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Nehemiah 4

Hebrew23 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיְהִ֞יand it wasכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רjust whenשָׁמַ֣עhe heardסַנְבַלַּ֗טSanballatכִּֽי־thatאֲנַ֤חְנוּweבוֹנִים֙were rebuildingאֶת־obj.הַ֣חוֹמָ֔הthe wallוַיִּ֣חַרand it burnedל֔וֹto himוַיִּכְעַ֖סand he was angryהַרְבֵּ֑הgreatlyוַיַּלְעֵ֖גand he mockedעַל־onהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃the Jews
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀and he saidלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeאֶחָ֗יוbrothers hisוְחֵיל֙and the army ofשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןSamariaוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidמָ֛הwhat?הַיְּהוּדִ֥יםare the Jewsהָאֲמֵלָלִ֖יםthe feebleעֹשִׂ֑יםdoingהֲיַעַזְב֨וּ¿ will they restoreלָהֶ֤םfor themselvesהֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙¿ will they offer sacrificesהַיְכַלּ֣וּ¿ will they finishבַיּ֔וֹםin the dayהַיְחַיּ֧וּ¿ will they restoreאֶת־obj.הָאֲבָנִ֛יםthe stonesמֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹתfrom the heaps ofהֶעָפָ֖רthe debrisוְהֵ֥מָּהand theyשְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃are burned
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וְטוֹבִיָּ֥הand Tobiahהָעַמֹּנִ֖יthe Ammoniteאֶצְל֑וֹwas beside himוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidגַּ֚םalsoאֲשֶׁר־that whichהֵ֣םtheyבּוֹנִ֔יםare buildingאִם־ifיַעֲלֶ֣הit will go upשׁוּעָ֔לa foxוּפָרַ֖ץand it will break downחוֹמַ֥תthe wall ofאַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פstones their
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שְׁמַ֤עhearאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙O God ourכִּֽי־forהָיִ֣ינוּwe areבוּזָ֔הcontemptוְהָשֵׁ֥בand returnחֶרְפָּתָ֖םreproach theirאֶל־toרֹאשָׁ֑םown head theirוּתְנֵ֥םand give themלְבִזָּ֖הto plunderבְּאֶ֥רֶץin a land ofשִׁבְיָֽה׃captivity
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וְאַל־and may notתְּכַס֙you coverעַל־overעֲוֹנָ֔םiniquity theirוְחַטָּאתָ֖םand sin theirמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָfrom to before youאַל־may notתִּמָּחֶ֑הit be wiped outכִּ֥יforהִכְעִ֖יסוּthey have provoked to angerלְנֶ֥גֶדto beforeהַבּוֹנִֽים׃the builders
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וַנִּבְנֶה֙and we rebuiltאֶת־obj.הַ֣חוֹמָ֔הthe wallוַתִּקָּשֵׁ֥רand it was joined togetherכָּל־allהַחוֹמָ֖הthe wallעַד־toחֶצְיָ֑הּmiddle itsוַיְהִ֧יand it belongedלֵ֦בa heartלָעָ֖םto the peopleלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פto work
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasכַאֲשֶׁ֣רjust whenשָׁמַ֣עhe heardסַנְבַלַּ֡טSanballatוְ֠טוֹבִיָּהand Tobiahוְהָעַרְבִ֨יםand the Arabsוְהָעַמֹּנִ֜יםand the Ammonitesוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗יםand the Ashdoditesכִּֽי־thatעָלְתָ֤הit had gone upאֲרוּכָה֙the repairלְחֹמ֣וֹתof the walls ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemכִּי־thatהֵחֵ֥לּוּthey had begunהַפְּרֻצִ֖יםthe broken down partsלְהִסָּתֵ֑םto be closedוַיִּ֥חַרand it burnedלָהֶ֖םto themמְאֹֽד׃exceedingly
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וַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּand they conspiredכֻלָּם֙all of themיַחְדָּ֔וtogetherלָב֖וֹאto comeלְהִלָּחֵ֣םto wage warבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םagainst Jerusalemוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתand to makeל֖וֹfor itתּוֹעָֽה׃confusion
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וַנִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לand we prayedאֶל־toאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod ourוַנַּעֲמִ֨ידand we stationedמִשְׁמָ֧רa guardעֲלֵיהֶ֛םon themיוֹמָ֥םby dayוָלַ֖יְלָהand nightמִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃from because of them
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand it saidיְהוּדָ֗הJudahכָּשַׁל֙it has failedכֹּ֣חַthe strength ofהַסַּבָּ֔לthe burden-bearersוְהֶעָפָ֖רand the debrisהַרְבֵּ֑הis muchוַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙and weלֹ֣אnotנוּכַ֔לwe will be ableלִבְנ֖וֹתto rebuildבַּחוֹמָֽה׃on the wall
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidצָרֵ֗ינוּopponents ourלֹ֤אnotיֵדְעוּ֙they will knowוְלֹ֣אand notיִרְא֔וּthey will seeעַ֛דuntilאֲשֶׁר־thatנָב֥וֹאwe will comeאֶל־intoתּוֹכָ֖םthe midst of themוַהֲרַגְנ֑וּםand we will kill themוְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּand we will put an end toאֶת־obj.הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃the work
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasכַּאֲשֶׁר־just whenבָּ֣אוּthey cameהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםthe Jewsהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםwho were dwellingאֶצְלָ֑םbeside themוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּand they saidלָ֙נוּ֙to usעֶ֣שֶׂרtenפְּעָמִ֔יםtimesמִכָּל־from allהַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתthe placesאֲשֶׁר־whichתָּשׁ֥וּבוּyou will turnעָלֵֽינוּ׃to us
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וָֽאַעֲמִ֞ידand I stationedמִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹתfrom the lower partsלַמָּק֛וֹםof the placeמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יfrom behindלַחוֹמָ֖הof the wallבַּצְּחִיחִ֑יםin the open placesוָֽאַעֲמִ֤ידand I stationedאֶת־obj.הָעָם֙the peopleלְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתto clansעִם־withחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛םswords theirרָמְחֵיהֶ֖םspears theirוְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם׃and bows their
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וָאֵ֣רֶאand I sawוָאָק֗וּםand I aroseוָאֹמַ֞רand I saidאֶל־toהַחֹרִ֤יםthe noblesוְאֶל־and toהַסְּגָנִים֙the officialsוְאֶל־and toיֶ֣תֶרthe rest ofהָעָ֔םthe peopleאַל־may notתִּֽירְא֖וּyou be afraidמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םof before themאֶת־obj.אֲדֹנָ֞יthe Lordהַגָּד֤וֹלthe greatוְהַנּוֹרָא֙and the awesomeזְכֹ֔רוּrememberוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּand fightעַל־onאֲחֵיכֶם֙brothers yourבְּנֵיכֶ֣םsons yourוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔םand daughters yourנְשֵׁיכֶ֖םwives yourוּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ פand houses your
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וַיְהִ֞יand it wasכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־just whenשָׁמְע֤וּthey heardאוֹיְבֵ֙ינוּ֙enemies ourכִּי־thatנ֣וֹדַֽעit was knownלָ֔נוּto usוַיָּ֥פֶרand he had frustratedהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godאֶת־obj.עֲצָתָ֑םpurpose theirוַנָּ֤שָׁבand we returnedכֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙all of usאֶל־toהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הthe wallאִ֖ישׁeach oneאֶל־toמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃work his
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasמִן־fromהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַה֗וּאthe thatחֲצִ֣יthe half ofנְעָרַי֮young men myעֹשִׂ֣יםwere doingבַּמְּלָאכָה֒in the workוְחֶצְיָ֗םand half of themמַחֲזִיקִים֙were holdingוְהָרְמָחִ֣יםand the spearsהַמָּגִנִּ֔יםthe shieldsוְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹתand the bowsוְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑יםand the body armorsוְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔יםand the commandersאַחֲרֵ֖יwere behindכָּל־allבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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הַבּוֹנִ֧יםwho were rebuildingבַּחוֹמָ֛הon the wallוְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםand the ones who were carryingבַּסֶּ֖בֶלin the burdenעֹמְשִׂ֑יםwere carrying itבְּאַחַ֤תwith the oneיָדוֹ֙hand hisעֹשֶׂ֣הdoingבַמְּלָאכָ֔הin the workוְאַחַ֖תand one handמַחֲזֶ֥קֶתwas holdingהַשָּֽׁלַח׃the weapon
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וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔יםand the buildersאִ֥ישׁeach oneחַרְבּ֛וֹsword hisאֲסוּרִ֥יםwere girdedעַל־onמָתְנָ֖יוhips hisוּבוֹנִ֑יםand were buildingוְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַand the one who gave a blastבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רon the ram's hornאֶצְלִֽי׃was beside me
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וָאֹמַ֞רand I saidאֶל־toהַחֹרִ֤יםthe noblesוְאֶל־and toהַסְּגָנִים֙the officialsוְאֶל־and toיֶ֣תֶרthe rest ofהָעָ֔םthe peopleהַמְּלָאכָ֥הthe workהַרְבֵּ֖הis muchוּרְחָבָ֑הand extensiveוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּand weנִפְרָדִים֙are separateעַל־onהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הthe wallרְחוֹקִ֖יםdistantאִ֥ישׁeachמֵאָחִֽיו׃from brother his
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בִּמְק֗וֹםin the placeאֲשֶׁ֤רof whereתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙you will hearאֶת־obj.ק֣וֹלthe sound ofהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רthe ram's hornשָׁ֖מָּהthere towardsתִּקָּבְצ֣וּyou will assembleאֵלֵ֑ינוּto usאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּGod ourיִלָּ֥חֶםhe will fightלָֽנוּ׃for us
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וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּand weעֹשִׂ֣יםwere doingבַּמְּלָאכָ֑הin the workוְחֶצְיָ֗םand half of themמַחֲזִיקִים֙were keeping holdבָּֽרְמָחִ֔יםon the spearsמֵעֲל֣וֹתfrom when came upהַשַּׁ֔חַרthe dawnעַ֖דuntilצֵ֥אתcame outהַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃the stars
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גַּ֣םalsoבָּעֵ֤תat the timeהַהִיא֙the thatאָמַ֣רְתִּיI saidלָעָ֔םto the peopleאִ֣ישׁeach oneוְנַעֲר֔וֹand servant hisיָלִ֖ינוּlet them spend the nightבְּת֣וֹךְin the midst ofיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemוְהָֽיוּ־and they will beלָ֧נוּfor usהַלַּ֛יְלָהthe nightמִשְׁמָ֖רa guardוְהַיּ֥וֹםand the dayמְלָאכָֽה׃work
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וְאֵ֨יןand notאֲנִ֜יIוְאַחַ֣יand brothers myוּנְעָרַ֗יand servants myוְאַנְשֵׁ֤יand the men ofהַמִּשְׁמָר֙the guardאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoאַחֲרַ֔יwere behind meאֵין־notאֲנַ֥חְנוּweפֹשְׁטִ֖יםwere stripping offבְּגָדֵ֑ינוּclothes ourאִ֖ישׁeach oneשִׁלְח֥וֹweapon hisהַמָּֽיִם׃ סthe water

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