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Nehemiah 4:7-15
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,
10Meanwhile, the people of JudahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “The strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of the laborerהַסַּבָּ֔לha.sa.BalH5449failsכָּשַׁל֙ka.ShalH3782,and there is so muchהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235rubbleוְהֶעָפָ֖רve.he.'a.FarH6083that weוַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙va.'a.Nach.nuH587will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808be ableנוּכַ֔לnu.KhalH3201to rebuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129the wallבַּחוֹמָֽה׃ba.cho.MahH2346.”
11And our enemiesצָרֵ֗ינוּtza.Rei.nuH6862saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Beforeעַ֛ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they knowיֵדְעוּ֙ye.de.'UH3045orלֹ֤אlo'H3808seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200a thingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808,we will comeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413their midstתּוֹכָ֖םto.KhamH8432,kill themוַהֲרַגְנ֑וּםva.ha.rag.NumH2026,and put an endוְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּve.hish.Bat.nuH7673אֶת־'et-H853to the workH4399.”
12At that timeוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961כַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427nearbyH681cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935and toldוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559ustenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471over, “Whereverמִכָּל־ הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתmi.kol ha.me.ko.MotH3605H4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you turnתָּשׁ֥וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725,they will attack usH5921.”
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.
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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