New American Standard Bible 1995
Nehemiah 4:7-15
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.
10Thusin JudahH3063it was saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of the burdenH5449bearersH5449is failingכָּשַׁל֙ka.ShalH3782,Yet there is muchהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235rubbishוְהֶעָפָ֖רve.he.'a.FarH6083;And we ourselvesוַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙va.'a.Nach.nuH587are unableלֹ֣א נוּכַ֔לlo' nu.KhalH3808H3201To rebuildלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129the wallבַּחוֹמָֽה׃ba.cho.MahH2346.”
11Our enemiesצָרֵ֗ינוּtza.Rei.nuH6862saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “They will not knowיֵדְעוּ֙ye.de.'UH3045or seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200untilעַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704H834we comeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935amongאֶל־ תּוֹכָ֖ם'el- to.KhamH413H8432them, killוַהֲרַגְנ֑וּםva.ha.rag.NumH2026them and putוְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּve.hish.Bat.nuH7673a stopH7673to the workH4399.”
12WhenH3512the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427nearH681them cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935and toldוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559us tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471, “They will come up againstH5921us from everyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605placeהַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whereH834you may turnתָּשׁ֥וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725,”
13then I stationedוָֽאַעֲמִ֞ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975menin the lowestH8482partsמִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹתmi.tach.ti.YotH8482of the spaceלַמָּק֛וֹםla.ma.KomH4725behindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the wallH2346, theexposedH6706placesH6706, and Istationedוָֽאַעֲמִ֤ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975the peopleH5971in familiesלְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתle.mish.pa.ChotH4940with their swordsחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛םchar.vo.tei.HemH2719,spearsרָמְחֵיהֶ֖םra.me.chei.HemH7420and bowsוְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ve.ka.she.to.tei.HemH7198.
14When I sawוָאֵ֣רֶאva.'E.re'H7200their fear,I roseוָאָק֗וּםva.'a.KumH6965and spokeוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559to the noblesהַחֹרִ֤יםha.cho.RimH2715,the officialsהַסְּגָנִים֙ha.se.ga.NimH5461and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: “Do not be afraidתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372of them; rememberזְכֹ֔רוּze.Kho.ruH2142the Lordאֲדֹנָ֞י'a.do.NaiH136who is greatהַגָּד֤וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָא֙ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372, andfightH3898for your brothersאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251,your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121,your daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323,your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֖םne.shei.KhemH802and your housesוּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ פu.va.tei.KhemH1004.”
15WhenH3512our enemiesH340heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085that it was knownנ֣וֹדַֽעNo.da'H3045to us, and thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had frustratedוַיָּ֥פֶרvai.Ya.ferH6565their planעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098,then allכֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ku.La.nuH3605of us returnedוַנָּ֤שָׁבva.na.shuvH7725to the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,eachH376oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to his workH4399.
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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