New American Standard Bible 1995
Nehemiah 4:1-7
1Now it cameH1961about that whenH3512SanballatH5571heardH8085that we were rebuildingבוֹנִים֙vo.NimH1129the wallH2346,he becameוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734furiousוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734and veryהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235angryוַיִּכְעַ֖סvai.yikh.'AsH3707and mockedוַיַּלְעֵ֖גvai.yal.'EgH3932the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.
2He spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of his brothersאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251and thewealthyוְחֵיל֙ve.CheilH2428menof Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֛הmahH4100are these feebleהָאֲמֵלָלִ֖יםha.'a.me.la.LimH537Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֥יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064doingH6213?Are they going to restoreהֲיַעַזְב֨וּha.ya.'az.VuH5800itfor themselves? Can they offerהֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙ha.yiz.Ba.chuH2076sacrificesH2076?Can they finishהַיְכַלּ֣וּhay.kha.LuH3615in a dayבַיּ֔וֹםvai.YomH3117?Can they reviveהַיְחַיּ֧וּhay.chai.YuH2421the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.NimH68from thedustyהֶעָפָ֖רhe.'a.FarH6083rubbleמֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹתme.'a.re.MotH6194even the burnedשְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃se.ru.FotH8313ones?”
3Now Tobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900the Ammoniteהָעַמֹּנִ֖יha.'a.mo.NiH5984wasnearאֶצְל֑וֹ'etz.LoH681him and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Evenגַּ֚םgamH1571whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they are buildingבּוֹנִ֔יםbo.NimH1129--ifאִם־'im-H518a foxשׁוּעָ֔לshu.'AlH7776shouldjumpיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927on it,he would breakוּפָרַ֖ץu.fa.RatzH6555their stoneאַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'av.nei.HemH68wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346downH6555!”
4Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085,O our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,howכִּֽי־ki-H3588we are despisedבוּזָ֔הvu.ZahH939!Returnוְהָשֵׁ֥בve.ha.ShevH7725their reproachחֶרְפָּתָ֖םcher.pa.TamH2781on their own headsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218and giveוּתְנֵ֥םu.te.NemH5414them up for plunderלְבִזָּ֖הle.vi.ZahH961in a landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of captivityשִׁבְיָֽה׃shiv.YahH7633.
5Do notforgiveתְּכַס֙te.KhasH3680their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771and let not their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.TamH2403be blottedתִּמָּחֶ֑הti.ma.ChehH4229out beforeמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH4480H6440You, for they havedemoralizedהִכְעִ֖יסוּ לְנֶ֥גֶדhikh.'I.su le.Ne.gedH3707H5048the buildersהַבּוֹנִֽים׃ha.bo.NimH1129.
7Now whenH3512Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֡טsan.va.LatH5571,Tobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900,the Arabsוְהָעַרְבִ֨יםve.ha.'ar.VimH6163,the Ammonitesוְהָעַמֹּנִ֜יםve.ha.'a.mo.NimH5984and the Ashdoditesוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗יםve.ha.'ash.do.DimH796heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085that therepairאֲרוּכָה֙'a.ru.KhahH724of the wallsH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389wentעָלְתָ֤ה'al.TahH5927on, andthat the breachesהַפְּרֻצִ֖יםha.pe.ru.TzimH6555beganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to be closedלְהִסָּתֵ֑םle.hi.sa.TemH5640,they were veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.
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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