New American Standard Bible 2020
Nehemiah 4:2-3
2And he spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of his brothersאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251and thewealthyH2428peopleH2428of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֛הmahH4100are these feebleהָאֲמֵלָלִ֖יםha.'a.me.la.LimH537Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֥יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064doingH6213?Are they going to restoreהֲיַעַזְב֨וּha.ya.'az.VuH5800the templefor themselves? Can they offerהֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙ha.yiz.Ba.chuH2076sacrificesH2076?Can they finishהַיְכַלּ֣וּhay.kha.LuH3615itin a dayבַיּ֔וֹםvai.YomH3117?Can they reviveהַיְחַיּ֧וּhay.chai.YuH2421the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.NimH68from theheapsמֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹתme.'a.re.MotH6194of rubbleהֶעָפָ֖רhe.'a.FarH6083,even 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.'AlH7776were tojumpיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927on it,it would breakוּפָרַ֖ץu.fa.RatzH6555their stoneאַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'av.nei.HemH68wallחוֹמַ֥תcho.MatH2346downH6555!”
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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