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Nehemiah 4:13-16
13So I stationedוָֽאַעֲמִ֞ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975menbehindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the lowestמִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹתmi.tach.ti.YotH8482sectionsלַמָּק֛וֹםla.ma.KomH4725of the wallH2346,at the vulnerable areasH6708.I stationedוָֽאַעֲמִ֤ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975אֶת־'et-H853themH5971by familiesלְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתle.mish.pa.ChotH4940withעִם־'im-H5973their swordsחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛םchar.vo.tei.HemH2719,spearsרָמְחֵיהֶ֖םra.me.chei.HemH7420,and bowsוְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ve.ka.she.to.tei.HemH7198.
14After I had made an inspectionוָאֵ֣רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,I stood upוָאָק֗וּםva.'a.KumH6965and saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559toH413the noblesהַחֹרִ֤יםha.cho.RimH2715H413,the officialsהַסְּגָנִים֙ha.se.ga.NimH5461H413,and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372of themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440H853.Rememberזְכֹ֔רוּze.Kho.ruH2142the Lordאֲדֹנָ֞י'a.do.NaiH136,who is greatהַגָּד֤וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָא֙ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372,and fightH3898forעַל־'al-H5921your brothersאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251,your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and your daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323,your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֖םne.shei.KhemH802and your homesוּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ פu.va.tei.KhemH1004.”
15וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961Whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834our enemiesאוֹיְבֵ֙ינוּ֙'oy.Vei.nuH341heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085thatכִּי־ki-H3588we were awareנ֣וֹדַֽעNo.da'H3045of their schemeעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098and that Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853had frustrated itוַיָּ֥פֶרvai.Ya.ferH6565,eachכֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ku.La.nuH3605of us returnedוַנָּ֤שָׁבva.na.shuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413his ownאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376workH4399onאֶל־'el-H413the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346.
16AndH1961fromמִן־min-H4480thatH1931day onH3117,halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of my servantsH5288didעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213the workH4399while the other halfוְחֶצְיָ֗םve.chetz.YamH2677heldמַחֲזִיקִים֙ma.cha.zi.KimH2388spearsוְהָרְמָחִ֣יםve.ha.re.ma.ChimH7420,shieldsהַמָּגִנִּ֔יםha.ma.gi.NimH4043,bowsוְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹתve.ha.ke.sha.TotH7198,and armorוְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑יםve.ha.shir.yo.NimH8302.The officersוְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔יםve.Ha.sa.RimH8269stationed themselvesbehindאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063
Commentaries on Nehemiah 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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