Berean Standard Bible
Nehemiah 4:2-3
2beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440his associatesאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251and the armyוְחֵיל֙ve.CheilH2428of Samariaוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןvai.Yo.mer sho.me.RonH8111H559,sayingוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֛הmahH4100are these feebleהָאֲמֵלָלִ֖יםha.'a.me.la.LimH537Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֥יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064doingH6213?Can they restoreהֲיַעַזְב֨וּha.ya.'az.VuH5800the wall by themselves?Will they offer sacrificesהֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙ha.yiz.Ba.chuH2076?Will they complete itהַיְכַלּ֣וּhay.kha.LuH3615in a dayבַיּ֔וֹםvai.YomH3117?Can they bring theseוְהֵ֥מָּהve.He.mahH1992burntשְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃se.ru.FotH8313stonesהָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.NimH68back to lifeהַיְחַיּ֧וּhay.chai.YuH2421אֶת־'et-H853from the moundsמֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹתme.'a.re.MotH6194of rubbleהֶעָפָ֖רhe.'a.FarH6083?”
3Then Tobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900the Ammoniteהָעַמֹּנִ֖יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,who was beside himאֶצְל֑וֹ'etz.LoH681,saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518evenגַּ֚םgamH1571a foxשׁוּעָ֔לshu.'AlH7776were to climb up onיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyהֵ֣םhemH1992are buildingבּוֹנִ֔יםbo.NimH1129,it would break downוּפָרַ֖ץu.fa.RatzH6555their wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346of stonesאַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'av.nei.HemH68!”
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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