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Nehemiah 6

1Now it came to pass, whenSanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571, andTobiahוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yahH2900, andGeshemוּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shemH1654theArabianהָֽעַרְבִ֜יha.'ar.ViH6163, and therestוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of ourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,heardנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085that I hadbuiltבָנִ֙יתִי֙va.Ni.tiH1129thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and that there was nobreachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556leftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498in it; (thoughגַּ֚ם עַד־gam 'ad-H1571 H5704at thattimeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256I had not setupהֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975thedoorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817upon thegatesבַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃va.she.'a.RimH8179;)

2ThatSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֤טsan.va.LatH5571andGeshemוְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ve.Ge.shemH1654sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ComeH3212, let usmeetוְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥הve.ni.va.'a.DahH3259togetherיַחְדָּ֛וyach.DavH3162in some one of thevillagesבַּכְּפִירִ֖יםba.ke.fi.RimH3715in theplainבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofOnoאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH207. But theythoughtחֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםcho.she.VimH2803todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213memischiefרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

3And Isentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397to them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I amdoingעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213agreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419workמְלָאכָ֤הme.la.KhahH4399, so that Icannotאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201comedownלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381: why should theworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399ceaseתִשְׁבַּ֤תtish.BatH7673,whileכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Ileaveאַרְפֶּ֔הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503it, and comedownוְיָרַדְתִּ֖יve.ya.rad.TiH3381to you?

4Yet theysentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971to mefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471in thiswayכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697; and Iansweredוָאָשִׁ֥יבva.'a.ShivH7725them after the samemannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

5ThenSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֜טsan.va.LatH5571sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971hisservantנַעֲר֑וֹna.'a.RoH5288to me in likemannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697thefifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549timeפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471with anopenפְּתוּחָ֖הpe.tu.ChahH6605letterוְאִגֶּ֥רֶתve.'i.Ge.retH107in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

6In which waswrittenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789, It isreportedנִשְׁמָע֙nish.Ma'H8085among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֤םba.go.YimH1471, andGashmuוְגַשְׁמ֣וּve.gash.MuH1654saithאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559it, that thou and theJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thinkחֹשְׁבִ֣יםcho.she.VimH2803torebelלִמְר֔וֹדlim.RodH4775: for whichcauseכֵּ֛ןkenH3651thoubuildestבוֹנֶ֖הvo.NehH1129thewallהַחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346, that thou mayestbeהֹוֶ֤הho.VehH1933theirkingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, according to thesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

7And thou hast alsoappointedהֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975prophetsנְבִיאִ֡יםne.vi.'ImH5030toproclaimלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121concerning thee atJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, There is akingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063: and now shall it bereportedיִשָּׁמַ֣עyi.sha.Ma'H8085to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428according to thesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697.ComeH3212now therefore, and let us takecounselוְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖הve.ni.va.'a.TzahH3289togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

8Then Isentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ThereareH1961no suchthingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697doneH1961as thousayestאוֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559, but thou makethupבוֹדָֽאם׃vo.DamH908them out of thy ownheartמִֽלִּבְּךָ֖mi.li.be.KhaH3820.

9For they all made usafraidמְיָֽרְאִ֤יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.HemH3027shall beweakenedיִרְפּ֧וּyir.PuH7503from theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399, that it may not bedoneתֵעָשֶׂ֑הte.'a.SehH6213. Now therefore, O God,strengthenחַזֵּ֥קcha.ZekH2388myhandsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

10Afterward Icameבָ֗אתִיVa.tiH935to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofShemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDelaiahדְּלָיָ֛הde.la.YahH1806thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMehetabeelמְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖לme.hei.tav.'ElH4105, who was shutupעָצ֑וּר'a.TzurH6113; and hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let us meettogetherנִוָּעֵד֩ni.va.'EdH3259in thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,withinתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432thetempleהַֽהֵיכָ֗לha.hei.KhalH1964, and let usshutוְנִסְגְּרָה֙ve.nis.ge.RahH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of thetempleהַהֵיכָ֔לha.hei.KhalH1964: for they willcomeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935toslayלְהָרְגֶ֔ךָle.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee; yea, in thenightוְלַ֖יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915will theycomeבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935toslayלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee.

11And Isaidוָאֹמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, ShouldsuchH3644amanהַאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376as Ifleeיִבְרָ֔חyiv.RachH1272? and who is there, that, being as I am, wouldgoיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into thetempleהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964to save hislifeH2425? I will not goinאָבֽוֹא׃'a.Vo'H935.

12And, lo, Iperceivedוָאַכִּ֕ירָהva.'a.Ki.rahH5234thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had notsentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him; but that hepronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696thisprophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016against me: forTobiahוְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.YahH2900andSanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.LatH5571hadhiredשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃se.kha.RoH7936him.

13Therefore was hehiredשָׂכוּר֙sa.KhurH7936, that I should beafraidאִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H3372, and dosoוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213, andsinוְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398, and that they might have matter for abadרָ֔עRa'H7451reportלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034, that they mightreproachיְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.niH2778me.

14MyGodאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430,thinkזָכְרָ֧הza.khe.RahH2142thou uponTobiahלְטוֹבִיָּ֥הle.toi.YahH2900andSanballatוּלְסַנְבַלַּ֖טu.le.san.va.LatH5571according to these theirworksכְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יוke.ma.'a.SavH4639, and on theprophetessהַנְּבִיאָה֙ha.ne.vi.'AhH5031Noadiahלְנוֹעַדְיָ֤הle.no.'ad.YahH5129, and therestוּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.terH3499of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, that would have put me infearמְיָֽרְאִ֥יםme.ya.re.'ImH3372.

15So thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346wasfinishedוַתִּשְׁלַם֙va.tish.LamH7999in thetwentyבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.RimH6242andfifthוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568day of the monthElulלֶאֱל֑וּלle.'e.LulH435, infiftyלַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםla.cha.mi.ShimH2572andtwoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117.

16And it came to pass, that when all ourenemiesא֣וֹיְבֵ֔ינוּ'oy.Vei.nuH341heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085of it, and all theheathenהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that were aboutusסְבִֽיבֹתֵ֔ינוּse.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439sawH7200these things, they weremuchמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966castdownוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307in their owneyesבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869: for theyperceivedוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that thisworkהַמְּלָאכָ֥הha.me.la.KhahH4399waswroughtנֶעֶשְׂתָ֖הne.'es.TahH6213by ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

17Moreover in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thenoblesחֹרֵ֤יcho.ReiH2715ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sentהוֹלְכ֖וֹתhol.KhotH1980manyמַרְבִּ֞יםmar.BimH7235lettersאִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'i.ge.Ro.tei.HemH107toTobiahטוֹבִיָּ֑הtoi.YahH2900, and the letters ofTobiahלְטוֹבִיָּ֖הle.toi.YahH2900cameבָּא֥וֹתba.'otH935to them.

18For there weremanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063swornבַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁבוּעָה֙ba.'a.Lei she.vu.'AhH1167 H7621to him, because he was the son inlawחָתָ֥ןcha.TanH2860ofShechaniahלִשְׁכַנְיָ֣הlish.khan.YahH7935thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofArahאָרַ֑ח'a.RachH733; and hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Johananוִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ןvi.ho.cha.NanH3076hadtakenלָקַ֕חla.KachH3947thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918thesonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121ofBerechiahבֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃Be.rekh.YahH1296.

19Also theyreportedאֹמְרִים֙'o.me.RimH559his gooddeedsטוֹבֹתָ֗יוto.o.TavH2896beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me, andutteredמוֹצִיאִ֖יםmo.tzi.'ImH3318mywordsוּדְבָרַ֕יu.de.va.RaiH1697to him. AndTobiahטוֹבִיָּ֖הtoi.YahH2900sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971lettersאִגְּר֛וֹת'i.ge.RotH107to put me infearלְיָֽרְאֵֽנִי׃le.Ya.re.'E.niH3372.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 6

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