Nehemiah 4:1
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Nehemiah 4:1
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And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
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But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
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And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
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Verse Text
But it came to pass, that when SanballatH5571 heardH8085 that we buildedH1129 the wallH2346, he was wrothH2734, and took greatH7235 indignationH3707, and mockedH3932 the JewsH3064.
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט כִּי־אֲנַחְנוּ בֹונִים אֶת־הַחֹומָה וַיִּחַר לֹו וַיִּכְעַס הַרְבֵּה וַיַּלְעֵג עַל־הַיְּהוּדִים׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יְהִ֞י |
va./ye.Hi | H1961 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ it was |
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֧ר |
ka./'a.Sher | H834 | HR/Tr | just/ when |
שָׁמַ֣ע |
sha.Ma' | H8085 | HVqp3ms | he heard |
סַנְבַלַּ֗ט |
san.va.Lat | H5571 | HNp | Sanballat |
כִּֽי |
ki- | H3588 | HC | that |
אֲנַ֤חְנוּ |
'a.Nach.nu | H587 | HPp1cp | we |
בוֹנִים֙ |
vo.Nim | H1129 | HVqrmpa | (were) rebuilding |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
הַ֣/חוֹמָ֔ה |
ha./cho.Mah | H2346 | HTd/Ncfsa | the/ wall |
וַ/יִּ֣חַר |
va/i.Yi.char | H2734 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ it burned |
ל֔/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | to/ him | |
וַ/יִּכְעַ֖ס |
va/i.yikh.'As | H3707 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he was angry |
הַרְבֵּ֑ה |
har.Beh | H7235 | HVha | greatly |
וַ/יַּלְעֵ֖ג |
va/i.yal.'Eg | H3932 | HC/Vhw3ms | and/ he mocked |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | (on) |
הַ/יְּהוּדִֽים |
hai./ye.hu.Dim | H3064 | HTd/Ngmpa | the/ Jews |
- H1129 — בָּנָה (bânâh, baw-naw'): a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
- H2346 — חוֹמָה (chôwmâh, kho-maw'): feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection; wall, walled.
- H2734 — חָרָה (chârâh, khaw-raw'): a primitive root (compare חָרַר (chârar) H2787); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy; be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See תַּחָרָה (tachârâh) H8474.
- H3064 — יְהוּדִי (Yᵉhûwdîy, yeh-hoo-dee'): patronymically from יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh) H3063; a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah); Jew.
- H3707 — כַּעַס (kaʻaç, kaw-as'): a primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant; be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.
- H3932 — לָעַג (lâʻag, law-ag'): a primitive root; to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly; have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.
- H5571 — סַנְבַלַּט (Çanballaṭ, san-bal-lat'): of foreign origin; Sanballat, a Persian satrap of Samaria; Sanballat.
- H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב (râbab) H7232), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
- H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H587 — אֲנַחְנוּ (ʼănachnûw, an-akh'-noo): apparently from אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy) H595; we; ourselves, us, we.
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References
- mocked — Psalms 35:15-16, Psalms 44:13-14, Matthew 27:29, Hebrews 11:36
- Sanballat — Ezra 4:1-5, Nehemiah 2:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Acts 5:17
Reciprocal references (12): Genesis 21:9, 1 Kings 9:7, 2 Chronicles 7:20, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 6:15, Nehemiah 6:16, Psalms 79:4, Proverbs 22:10, Isaiah 58:12, Jeremiah 30:17, John 4:9
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: MOCKING; SANBALLAT; UNITY-STRIFE
- Torrey’s: JEWS, THE; SAMARIA, MODERN; SCORNING AND MOCKING
- Nave’s: SCOFFING
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