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Nehemiah 4:3-7
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!”
4Hear usשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085,O Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588we areהָיִ֣ינוּha.Yi.nuH1961despisedבוּזָ֔הvu.ZahH939.Turnוְהָשֵׁ֥בve.ha.ShevH7725their scornחֶרְפָּתָ֖םcher.pa.TamH2781back uponאֶל־'el-H413their own headsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218,and let them be takenוּתְנֵ֥םu.te.NemH5414as plunderלְבִזָּ֖הle.vi.ZahH961to a landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of captivityשִׁבְיָֽה׃shiv.YahH7633.
5Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408cover upתְּכַס֙ עַל־te.Khas 'al-H3680H5921their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771or let their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403be blotted outתִּמָּחֶ֑הti.ma.ChehH4229from Your sightמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָ אַל־mi.le.fa.Nei.kha 'al-H6440H408,forכִּ֥יkiH3588they have provokedהִכְעִ֖יסוּ לְנֶ֥גֶדhikh.'I.su le.Ne.gedH3707H5048the buildersהַבּוֹנִֽים׃ha.bo.NimH1129.
6So we rebuiltוַנִּבְנֶה֙va.niv.NehH1129אֶת־'et-H853the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346until allH3605of itהַחוֹמָ֖הha.cho.MahH2346was joined togetherוַתִּקָּשֵׁ֥רva.ti.ka.SherH7194up toעַד־'ad-H5704half itsחֶצְיָ֑הּchetz.YahH2677height,for the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971hadH1961a mindלֵ֦בlevH3820to workלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213.
7וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961Whenכַאֲשֶׁ֣רkha.'a.SherH834Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֡טsan.va.LatH5571and Tobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900,together with the Arabsוְהָעַרְבִ֨יםve.ha.'ar.VimH6163,Ammonitesוְהָעַמֹּנִ֜יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984,and Ashdoditesוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗יםve.ha.'ash.do.DimH796,heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the repairאֲרוּכָה֙'a.ru.KhahH724to the wallsH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389was progressingעָלְתָ֤ה'al.TahH5927and thatכִּי־ הֵחֵ֥לּוּki- he.Che.luH3588H2490the gapsהַפְּרֻצִ֖יםha.pe.ru.TzimH6555were being closedלְהִסָּתֵ֑םle.hi.sa.TemH5640,they were furiousוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734מְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966,
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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