Nehemiah 4

Sanballat and Tobiah mock and threaten the builders of Jerusalem's wall, prompting Nehemiah to pray to YHWH and organize defenses by arming workers with swords, spears, and shields while half stand guard.[1][2] Despite fear among the people, Nehemiah stations guards, institutes a trumpet signal for alarms, and rallies them with the assurance that YHWH will fight for them, enabling work to continue from dawn to dusk.[1][2]

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Verse 1
And it came to pass and he became when just as he heard he heard Sanballat Sanballat Sanevalat and Tobiah and Yahweh-is-good and Toviyah and the Arabs and the Arabians and the Aravim and the Ammonites and the Ammonites and the Amonim and the Ashdodites and the Ashdodites and the Ashedodim that for/because had ascended she ascended the repair restored wholeness of the walls to enclosing-walls of of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam that for/because they had begun they initiated the breaches the breached ones to repair to be stopped up then it burned and he burned hot for them — very much with great force
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms כַ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 khaasher when just as HR/Tr שָׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama he heard he heard HVqp3ms סַנְבַלַּ֡ט 𐤎𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤈 sanevalat Sanballat Sanballat Sanevalat HNp וְ֠/טוֹבִיָּה 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤄 vetoviyah and Tobiah and Yahweh-is-good and Toviyah HC/Np וְ/הָ/עַרְבִ֨ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 vehaarevim and the Arabs and the Arabians and the Aravim HC/Td/Ngmpa וְ/הָ/עַמֹּנִ֜ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehaamonim and the Ammonites and the Ammonites and the Amonim HC/Td/Ngmpa וְ/הָ/אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 vehaashedodim and the Ashdodites and the Ashdodites and the Ashedodim HC/Td/Ngmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC עָלְתָ֤ה 𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤄 aletah had ascended she ascended HVqp3fs אֲרוּכָה֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤊𐤄 arukhah the repair restored wholeness HNcfsa לְ/חֹמ֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 lechomot of the walls to enclosing-walls of HR/Ncfpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC הֵחֵ֥לּוּ 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤅 hechelu they had begun they initiated HVhp3cp הַ/פְּרֻצִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤌 haperutsim the breaches the breached ones HTd/Vqsmpa לְ/הִסָּתֵ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤎𐤕𐤌 lehisatem to repair to be stopped up HR/VNc וַ/יִּ֥חַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar then it burned and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very much with great force HD
Verse 7
and I stationed and I caused to stand the lowest parts from the lowest regions to the place to the standing-place behind from behind the wall to the enclosing wall in the exposures in parched exposures in the open places in the sunlit heights and I stationed and I caused to stand direct object marker object-marker the people the gathered people by families to kinship-groups with if / whether their swords their destroying blades their spears their thrusting-spears and their bows and their bows
וָֽ/אַעֲמִ֞יד 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤃 vaaamid and I stationed and I caused to stand HC/Vhw1cs מִֽ/תַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤕 mitachetiot the lowest parts from the lowest regions HR/Aafpa לַ/מָּק֛וֹם 𐤋/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 lamaqom to the place to the standing-place HRd/Ncmsa מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 meacharey behind from behind HR/R לַ/חוֹמָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 lachomah the wall to the enclosing wall HRd/Ncfsa ב/צחחיים 𐤁/𐤑𐤇𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 vtschchyym in the exposures in parched exposures HRd/Ncmpa בַּ/צְּחִיחִ֑ים 𐤁/𐤑𐤇𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤌 batsechichim in the open places in the sunlit heights HRd/Ncmpa וָֽ/אַעֲמִ֤יד 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤃 vaaamid-2 and I stationed and I caused to stand HC/Vhw1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לְ/מִשְׁפָּח֔וֹת 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 lemishepachot by families to kinship-groups HR/Ncfpa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR חַרְבֹתֵי/הֶ֛ם 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 charevoteyhem their swords their destroying blades HNcfpc/Sp3mp רָמְחֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤓𐤌𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 ramecheyhem their spears their thrusting-spears HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/קַשְּׁתֹתֵי/הֶֽם 𐤅/𐤒𐤔𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veqashetoteyhem and their bows and their bows HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
Verse 8
and-I-saw and I saw and-I-arose and I rose up and-I-said and I said to toward the-nobles the shining ones and-to and toward the-deputies the provincial governors and-to and toward rest remainder of of-the-people the gathered people not upon / over fear you will fear from-before-them from their presence [direct object marker] object-marker Lord my Sovereign Lord the-great the great one and-the-awesome and the awe-inspiring one remember Remember! and-fight and engage in battle for upon your-brothers your brothers your-sons your sons and-your-daughters and your built-up daughters your-wives your women and-your-houses and your built-houses
וָ/אֵ֣רֶא 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀 vaere and-I-saw and I saw HC/Vqw1cs וָ/אָק֗וּם 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤅𐤌 vaaqum and-I-arose and I rose up HC/Vqw1cs וָ/אֹמַ֞ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and-I-said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/חֹרִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 hachorim the-nobles the shining ones HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and-to and toward HC/R הַ/סְּגָנִים֙ 𐤄/𐤎𐤂𐤍𐤉𐤌 haseganim the-deputies the provincial governors HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel-2 and-to and toward HC/R יֶ֣תֶר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yeter rest remainder of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam of-the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּֽירְא֖וּ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 tireu tina (Bemba) fear you will fear HVqj2mp מִ/פְּנֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mipeneyhem from-before-them from their presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲדֹנָ֞/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs הַ/גָּד֤וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the-great the great one HTd/Aamsa וְ/הַ/נּוֹרָא֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀 vehanora tina (Bemba) and-the-awesome and the awe-inspiring one HC/Td/VNrmsa זְכֹ֔רוּ 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅 zekhoru remember Remember! HVqv2mp וְ/הִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅 vehilachamu and-fight and engage in battle HC/VNv2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for upon HR אֲחֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊𐤌 acheykhem your-brothers your brothers HNcmpc/Sp2mp בְּנֵי/כֶ֣ם 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 beneykhem Bene (Bemba) your-sons your sons HNcmpc/Sp2mp וּ/בְנֹתֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 uvenoteykhem and-your-daughters and your built-up daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp2mp נְשֵׁי/כֶ֖ם 𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤊𐤌 nesheykhem your-wives your women HNcfpc/Sp2mp וּ/בָתֵּי/כֶֽם 𐤅/𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 uvateykhem and-your-houses and your built-houses HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp
Verse 9
and it was and he became as as that which they heard they heard our enemies our hostile ones that for/because it was known has become known to us — and God frustrated and he caused to invalidate God the Mighty Ones [direct object marker] object-marker their counsel their counsel and we returned and we will return and we prayed and we returned all of us our entirety to toward the wall the enclosing wall each man man to toward his work his accomplished work
וַ/יְהִ֞י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms כַּֽ/אֲשֶׁר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr שָׁמְע֤וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu they heard they heard HVqp3cp אוֹיְבֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤍𐤅 oyeveynu our enemies our hostile ones HVqrmpc/Sp1cp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC נ֣וֹדַֽע 𐤍𐤅𐤃𐤏 noda it was known has become known HVNp3ms לָ֔/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us HR/Sp1cp וַ/יָּ֥פֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤓 vayafer and God frustrated and he caused to invalidate HC/Vhw3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עֲצָתָ֑/ם 𐤏𐤑𐤕/𐤌 atsatam their counsel their counsel HNcfsc/Sp3mp ו/נשוב 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤅𐤁 vnshvv and we returned and we will return HC/Vqw1cp וַ/נָּ֤שָׁב 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤁 vanashav and we prayed and we returned HC/Vqw1cp כֻּלָּ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 kulanu all of us our entirety HNcmsc/Sp1cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ֣/חוֹמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 hachomah the wall the enclosing wall HTd/Ncfsa אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR מְלַאכְתּֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤕/𐤅 melakheto his work his accomplished work HNcfsc/Sp3ms
Verse 10
And it was and he became in from the day the day that he half half of my servants my young men doing doers the work in the accomplished task and half of them and half of them holding strengthening ones the spears and the thrusting-spears the shields the shields and the bows and the curved bows and the armor the interlaced armors and the officers and the ruling-officials behind after, following all entirety of house house-of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min in from HR הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֗וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms חֲצִ֣י 𐤇𐤑𐤉 chatsi half half of HNcmsc נְעָרַ/י֮ 𐤍𐤏𐤓/𐤉 nearay my servants my young men HNcmpc/Sp1cs עֹשִׂ֣ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim doing doers HVqrmpa בַּ/מְּלָאכָה֒ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 bamelakhah the work in the accomplished task HRd/Ncfsa וְ/חֶצְיָ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤑𐤉/𐤌 vechetseyam and half of them and half of them HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp מַחֲזִיקִים֙ 𐤌𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 machaziqim holding strengthening ones HVhrmpa וְ/הָ/רְמָחִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤓𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤌 veharemachim the spears and the thrusting-spears HC/Td/Ncmpa הַ/מָּגִנִּ֔ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤂𐤍𐤉𐤌 hamaginim the shields the shields HTd/Ncbpa וְ/הַ/קְּשָׁת֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤒𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 vehaqeshatot and the bows and the curved bows HC/Td/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/שִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehashireyonim and the armor the interlaced armors HC/Td/Ncbpa וְ/הַ֨/שָּׂרִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehasarim and the officers and the ruling-officials HC/Td/Ncmpa אַחֲרֵ֖י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey behind after, following HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc יְהוּדָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp
Verse 13
and-I-said and I said to toward the-nobles the shining ones and-to and toward the-rulers the provincial governors and-to and toward rest remainder of of-the-people the gathered people the-work the accomplished work great cause to multiply and-large and wide and-we and we separated the separated ones upon upon the-wall the enclosing wall far distant ones man man from-his-brother from his brother
וָ/אֹמַ֞ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and-I-said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/חֹרִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 hachorim the-nobles the shining ones HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and-to and toward HC/R הַ/סְּגָנִים֙ 𐤄/𐤎𐤂𐤍𐤉𐤌 haseganim the-rulers the provincial governors HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel-2 and-to and toward HC/R יֶ֣תֶר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yeter rest remainder of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam of-the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/מְּלָאכָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 hamelakhah the-work the accomplished work HTd/Ncfsa הַרְבֵּ֖ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh great cause to multiply HVha וּ/רְחָבָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤄 urechavah and-large and wide HC/Aafsa וַ/אֲנַ֗חְנוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 vaanachenu and-we and we HC/Pp1cp נִפְרָדִים֙ 𐤍𐤐𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 niferadim separated the separated ones HVNrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR הַ֣/חוֹמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 hachomah the-wall the enclosing wall HTd/Ncfsa רְחוֹקִ֖ים 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒𐤉𐤌 rechoqim far distant ones HAampa אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa מֵ/אָחִֽי/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 meachiv from-his-brother from his brother HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 16
also also at-the-time at the appointed time that she I-said I said to-the-people to the gathered people man man and-his-servant and his young man let-lodge they lodge overnight in-midst-of in the midst of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam and-they-will-be and they became for-us — the-night the night guard guard-duty and-the-day and the day work skilled work
גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa בָּ/עֵ֤ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at-the-time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִיא֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she HTd/Pp3fs אָמַ֣רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I-said I said HVqp1cs לָ/עָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 laam to-the-people to the gathered people HRd/Ncmsa אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa וְ/נַעֲר֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤓/𐤅 venaaro and-his-servant and his young man HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יָלִ֖ינוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 yalinu let-lodge they lodge overnight HVqi3mp בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in-midst-of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וְ/הָֽיוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-will-be and they became HC/Vqq3cp לָ֧/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for-us HR/Sp1cp הַ/לַּ֛יְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah the-night the night HTd/Ncmsa מִשְׁמָ֖ר 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓 mishemar guard guard-duty HNcmsa וְ/הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 vehayom and-the-day and the day HC/Td/Ncmsa מְלָאכָֽה 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 melakhah work skilled work HNcfsa
Verse 17
and-there-is-not and there is not I I nor-my-brothers and my brothers nor-my-servants and my young-men nor-the-men-of and men of the-guard the guard-duty who that-which followed-me behind me none there is not of-us we ourselves putting-off those stripping off our-clothes our garments each-man man his-weapon he sent him away the-water the waters
וְ/אֵ֨ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and-there-is-not and there is not HC/Tn אֲנִ֜י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs וְ/אַחַ֣/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤇/𐤉 veachay nor-my-brothers and my brothers HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs וּ/נְעָרַ֗/י 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤓/𐤉 unearay nor-my-servants and my young-men HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs וְ/אַנְשֵׁ֤י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 veaneshey nor-the-men-of and men of HC/Ncmpc הַ/מִּשְׁמָר֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓 hamishemar the-guard the guard-duty HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr אַחֲרַ֔/י 𐤀𐤇𐤓/𐤉 acharay followed-me behind me HR/Sp1cs אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn none there is not HTn אֲנַ֥חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu of-us we ourselves HPp1cp פֹשְׁטִ֖ים 𐤐𐤔𐤈𐤉𐤌 foshetim putting-off those stripping off HVqrmpa בְּגָדֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤍𐤅 begadeynu our-clothes our garments HNcmpc/Sp1cp אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each-man man HNcmsa שִׁלְח֥/וֹ 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤅 shilecho his-weapon he sent him away HNcmsc/Sp3ms הַ/מָּֽיִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the-water the waters HTd/Ncmpa
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