OET-LV NEH Chapter 6

OET ◄ NEH 6 ► ║ ═ ©

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6 and_he/it _was as_when it _was _heard to_Şanⱱallaţ and_Ţōⱱiy^yāh and_to_Geshem the_ˊArāⱱī and_to_rest _of enemies _of_our if/because _that I _had _rebuilt DOM the_wall and_not it _was _left in/on/at/with_it a _breach also until the_time the_that doors not I _had _set _up in/on/at/with_gates.
2 And_ Şanⱱallaţ _sent and_Geshem to_me to_say come and_meet together in/on/at/with_villages in/on/at/with_plain _of ʼŌnō and_they [were]_planning for_doing to_me harm.
3 And_sent to_them messengers to_say a _work great I [am]_doing and_not I _am _able to_come _down to/for_what will _it _cease the_work just_as leave_it and_come _down to_you _all.
4 And_sent to_me in _the_message the_this four times and_answered DOM_them in _the_manner the_same.
5 and_sent to_me Şanⱱallaţ in _the_way the_this a _time fifth DOM servant _of_his and_letter _of open in_his/its_hand.
6 [was]_written in/on/at/with_it in/on/at/with_nations [is]_heard and_Geshem [is]_saying you and_the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) [are]_planning to_rebel on/upon/above/on _account _of//he/it _went _in yes/correct/thus/so you [are]_rebuilding the_wall and_you(ms) [are]_about _to _become to/for_them as_king according _to _the_reports the_these.
7 And_also prophets you _have _appointed to_call concerning_you in/on/at/with_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) to_say a _king in/on/at/with_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_now it _will _be _heard to/for_the _king according _to _the_words the_these and_now come and_confer together.
8 and_sent to_him/it to_say not it _has _occurred such _the_things the_these which you [are]_saying if/because in_mind _of_your _own you inventing _of_them.
[fn] 9 if/because all _of_they [were]_making _afraid DOM_us to_say hands _of_their they _will _drop from the_work and_not it _will _be _done and_now strengthen DOM hands _of_my.
10 And_I I _went the _house _of Shəmaˊ^yāh the _son _of Dəlā^yāh the _son _of Məhēyţaⱱ^ʼēl and_he [was]_shut _up and_he/it _said let _us _meet to the _house _of the_ʼElohīm to the _middle _of the_temple and_close the _doors _of the_temple if/because [people _are]_coming to_kill_you and_night [people _are]_coming to_kill_you.
11 And_said man like_me will _he _flee and_how like_me who he _will _go into the_temple and_save _life not I _will _go.
12 And_perceived and_see/lo/see not god sent_him if/because the_prophecy he _had _spoken against_me and_Ţōⱱiy^yāh and_Şanⱱallaţ hired_him.
13 So _that [was]_hired he so _that I _may _be _afraid and_act thus and_sin and_it _was to/for_them for_name bad so _that taunt_me.
14 remember god _of_my to_Ţōⱱiy^yāh and_to_Şanⱱallaţ according _to_works _of_they these and_also to_Nōˊad^yāh the_prophetess and_to_rest _of the_prophets who they _were making _afraid DOM_me.
15 And_completed the_wall in/on/at/with_twenty and_five of_ʼElūl in_fifty and_two day[s].
16 and_he/it _was just_as they _heard all _of enemies _of_our and_they _saw all _of the_nations which surrounding _of_us and_fell exceedingly in/on/at/with_eyes _of_their and_they _knew if/because _that from_with god _of_our it _had _been _done the_work the_this.
17 Also in _the_days the_those the _nobles _of [were]_multiplying of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah) letters _of_their [which _were]_going to Ţōⱱiy^yāh and_which from_Ţōⱱiy^yāh [were]_coming to_them.
18 If/because many _[people] in/on/at/with_Yəhūdāh [were]_masters _of oath to_him/it if/because [was]_a _son-in-law he of_Shəkan^yāh the _son _of ʼĀraḩ and_Yəhōḩānān/(Jehohanan) his/its_son he _had _taken DOM the _daughter _of Məshullām the _son _of Berek^yāh.
19 Also good _deeds _of_his they _were telling to/for_my_face/front and_words _of_my they _were sending _out to_him/it letters Ţōⱱiy^yāh he _sent to_intimidate_me.

6:8 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

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