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1 The history of Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. Now it came about, in the month Chislev, in the twentieth

1 Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews. 2 For

1 Now, Sanballat, hearing that we were building the wall, was very angry, and in his wrath made sport of

1 Then Eliashib, the chief priest, got up with his brothers the priests, and took in hand the building of

1 Now when word was given to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arabian and to the rest of

1 Now when the building of the wall was complete and I had put up the doors, and the door-keepers