Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 6

1NowH1961itcameH1961topassH1961, when it wasreportedנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085toSanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571andTobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900, and toGeshemוּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shemH1654the Arabian, and unto therestH3498of ourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341, that I had builded thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and that there wasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808breachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556leftH3498therein; (thoughכִּ֤יkiH3588evenגַּ֚םgamH1571unto that time I hadnotלֹא־lo'-H3808setהֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975upH5975thedoorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817in thegatesבַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃va.she.'a.RimH8179;)

2thatSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֤טsan.va.LatH5571andGeshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654sentH7971untomeH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Come,letH7971usH413meetוְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הve.ni.va.'a.DahH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162in one of the villages in theplainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofOnoאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH207. But theythoughtH559todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213meH413mischief.

3And Isentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397unto them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I amdoingH6213agreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419workמְלָאכָ֤הme.la.KhahH4399,soH6213that Icannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808comeH3381downH3381:Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should theworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399ceaseH7503, whilst IleaveH7503it, andcomeH3381downH3381toyouכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834?

4And theysentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971untomeH413fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471afterH413this sort; and Iansweredוָאָשִׁ֥יבva.'a.ShivH7725themafterH413thesameH2088mannerH1697.

5Thensentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֜טsan.va.LatH5571hisservantנַעֲר֑וֹna.'a.RoH5288untomeאֵלַ֨י'e.LaiH413in likemannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697thefifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549time with anopenפְּתוּחָ֖הpe.tu.ChahH6605letterוְאִגֶּ֥רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

6wherein waswrittenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789, It isreportedנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֤םba.go.YimH1471, andGashmuוְגַשְׁמ֣וּve.gash.MuH1654saith it, that thou and theJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thinkחֹשְׁבִ֣יםcho.she.VimH2803torebelלִמְר֔וֹדlim.RodH4775; forwhichH1471causeH1697thou buildest thewallהַחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346: and thou wouldest be theirkingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,accordingעַל־'al-H5921totheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

7And thou hast alsoappointedהֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975prophetsנְבִיאִ֡יםne.vi.'ImH5030to preach of thee atJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, There is akingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063: andnowH6258shall it bereportedיִשָּׁמַ֣עyi.sha.Ma'H8085to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428accordingH5921totheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697. ComenowH6258therefore, andletH6258usH5921takeH5975counselוְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הve.ni.va.'a.TzahH3289togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

8Then IsentH7971unto him,sayingH559, There arenoלֹ֤אlo'H3808suchהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsdoneH1961as thou sayest, but thou feignest themoutH7971of thineownH1961heartמִֽלִּבְּךָ֖mi.li.be.KhaH3820.

9For theyallכֻלָּ֗םkhu.LamH3605would havemadeH6213usכִּ֣יkiH3588afraidמְיָֽרְאִ֤יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.HemH3027shall be weakened from theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399, that it benotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808doneH6213. Butnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258, OGodH559,strengthenחַזֵּ֥קcha.ZekH2388thou myhandsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

10And Iwentבָ֗אתִיVa.tiH935unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofShemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDelaiahדְּלָיָ֛הde.la.YahH1806thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMehetabelמְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖לme.hei.tav.'ElH4105, who wasshutH5462upH5462; and hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Letusאֶל־'el-H413meetנִוָּעֵד֩ni.va.'EdH3259togetherH3259in thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,withinתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432thetempleH1004, and letusאֶל־'el-H413shutH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of thetempleH1004: for they willcomeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935toslayלְהָרְגֶ֔ךָle.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee;yeaכִּ֚יkiH3588, in thenightוְלַ֖יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915will theycomeבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935toslayלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee.

11And Isaidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, ShouldsuchH834amanהַאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376as Ifleeיִבְרָ֔חyiv.RachH1272? and who is there, that, beingsuchH834as I, wouldgoיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thetempleהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964to save his life? I willnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808goאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935in.

12And I discerned, and,loוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sentH7971him: but hepronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696thisprophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016againstעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921meH7971: andTobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900andSanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571hadhiredשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃se.kha.RoH7936him.

13For thiscauseH1961was hehiredשָׂכוּר֙sa.KhurH7936, that I should beafraidאִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H3372, anddoוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651, andsinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398, and that they might have matter for anevilרָ֔עRa'H7451reportלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034, that they mightreproachיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778meH1961.

14Rememberזָכְרָ֧הza.khe.RahH2142, O myGodאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,Tobiahלְטוֹבִיָּ֥הle.toi.YahH2900andSanballatוּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖טu.le.san.va.LatH5571according totheseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428theirworksכְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יוke.ma.'a.SavH4639, and also theprophetessהַנְּבִיאָה֙ha.ne.vi.'AhH5031Noadiahלְנוֹעַדְיָ֤הle.no.'ad.YahH5129, and therestוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, that would haveputH2142meהָי֖וּha.YuH1961infearמְיָֽרְאִ֥יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372.

15So thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346wasfinishedוַתִּשְׁלַם֙va.tish.LamH7999in thetwentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.RimH6242andfifthוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568dayיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117of the monthElulלֶאֱל֑וּלle.'e.LulH435, infiftyלַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםla.cha.mi.ShimH2572andtwoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147daysH3117.

16And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenallכָּל־kol-H3605ourenemiesא֣וֹיְבֵ֔ינוּ'oy.Vei.nuH341heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085thereof, thatallכָּל־kol-H3605the heathen that wereaboutH1961usוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045feared, and weremuchH834castH5307downH5307in theirownH1961eyesבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869: for theyperceivedH7200that thisworkהַמְּלָאכָ֥הha.me.la.KhahH4399was wrought of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

17Moreoverגַּ֣ם׀gamH1571inthoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thenoblesחֹרֵ֤יcho.ReiH2715ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sentmanyמַרְבִּ֞יםmar.BimH7235lettersאִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'i.ge.Ro.tei.HemH107untoTobiahטוֹבִיָּ֑הtoi.YahH2900, and thelettersH107ofTobiahלְטוֹבִיָּ֖הle.toi.YahH2900cameבָּא֥וֹתba.'otH935unto them.

18For there weremanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063swornשְׁבוּעָה֙she.vu.'AhH7621unto him,becauseH3588he was thesonבֶן־ven-H1121in law ofShecaniahלִשְׁכַנְיָ֣הlish.khan.YahH7935thesonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121ofArahאָרַ֑ח'a.RachH733; and hissonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121Jehohananוִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ןvi.ho.cha.NanH3076hadtakenלָקַ֕חla.KachH3947thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918thesonH1121ofBerechiahבֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃Be.rekh.YahH1296to wife.

19Also they spake of hisgoodטוֹבֹתָ֗יוto.o.TavH2896deedsH1697beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440meH7971, andreportedמוֹצִיאִ֖יםmo.tzi.'ImH3318mywordsוּדְבָרַ֕יu.de.va.RaiH1697to him. AndTobiahטוֹבִיָּ֖הtoi.YahH2900sentH7971lettersאִגְּר֛וֹת'i.ge.RotH107toputH7971meH7971infearלְיָֽרְאֵֽנִי׃le.Ya.re.'E.niH3372.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 6

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