Nehemiah 4:2
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Nehemiah 4:2
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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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Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
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Verse Text
And he spakeH559 beforeH6440 his brethrenH251 and the armyH2428 of SamariaH8111, and saidH559, What doH6213 these feebleH537 JewsH3064? will they fortifyH5800 themselves? will they sacrificeH2076? will they make an endH3615 in a dayH3117? will they reviveH2421 the stonesH68 out of the heapsH6194 of the rubbishH6083 which are burnedH8313?
וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לִפְנֵי אֶחָיו וְחֵיל שֹׁמְרֹון וַיֹּאמֶר מָה הַיְּהוּדִים הָאֲמֵלָלִים עֹשִׂים הֲיַעַזְבוּ לָהֶם הֲיִזְבָּחוּ הַיְכַלּוּ בַיֹּום הַיְחַיּוּ אֶת־הָאֲבָנִים מֵעֲרֵמֹות הֶעָפָר וְהֵמָּה שְׂרוּפֹות׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
לִ/פְנֵ֣י |
li/f.Nei | H6440 | HR/Ncbpc | (to)/ before |
אֶחָ֗י/ו |
'e.Cha/v | H251 | HNcmpc/Sp3ms | brothers/ his |
וְ/חֵיל֙ |
ve./Cheil | H2426 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ (the) army of |
שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן |
sho.me.Ron | H8111 | HNp | Samaria |
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
מָ֛ה |
mah | H4100 | HTi | what? |
הַ/יְּהוּדִ֥ים |
hai./ye.hu.Dim | H3064 | HTd/Ngmpa | (are) the/ Jews |
הָ/אֲמֵלָלִ֖ים |
ha./'a.me.la.Lim | H537 | HTd/Aampa | (the)/ feeble |
עֹשִׂ֑ים |
'o.Sim | H6213 | HVqrmpa | doing |
הֲ/יַעַזְב֨וּ |
ha./ya.'az.Vu | H5800 | HTi/Vqi3mp | ¿/ will they restore |
לָ/הֶ֤ם |
la./Hem | HR/Sp3mp | for/ themselves | |
הֲ/יִזְבָּ֨חוּ֙ |
ha./yiz.Ba.chu | H2076 | HTi/Vqi3mp | ¿/ will they offer sacrifices |
הַ/יְכַלּ֣וּ |
ha/y.kha.Lu | H3615 | HTi/Vpi3mp | ¿/ will they finish |
בַ/יּ֔וֹם |
va/i.Yom | H3117 | HRd/Ncmsa | in the/ day |
הַ/יְחַיּ֧וּ |
ha/y.chai.Yu | H2421 | HTi/Vpi3mp | ¿/ will they restore |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
הָ/אֲבָנִ֛ים |
ha./'a.va.Nim | H68 | HTd/Ncfpa | the/ stones |
מֵ/עֲרֵמ֥וֹת |
me./'a.re.Mot | H6194 | HR/Ncfpc | from/ (the) heaps of |
הֶ/עָפָ֖ר |
he./'a.Far | H6083 | HTd/Ncmsa | (the)/ debris |
וְ/הֵ֥מָּה |
ve./He.mah | H1992 | HC/Pp3mp | and/ they |
שְׂרוּפֽוֹת |
se.ru.Fot | H8313 | HVqsfpa | (are) burned |
- H68 — אֶבֶן (ʼeben, eh'-ben): from the root of בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129 through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
- H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
- H537 — אֲמֵלָל (ʼămêlâl, am-ay-lawl'): from אָמַל (ʼâmal) H535; languid; feeble.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H2076 — זָבַח (zâbach, zaw-bakh'): a primitive root; to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice); kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
- H2421 — חָיָה (châyâh, khaw-yaw'): a primitive root (compare חָוָה (châvâh) H2331, חָיָה (châyâh) H2421); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive; keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.
- H2428 — חַיִל (chayil, khah'-yil): from חוּל (chûwl) H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength; able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
- 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.
- H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
- H3615 — כָּלָה (kâlâh, kaw-law'): a primitive root; to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume); accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.
- H5800 — עָזַב (ʻâzab, aw-zab'): a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.; commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.
- H6083 — עָפָר (ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'): from עָפַר (ʻâphar) H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
- H6194 — עָרֵם (ʻârêm, aw-rame'): (Jeremiah 50:26) or (feminine) עֲרֵמָה (ʻărêmâh); from עָרַם (ʻâram) H6192; a heap; specifically, a sheaf; heap (of corn), sheaf.
- H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
- H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה (pâneh); from פָּנָה (pânâh) H6437; the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
- H8111 — שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn, sho-mer-one'): from the active participle of שָׁמַר (shâmar) H8104; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine; Samaria.
- H8313 — שָׂרַף (sâraph, saw-raf'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, set) on fire; (cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- 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).
- H1992 — הֵם (hêm, haym): or (prolonged) הֵמָּה (hêmmâh); masculine plural from הֲלַךְ (hălak) H1981; they (only used when emphatic); it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.
- H2426 — חֵיל (chêyl, khale): or (shortened) חֵל (chêl); a collateral form of חַיִל (chayil) H2428; an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment; army, bulwark, host, [phrase] poor, rampart, trench, wall.
- H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה (mah); or מָ (mâ); or מַ (ma); also מֶה (meh); a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
Verse Cross-References
- feeble — 1 Samuel 14:11-12, 1 Samuel 17:43-44, Zechariah 12:8, 1 Corinthians 1:27
- revive — Nehemiah 4:10, Ezekiel 37:3-13, Habakkuk 3:2
- sacrifice — Nehemiah 12:27, Nehemiah 12:43
- the army — Ezra 4:9-10
Reciprocal references (18): 1 Samuel 17:42, 2 Kings 18:23, 1 Chronicles 11:8, Nehemiah 6:15, Psalms 14:6, Psalms 102:14, Psalms 123:3, Psalms 137:3, Proverbs 11:12, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Isaiah 36:8, Jeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 26:18, Jeremiah 33:24, Lamentations 3:14, Zechariah 4:10, John 4:9, John 18:35
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: SAMARITANS; SARCASM; SUFFERING FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS SAKE; UNITY-STRIFE
- Torrey’s: CHARACTER OF THE WICKED; CONTEMPT; FORTRESSES; SAMARIA, MODERN
- Nave’s: ARMIES; CHARACTER; SARCASM
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