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  4:1 ¶
Now it came to pass, when Sanballat{gr.Sanaballat} heard that we were building the wall, that it was grievous to him, and he was very angry, and railed against the Jews. |
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4:1 ¶
But it came to pass,°
that when°
Sanballat°
heard°°
that°
we°
builded°°°
the wall,°
he was wroth,°°
and took great°°
indignation,°°°
and mocked°°°
the Jews.° |
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4:2
And he said before his brethren (that [is] the army of the Samaritans) [Is it true] that these Jews are building their city? do they indeed offer sacrifices? will they prevail? and will they this day restore the stones, after they have been burnt and made a heap of rubbish? |
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4:2
And he spake°°
before°
his brethren°
and the army°
of Samaria,°
and said,°°
What°
do°°
these feeble°
Jews?°
will they fortify°°
themselves? will they sacrifice?°°
will they make an end°°
in a day?°
will they revive°°°
the stones°
out of the heaps°°
of the rubbish°
which°
are burned?°° |
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4:3
And Tobiah{gr.Tobias} the Ammonite{gr.Ammanite} came near to him, and said to them, Do they sacrifice or eat in their place? shall not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones? |
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4:3
Now Tobiah°
the Ammonite°
[was] by°
him,°
and he said,°°
Even°
that which°
they°
build,°°
if°
a fox°
go up,°°
he shall even break down°°
their stone°
wall.° |
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4:4
Hear, O our God, for we have become a scorn; and return thou their reproach upon their head, and make them a scorn in a land of captivity, |
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4:4
Hear,°°
O our Elohim;°
for°
we are°
despised:°
and turn°°
their reproach°
upon°
their own head,°
and give°°
them for a prey°
in the land°
of captivity:° |
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4:5
and do not cover [their] iniquity. |
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4:5
And cover°°°
not°
their iniquity,°
and let not°
their sin°
be blotted out°°
from before°°
thee: for°
they have provoked [thee] to anger°°
before°
the builders.°° |
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4:6
[Absent from Manuscript] |
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4:6
So built°°
we°
the wall;°
and all°
the wall°
was joined together°°
unto°
the half°
thereof: for the people°
had°
a mind°
to work.°° |
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4:7 ¶
But it came to pass, when Sanballat{gr.Sanaballat} and Tobiah{gr.Tobia}, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites{gr.Ammanites}, heard that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing, [and] that the breaches began to be stopped, that it appeared very grievous to them. |
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4:7 ¶
But it came to pass,°
[that] when°
Sanballat,°
and Tobiah,°
and the Arabians,°
and the Ammonites,°
and the Ashdodites,°
heard°°
that°
the walls°
of Jerusalem°
were made up,°°°
[and] that°
the breaches°°
began°°
to be stopped,°°
then they were very°
wroth,°° |
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4:8
And all of them assembled together, to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to destroy it utterly. |
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4:8
And conspired°°
all°
of them together°
to come°°
[and] to fight°°
against Jerusalem,°
and to hinder°°°
it. |
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4:9
So we prayed to our God and set watchmen against them day and night, because of them. |
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4:9
Nevertheless we made our prayer°°
unto°
our Elohim,°
and set°°
a watch°
against°
them day°
and night,°
because°
of°°
them. |
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4:10
And Judah{gr.Juda} said, The strength of the enemies is broken, yet [there is] much rubbish, and we shall not be able to build the wall. |
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4:10
And Judah°
said,°°
The strength°
of the bearers of burdens°
is decayed,°°
and [there is] much°°
rubbish;°
so that we°
are not°
able°°
to build°°
the wall.° |
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4:11
And they that afflicted us said, They shall not know, and they shall not see, until we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease. |
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4:11
And our adversaries°
said,°°
They shall not°
know,°°
neither°
see,°°
till°°
we come°°
in°
the midst°
among°
them, and slay°°
them, and cause°
the work°
to cease.°° |
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4:12
And it came to pass, when the Jews who lived near them came, that they said to us, They are coming up against us from every quarter. |
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4:12
And it came to pass,°
that when°
the Jews°
which dwelt°°
by°
them°
came,°°
they said°°
unto us ten°
times,°
From all°°
places°
whence°
ye shall return°°
unto°
us [they will be upon you]. |
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4:13 ¶
So I set [men] in the lowest part of the place behind the wall in the lurking-places, I even set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. |
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4:13 ¶
Therefore set°°
I in the lower°°
places°
behind°°
the wall,°
[and] on the higher places,°°°
I even set°°°
the people°
after their families°
with°
their swords,°
their spears,°
and their bows.° |
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4:14
And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles, and to the captains, and to the rest of the people, Be not afraid of them: remember our great and terrible God, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses. |
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4:14
And I looked,°°
and rose up,°°
and said°°
unto°
the nobles,°
and to°
the rulers,°
and to°
the rest°
of the people,°
Be not°
ye afraid°°
of°°
them:°
remember°°°
Yahweh,°
[which is] great°
and terrible,°°
and fight°°
for°
your brethren,°
your sons,°
and your daughters,°
your wives,°
and your houses.° |
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4:15
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was made known to us, and God had frustrated their counsel, that we all returned to the wall, [every] man to his work. |
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4:15
And it came to pass,°
when°
our enemies°°
heard°°
that°
it was known°°
unto us, and Elohim°
had brought°°
their counsel°
to nought,°°°°
that we returned°°
all°
of us to°
the wall,°
every one°
unto°
his work.° |
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4:16
And it came to pass from that day [that] half of them that had been driven forth, wrought the work, and half of them kept guard; and [there were] spears, and shields, and bows, and breast-plates, and rulers behind the whole house of Judah{gr.Juda}, |
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4:16
And it came to pass°
from°
that°
time°
forth, [that] the half°
of my servants°
wrought°°
in the work,°
and the other half°
of them held°°
both the spears,°
the shields,°
and the bows,°
and the habergeons;°
and the rulers°
[were] behind°
all°
the house°
of Judah.° |
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4:17
even of them that were building the wall:-- and those who carried the burdens [were] under arms: [each] with one hand wrought his work, and with the other held his dart. |
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4:17
They which builded°°
on the wall,°
and they that bare°°
burdens,°
with those that laded,°°
[every one] with one°
of his hands°
wrought°°
in the work,°
and with the other°
[hand] held°°
a weapon.° |
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4:18
And the builders [wrought] each man having his sword girt upon his loins, and so they built: and the trumpeter with his trumpet next to him. |
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4:18
For the builders,°°
every one°
had his sword°
girded°°
by°
his side,°
and [so] builded.°°
And he that sounded°°
the trumpet°
[was] by°
me.° |
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4:19 ¶
And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work [is] great and abundant, and we are dispersed upon the wall, each at a great distance from his brother. |
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4:19 ¶
And I said°°
unto°
the nobles,°
and to°
the rulers,°
and to°
the rest°
of the people,°
The work°
[is] great°°
and large,°
and we°
are separated°°
upon°
the wall,°
one°
far°
from°
another.°° |
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4:20
In whatsoever place ye shall hear the sound of the cornet, thither gather yourselves together to us; and our God shall fight for us. |
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4:20
In what°
place°
[therefore] ye hear°°°
the sound°
of the trumpet,°
resort°°
ye thither°
unto°
us: our Elohim°
shall fight°°
for us. |
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4:21
So we [continued] labouring at the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared. |
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4:21
So we°
laboured°°
in the work:°
and half°
of them held°°
the spears°
from the rising°°°
of the morning°
till°
the stars°
appeared.°° |
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4:22
And at that time I said to the people, Lodge ye every man with his servant in the midst of Jerusalem, and let the night be a watch-time to you, and the day a work-time. |
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4:22
Likewise°
at the same°
time°
said°°
I unto the people,°
Let every one°
with his servant°
lodge°°
within°
Jerusalem,°
that in the night°
they may be°
a guard°
to us, and labour°
on the day.° |
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4:23
And I was [there], and the watchmen behind me, and there was not a man of us that put off his garments. |
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4:23
So neither°
I,°
nor my brethren,°
nor my servants,°
nor the men°°
of the guard°
which°
followed°
me, none°
of us°
put off°°
our clothes,°
[saving that] every one°
put them off°°
for washing.° |
