשֶׁר־אָבֹוא אֶל־יְהוּדָה׃
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7. Moreover I said H559 unto the king H4428 , If H518 it please H2895 H5921 the king H4428 , let letters H107 be given H5414 me to H5921 the governors H6346 beyond H5676 the river H5104 , that H834 they may convey me over H5674 till H5704 H834 I come H935 into H413 Judah H3063 ;
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8. וְאִגֶּרֶת אֶל־אָסָף שֹׁמֵר הַפַּרְדֵּס אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יִתֶּן־לִי עֵצִים לְקָרֹות אֶת־שַׁעֲרֵי הַבִּירָה אֲשֶׁר־לַבַּיִת וּלְחֹומַת הָעִיר וְלַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר־אָבֹוא אֵלָיו וַיִּתֶּן־לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כְּיַד־אֱלֹהַי הַטֹּובָה עָלָי׃
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8. And a letter H107 unto H413 Asaph H623 the keeper H8104 of the king H4428 's forest H6508 , that H834 he may give H5414 me timber H6086 to make beams H7136 for H853 the gates H8179 of the palace H1002 which H834 appertained to the house H1004 , and for the wall H2346 of the city H5892 , and for the house H1004 that H834 I shall enter H935 into H413 . And the king H4428 granted H5414 me , according to the good H2896 hand H3027 of my God H430 upon H5921 me.
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9. וָאָבֹוא אֶל־פַּחֲוֹות עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וָאֶתְּנָה לָהֶם אֵת אִגְּרֹות הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח עִמִּי הַמֶּלֶךְ שָׂרֵי חַיִל וּפָרָשִׁים׃ פ
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9. Then I came H935 to H413 the governors H6346 beyond H5676 the river H5104 , and gave H5414 them H853 the king H4428 's letters H107 . Now the king H4428 had sent H7971 captains H8269 of the army H2428 and horsemen H6571 with H5973 me.
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10. וַיִּשְׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט הַחֹרֹנִי וְטֹובִיָּה הָעֶבֶד הָעַמֹּנִי וַיֵּרַע לָהֶם רָעָה גְדֹלָה אֲשֶׁר־בָּא אָדָם לְבַקֵּשׁ טֹובָה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
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10. When Sanballat H5571 the Horonite H2772 , and Tobiah H2900 the servant H5650 , the Ammonite H5984 , heard H8085 of it , it grieved H7489 them exceedingly H1419 H7451 that H834 there was come H935 a man H120 to seek H1245 the welfare H2896 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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11. וָאָבֹוא אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִָם וָאֱהִי־שָׁם יָמִים שְׁלֹשָׁה׃
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11. So I came H935 to H413 Jerusalem H3389 , and was H1961 there H8033 three H7969 days H3117 .
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12. וָאָקוּם ׀ לַיְלָה אֲנִי וַאֲנָשִׁים ׀ מְעַט עִמִּי וְלֹא־הִגַּדְתִּי לְאָדָם מָה אֱלֹהַי נֹתֵן אֶל־לִבִּי לַעֲשֹׂות לִירוּשָׁלִָם וּבְהֵמָה אֵין עִמִּי כִּי אִם־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי רֹכֵב בָּהּ׃
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12. And I arose H6965 in the night H3915 , I H589 and some few H4592 men H376 with H5973 me; neither H3808 told H5046 I any man H120 what H4100 my God H430 had put H5414 in H413 my heart H3820 to do H6213 at Jerusalem H3389 : neither H369 was there any beast H929 with H5973 me, save H3588 H518 the beast H929 that H834 I H589 rode H7392 upon.
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13. וָאֵצְאָה בְשַׁעַר־הַגַּיא לַיְלָה וְאֶל־פְּנֵי עֵין הַתַּנִּין וְאֶל־שַׁעַר הָאַשְׁפֹּת וָאֱהִי שֹׂבֵר בְּחֹומֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר־ הַמְפֹרוָצִים כ (הֵם ׀ ק) (פְּרוּצִים ק) וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ אֻכְּלוּ בָאֵשׁ׃
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13. And I went out H3318 by night H3915 by the gate H8179 of the valley H1516 , even before H413 H6440 the dragon H8577 well H5869 , and to H413 the dung H830 port H8179 , and viewed H1961 H7663 the walls H2346 of Jerusalem H3389 , which H834 were broken down H6555 , and the gates H8179 thereof were consumed H398 with fire H784 .
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14. וָאֶעֱבֹר אֶל־שַׁעַר הָעַיִן וְאֶל־בְּרֵכַת הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵין־מָקֹום לַבְּהֵמָה לַעֲבֹר תַּחְתָּי׃
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14. Then I went on H5674 to H413 the gate H8179 of the fountain H5869 , and to H413 the king H4428 's pool H1295 : but there was no H369 place H4725 for the beast H929 that was under H8478 me to pass H5674 .
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15. וָאֱהִי עֹלֶה בַנַּחַל לַיְלָה וָאֱהִי שֹׂבֵר בַּחֹומָה וָאָשׁוּב וָאָבֹוא בְּשַׁעַר הַגַּיְא וָאָשׁוּב׃
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15. Then went I up H1961 H5927 in the night H3915 by the brook H5158 , and viewed H1961 H7663 the wall H2346 , and turned back H7725 , and entered H935 by the gate H8179 of the valley H1516 , and so returned H7725 .
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16. וְהַסְּגָנִים לֹא יָדְעוּ אָנָה הָלַכְתִּי וּמָה אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה וְלַיְּהוּדִים וְלַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַחֹרִים וְלַסְּגָנִים וּלְיֶתֶר עֹשֵׂה הַמְּלָאכָה עַד־כֵּן לֹא הִגַּדְתִּי׃
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16. And the rulers H5461 knew H3045 not H3808 whither H575 I went H1980 , or what H4100 I H589 did H6213 ; neither H3808 had I as H5704 yet H3651 told H5046 it to the Jews H3064 , nor to the priests H3548 , nor to the nobles H2715 , nor to the rulers H5461 , nor to the rest H3499 that did H6213 the work H4399 .
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17. וָאֹומַר אֲלֵהֶם אַתֶּם רֹאִים הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ בָהּ אֲשֶׁר יְרוּשָׁלִַם חֲרֵבָה וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ נִצְּתוּ בָאֵשׁ לְכוּ וְנִבְנֶה אֶת־חֹומַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְלֹא־נִהְיֶה עֹוד חֶרְפָּה׃
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17. Then said H559 I unto H413 them, Ye H859 see H7200 the distress H7451 that H834 we H587 are in, how H834 Jerusalem H3389 lieth waste H2720 , and the gates H8179 thereof are burned H3341 with fire H784 : come H1980 , and let us build up H1129 H853 the wall H2346 of Jerusalem H3389 , that we be H1961 no H3808 more H5750 a reproach H2781 .
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18. וָאַגִּיד לָהֶם אֶת־יַד אֱלֹהַי אֲשֶׁר־הִיא טֹובָה עָלַי וְאַף־דִּבְרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר אָמַר־לִי וַיֹּאמְרוּ נָקוּם וּבָנִינוּ וַיְחַזְּקוּ יְדֵיהֶם לַטֹּובָה׃ פ
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18. Then I told H5046 them of H853 the hand H3027 of my God H430 which H834 H1931 was good H2896 upon H5921 me ; as also H637 the king H4428 's words H1697 that H834 he had spoken H559 unto me . And they said H559 , Let us rise up H6965 and build H1129 . So they strengthened H2388 their hands H3027 for this good H2896 work .
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19. וַיִּשְׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט הַחֹרֹנִי וְטֹבִיָּה ׀ הָעֶבֶד הָעַמֹּונִי וְגֶשֶׁם הָעַרְבִי וַיַּלְעִגוּ לָנוּ וַיִּבְזוּ עָלֵינוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ מָה־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים הַעַל הַמֶּלֶךְ אַתֶּם מֹרְדִים׃
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19. But when Sanballat H5571 the Horonite H2772 , and Tobiah H2900 the servant H5650 , the Ammonite H5984 , and Geshem H1654 the Arabian H6163 , heard H8085 it , they laughed us to scorn H3932 , and despised H959 H5921 us , and said H559 , What H4100 is this H2088 thing H1697 that H834 ye H859 do H6213 ? will ye H859 rebel H4775 against H5921 the king H4428 ?
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20. וָאָשִׁיב אֹותָם דָּבָר וָאֹומַר לָהֶם אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם הוּא יַצְלִיחַ לָנוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ עֲבָדָיו נָקוּם וּבָנִינוּ וְלָכֶם אֵין־חֵלֶק וּצְדָקָה וְזִכָּרֹון בִּירוּשָׁלִָם׃
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20. Then answered H7725 H1697 I them , and said H559 unto them , The God H430 of heaven H8064 , he H1931 will prosper H6743 us ; therefore we H587 his servants H5650 will arise H6965 and build H1129 : but ye have no H369 portion H2506 , nor right H6666 , nor memorial H2146 , in Jerusalem H3389 .
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