New American Standard Bible 2020
Nehemiah 6:1-3
1Now whenH3512it was reportedנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085to Sanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571,Tobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900,Geshemוּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shemH1654the Arabהָֽעַרְבִ֜יha.'ar.ViH6163,and to the restוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of our enemiesH340that I had rebuiltבָנִ֙יתִי֙va.Ni.tiH1129the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and thatnoH3808breachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556was leftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498in it,althoughגַּ֚םgamH1571at that timeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256I had not installedהֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975the doorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817in the gatesבַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃va.she.'a.RimH8179,
2Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֤טsan.va.LatH5571and Geshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971a messageto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Comeלְכָ֞הle.KhahH1980,let’s meetוְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הve.ni.va.'a.DahH3259togetherH3164at ChephirimH3716in the plainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofOnoאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH207.”But they were plottingחֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםcho.she.VimH2803toharmH7463me.
3So I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397to them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “I am doingעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213a greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419workמְלָאכָ֤הme.la.KhahH4399and amH3201unableוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3201H3808to comeH3381downH3381.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should the workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399stopתִשְׁבַּ֤תtish.BatH7673whileH3512I leaveאַרְפֶּ֔הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503it and comeH3381downH3381to you?”
Commentaries on Nehemiah 6
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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