OET NEH chapter 2

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2:1 The going of Nihimiyas of Yerushalem

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2:3: 2Ki 25:8-10; 2Ch 36:19; Jer 52:12-14.

2 and_he/it _was in/on/at/with_month of _Nisan year twenty of_Artaxerxes the_king wine before_face/front_him and_carried DOM the_wine and_gave to/for_the _king and_not I _had _been sad in_presence_his.
2 And_he/it _said to_me the_king why face_your sad and_you(ms) not_you [are]_sick [is]_not this if/because (if) sadness of _heart and_I _was _afraid greatly very.
3 And_said to/for_the _king the_king to_forever may _he _live why not will _they _be _sad face_my that the_city the _house of _the _tombs ancestors’_my [is]_desolate and_gates_its they _have _been _consumed in/on/at/with_fire.
4 and_he/it _said to_me the_king on what this [are]_you requesting and_prayed to the _god the_heavens.
5 And_said to/for_the _king if [is]_on the_king good and_if he _is _good servant_your to_your_face (cmp) send_me to Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to the _city of _the _tombs ancestors’_my and_rebuild_it.
6 And_he/it _said to_me the_king and_the_queen [was]_sitting beside_him until when will _it _be journey_your and_when will _you _return and_pleased to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king and_send_me and_set to_him/it an _appointed _time.
7 And_said to/for_the _king if [is]_on the_king good letters let _people _give to_me to the _governors of _the _other _side the_river that grant _passage_me until that I _will _come to Yəhūdāh.
8 And_letter to ʼĀşāf [the _one _who]_kept the_forest which to/for_the _king that he _will _give to_me wood(s) to_make _beams DOM the _gates the_fortress which by _the_temple and_for_wall the_city and_for _the_house which I _will _go to_him/it and_granted to_me the_king for_hand god_my the_gracious on_me.
9 And_came to the _governors[fn] of _the _other _side the_river and_gave to/for_them DOM the _letters the_king and_sent with_me the_king commanders of _[the]_army and_cavalry.
10 and_he/it _listened Sanballat the_Ḩōrōnite and_Tobiah the_official the_ˊAmmōnī and_displeased to/for_them displeasure great (cmp) he _had _come someone to_seek good of_people of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
11 And_came to Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) and_was there days three.
12 And_got _up night I and_men a _few with_me and_not I _had _told to/for_ʼĀdām/humankind what god_my putting into heart_my for_doing for_Yərūshālayim and_animal there _[was]_not with_me if/because (if) the_cattle/livestock which I [was]_riding in/on/at/with_her.
13 And_went _out in/on/at/with_gate the_valley night and_near/to the _face wwww wwww and_near/to the _gate the_dung and_I _was examining in/on/at/with_walls of _Yərūshālayim which the[fn] and_gates_its they _had _been _consumed in/on/at/with_fire.
14 And_went _on to the _gate the_fountain and_near/to the _pool the_king and_there _was _no room for _the_mount to_pass under_I.
15 And_I _was going _up in/on/at/with_valley night and_was examining in/on/at/with_wall and_turned _back and_entered in/on/at/with_gate the_valley and_returned.
16 And_the_officials not they _knew where had _I _gone and_what [was]_I doing and_to _the_Jews and_to _the_priests and_to _the_nobles and_to _the_officials and_to_rest of _the _doer[s] the_work until thus not I _had _told.
17 And_said to_them you _all [are]_seeing the_trouble which we in/on/at/with_her (cmp) Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) [is]_desolate and_gates_its they _have _been _burned in/on/at/with_fire come and_rebuild DOM the _wall of _Yərūshālayim and_not we _will _be again a _reproach.
18 And_told to/for_them DOM the _hand god_my (cmp) it [had _been]_good upon_me and_also the _words the_king which he _had _spoken to_me and_they _said let _us _arise and_build and_strengthened hands_their to _the_good.
19 and_he/it _listened Sanballat the_Ḩōrōnite and_Tobiah the_official the_ˊAmmōnī and_Geshem the_Arab and_mocked to/for_us and_despised at_us and_they _said what the_thing the_this which you _all [are]_doing against the_king [are]_you _all rebelling.
20 And_gave DOM_them word and_said to/for_them the _god the_heavens he he _will _grant _success to/for_us and_we servants_his we _will _arise and_build and_have_you _all there _[is]_not a _share and_right and_memorial in/on/at/with_Yərūshālayim.

2:9 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

2:13 Variant note: ה/מפרוצים: (x-qere) ’הֵ֣ם’: lemma_1992 n_0.0 morph_HPp3mp id_16Nq4 הֵ֣ם׀ ׀’פְּרוּצִ֔ים’: lemma_6555 n_0.1 morph_HVqsmpa id_16rZH פְּרוּצִ֔ים

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