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Nehemiah 2:11-17
12And Iaroseוָאָק֣וּם׀va.'a.KumH6965in thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, I andsomeH4592fewמְעַט֮me.'AtH4592menוַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀va.'a.na.ShimH582with me; neithertoldהִגַּ֣דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046I anymanלְאָדָ֔םle.'a.DamH120what myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430hadputנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414in myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213atJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389: neither was there anybeastוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929with me, except thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that I rodeuponרֹכֵ֥בro.KhevH7392.
13And I wentoutוָאֵצְאָ֨הva.'e.tze.'AhH3318bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thegateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179of thevalleyהַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'H1516, evenbeforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440thedragonהַתַּנִּ֔יןha.ta.NinH8577wellעֵ֣ין'einH5869H5886, and to thedungהָאַשְׁפֹּ֑תha.'ash.PotH830portשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179, andviewedשֹׂבֵ֜רso.VerH7663H7665thewallsבְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, which were brokendownהֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhemhem/ /fe.ru.tzimfe.ru.tzimH6555, and theirgatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179wereconsumedאֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.LuH398withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.
14Then I wentonוָאֶֽעֱבֹר֙va.'e.'e.VorH5674to thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thefountainהָעַ֔יִןha.'A.yinH5869, and to theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428poolבְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.KhatH1295: but there was noplaceמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725for thebeastלַבְּהֵמָ֖הla.be.he.MahH929that was under me topassלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674.
15Then I wentupעֹלֶ֤ה'o.LehH5927in thenightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915by thebrookבַנַּ֙חַל֙va.Na.chalH5158, andviewedשֹׂבֵ֖רso.VerH7663H7665thewallבַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.MahH2346, and turnedbackוָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725, andenteredוָאָב֛וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935by thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thevalleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516, and soreturnedוָאָשֽׁוּב׃va.'a.ShuvH7725.
16And therulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461knewיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not where Iwentהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980, or what Ididעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213; neither had I asyetכֵּ֖ןkenH3651toldהִגַּֽדְתִּי׃hi.Gad.tiH5046it to theJewsוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.DimH3064, nor to thepriestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548, nor to thenoblesוְלַחֹרִ֣יםve.la.cho.RimH2715, nor to therulersוְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.la.se.ga.NimH5461, nor to therestוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terH3499thatdidעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399.
17Thensaidוָאוֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559I to them, Yeseeרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200thedistressהָרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that we are in, howJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389liethwasteחֲרֵבָ֔הcha.re.VahH2720, and itsgatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179areburnedנִצְּת֣וּni.tze.TuH3341withfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784:comeH3212, and let us buildupוְנִבְנֶה֙ve.niv.NehH1129thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that we may be no more areproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 2
- 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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