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width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Holman Christian Standard Bible </td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/hcs/esv/nehemiah/2.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Nehemiah Sent to Jerusalem</p><p class="noind"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-1.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">1</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">During</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2320.htm" title="חֹדֶשׁ_1 ncmsc 2320"> the month</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5212.htm" title="נִיסָן np 5212"> of Nisan</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="= March - April; called Abib in the pre-exilic period; Ex 13:4; Dt 16:1">a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6242.htm" title="עֶשֶׂר ucbpa 6242"> in the twentieth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8141.htm" title="שָׁנָה ncfsc 8141"> year</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> King</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/783.htm" title="אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא np 783"> Artaxerxes</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 7:1,8; Neh 1:1">b</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3196.htm" title="יַיִן ncmsa 3196"> when wine</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> was set before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5375.htm" title="נשׂא vqw1cs 5375">I took</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3196.htm" title="יַיִן ncmsa 3196"> wine</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqw1cs 5414"> gave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> it to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">I had never</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp1cs 1961"> been</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רַע amsa 7451"> sad</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"> presence</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">so</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4069.htm" title="מַדּוּעַ Pd 4069">Why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> are you</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit Why is your face">c</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רַע ampa 7451"> sad</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/369.htm" title="אַיִן_1 Pd 369"> aren’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2470.htm" title="חלה vqPmsa 2470"> sick</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088">This</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/369.htm" title="אַיִן_1 Pd 369"> is nothing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7455.htm" title="רֹעַ ncmsc 7455"> depression</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit sadness of heart">d, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 15:13">e</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3372.htm" title="ירא_1 vqw1cs 3372">I was overwhelmed with fear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7235.htm" title="הַרְבֵּה Pd 7235"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3966.htm" title="מְאֹד Pd 3966"></a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw1cs 559"> replied</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">May the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2421.htm" title="חיה vqi3ms{1}Jm 2421"> live</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> forever</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5769.htm" title="עֹולָם ncmsa 5769"></a>! <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4069.htm" title="מַדּוּעַ Pd 4069">Why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> should I</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit my face">f</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7489.htm" title="רעע_1 vqi3mp 7489"> be sad</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncmpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> where my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1.htm" title="אָב ncmpc 1"> ancestors</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6913.htm" title="קֶבֶר ncmpc 6913"> are buried</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2720.htm" title="חָרֵב afsa 2720"> lies in ruins</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmpc 8179"> gates</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/398.htm" title="אכל vQp3cp 398"> have been destroyed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/784.htm" title="אֵשׁ_1 ncbsa 784"> fire</a>? ”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 4:12,21; Neh 1:3">g</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> asked</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">What</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859"> is your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1245.htm" title="בקשׁ vpPmsa 1245"> request</a>? ”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6419.htm" title="פלל vtw1cs 6419"> I prayed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430"> the God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8064.htm" title="שָׁמַיִם ncmpa 8064"> of heaven</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 1:4">h</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw1cs 559"> answered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518">If</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896"> it pleases</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518"> if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5650.htm" title="עֶבֶד_1 ncmsc 5650"> servant</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3190.htm" title="יטב vqi3ms 3190"> has found favor</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7971.htm" title="שׁלח vqi2ms 7971">send</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3063.htm" title="יְהוּדָה np 3063"> Judah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> and to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsc 5892"> the city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> where my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1.htm" title="אָב ncmpc 1"> ancestors</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6913.htm" title="קֶבֶר ncmpc 6913"> are buried</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit city, the house of the graves of my fathers,">i, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 1:3">j</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1129.htm" title="בנה vqi1cs{1}Cm 1129"> I may rebuild</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psv3fsXe"> it</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 4:21; Dn 9:18">k</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7694.htm" title="שֵׁגַל ncfsa 7694"> queen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqPfsa 3427"> seated</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/681.htm" title="אֵצֶל Pp 681"> beside</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559">asked</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704">How long</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4970.htm" title="מָתַי Pg 4970"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> will your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4109.htm" title="מַהֲלָךְ ncmsc 4109"> journey</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqi3ms 1961"> take</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4970.htm" title="מָתַי Pg 4970"> when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqi2ms 7725"> will you return</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">? ” So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqw1cs 5414"> I gave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2165.htm" title="זְמָן ncmsa 2165"> a definite time</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 13:6">l</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3190.htm" title="יטב vqw3ms 3190"> it pleased</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7971.htm" title="שׁלח vqw3ms 7971"> send</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">I also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw1cs 559"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a>: “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518">If</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896"> it pleases</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">let me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> have</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/107.htm" title="אִגֶּרֶת ncfpa 107"> letters</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> written to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6346.htm" title="פֶּחָה ncmpc 6346"> the governors</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5676.htm" title="עֵבֶר_1 ncmsc 5676"> of the region west</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5104.htm" title="נָהָר ncmsa 5104"> Euphrates River</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 4:8-9; 8:36">m</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> they will grant me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5674.htm" title="עבר_1 vhi3mp 5674"> safe passage</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqi1cs 935"> I reach</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3063.htm" title="יְהוּדָה np 3063"> Judah</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 8:22">n</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/107.htm" title="אִגֶּרֶת ncfsa 107"> let me have a letter</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> written to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/623.htm" title="אָסָף np 623"> Asaph</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8104.htm" title="שׁמר vqPmsa 8104">keeper</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> king’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6508.htm" title="פַּרְדֵּס ncmsa 6508"> forest</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834">so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi3ms 5414"> he will give</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6086.htm" title="עֵץ ncmpa 6086"> timber</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7136.htm" title="קרה_2 vpc 7136"> rebuild</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmpc 8179"> the gates</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> temple’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsa 1004"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1002.htm" title="בִּירָה ncfsa 1002"> fortress</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 7:2">o</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2346.htm" title="חֹומָה ncfsc 2346"> wall</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsa 1004"> home</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> where</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqi1cs 935"> I will live</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"></a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit enter">p, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 3:7">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqw3ms 5414"> granted</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> requests, for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 afsa 2896"> was graciously</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> strengthened</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> by my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430"> God</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit for the gracious hand of my God was on me">r, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 7:6; Neh 2:18">s</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqw1cs 935">I went</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6346.htm" title="פֶּחָה ncmpc 6346"> the governors</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5676.htm" title="עֵבֶר_1 ncmsc 5676"> of the region west</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5104.htm" title="נָהָר ncmsa 5104"> Euphrates</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqw1cs 5414"> gave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/107.htm" title="אִגֶּרֶת ncfpc 107"> letters</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 8:36">t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> had also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7971.htm" title="שׁלח vqw3ms 7971"> sent</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8269.htm" title="שַׂר ncmpc 8269"> officers</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2428.htm" title="חַיִל ncmsa 2428"> of the infantry</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6571.htm" title="פָּרָשׁ ncmpa 6571"> cavalry</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5571.htm" title="סַנְבַלַּט np 5571"> Sanballat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2772.htm" title="חֹרֹנִי np 2772"> Horonite</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jos 16:3,5; 18:13">u</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2900.htm" title="טֹובִיָּה np 2900"> Tobiah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5984.htm" title="עַמֹּונִי np 5984"> Ammonite</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5650.htm" title="עֶבֶד_1 ncmsa 5650"> official</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqw3ms 8085"> heard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"> someone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqp3ms 935"> had come</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1245.htm" title="בקשׁ vpc 1245"> seek</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹובָה ncfsa 2896"> the well-being</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpc 1121"> the Israelites</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp">they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1419.htm" title="גָּדֹול afsa 1419"> were greatly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7489.htm" title="רעע_1 vqw3ms 7489"> displeased</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רָעָה ncfsa 7451"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 4:7">v</a></p><p class="heading">Preparing to Rebuild the Walls</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">After</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqw1cs 935"> I arrived</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3389.htm" title="יְרוּשָׁלִַם np 3389"> Jerusalem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqw1csXa 1961"> had been</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8033.htm" title="שָׁם Pd 8033"> there</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7969.htm" title="שָׁלֹשׁ ucmsa 7969"> three</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmpa 3117"> days</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 8:32">w</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589">I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqw1cs 6965"> got up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"> at night</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4592.htm" title="מְעַט amsa 4592"> took a few</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmpa 376"> men</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">I didn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5046.htm" title="נגד vhp1cs 5046"> tell</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"> anyone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"> what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqPmsa 5414"> had laid</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqc 6213"> do</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3389.htm" title="יְרוּשָׁלִַם np 3389"> Jerusalem</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> only</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/929.htm" title="בְּהֵמָה ncfsa 929"> animal</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> I</a> took<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit animal with me">x</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> was the one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7392.htm" title="רכב vqPmsa 7392"> was riding</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3318.htm" title="יצא vqw1cs 3318">I went out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"> at night</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> through</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1516.htm" title="גַּיְא ncbsa 1516"> Valley</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmsc 8179"> Gate</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> toward</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"></a> the Serpent’s<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or Dragon's">y</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5886.htm" title="עֵין הַתַּנִּין np 5886"> Well</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/830.htm" title="אַשְׁפֹּת ncmsa 830"> Dung</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmsc 8179"> Gate</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 3:13">z</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7663.htm" title="שׂבר vqPmsa 7663"> I inspected</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2346.htm" title="חֹומָה ncfpc 2346"> the walls</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3389.htm" title="יְרוּשָׁלִַם np 3389"> of Jerusalem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6555.htm" title="פרץ_1 vqsmpa 6555"> had been broken down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmpc 8179"> gates</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/398.htm" title="אכל vQp3cp 398"> that had been destroyed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/784.htm" title="אֵשׁ_1 ncbsa 784"> fire</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 4:12; Neh 1:3">aa</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5674.htm" title="עבר_1 vqw1cs 5674">I went on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbsa 5869"> Fountain</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmsc 8179"> Gate</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 3:15; 12:37">ab</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> King’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1295.htm" title="בְּרֵכָה ncfsc 1295"> Pool</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="2Kg 18:17; 20:20">ac</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/369.htm" title="אַיִן_1 Pd 369"> farther down it became too narrow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4725.htm" title="מָקֹום ncmsa 4725"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8478.htm" title="תַּחַת_1 Pp 8478"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/929.htm" title="בְּהֵמָה ncfsa 929"> animal</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5674.htm" title="עבר_1 vqc 5674"> go through</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5927.htm" title="עלה vqPmsa 5927"> I went up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"> at night</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> by way of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5158.htm" title="נַחַל_1 ncmsa 5158"> valley</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7663.htm" title="שׂבר vqPmsa 7663"> inspected</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2346.htm" title="חֹומָה ncfsa 2346"> wall</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqw1cs 7725"> heading back</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqw1cs 935">I entered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> through</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1516.htm" title="גַּיְא ncbsa 1516"> Valley</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmsc 8179"> Gate</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 3:13">ad</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqw1cs 7725"> returned</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5461.htm" title="סֶגֶן ncmpa 5461"> officials</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> did not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqp3cp 3045"> know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/575.htm" title="אָן pii 575"> where</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqp1cs 1980"> I had gone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"> what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqPmsa 6213"> was doing</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> I had not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> yet</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3651.htm" title="כֵּן_2 Pd 3651"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5046.htm" title="נגד vhp1cs 5046"> told</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3064.htm" title="יְהוּדִי_1 np 3064"> Jews</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3548.htm" title="כֹּהֵן ncmpa 3548">priests</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2715.htm" title="חֹר_1 ncmpa 2715">nobles</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5461.htm" title="סֶגֶן ncmpa 5461">officials</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3499.htm" title="יֶתֶר_1 ncmsc 3499"> the rest</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqPmsc 6213"> of those who would be doing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4399.htm" title="מְלָאכָה ncfsa 4399"> work</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw1cs 559"> I said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתֶּם pi2mp 859">You</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqPmpa 7200"> see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רָעָה ncfsa 7451"> trouble</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/587.htm" title="אֲנַחְנוּ pi1cp 587"> we</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> are in</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3389.htm" title="יְרוּשָׁלִַם np 3389">Jerusalem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2720.htm" title="חָרֵב afsa 2720"> lies in ruins</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmpc 8179"> gates</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3341.htm" title="יצת vnp3cp 3341"> have been burned down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/784.htm" title="אֵשׁ_1 ncbsa 784"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 4:12; Neh 1:3; 2:3">ae</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqvmp 1980"> Come</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1129.htm" title="בנה vqi1cp{1}Cm 1129">let’s rebuild</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3389.htm" title="יְרוּשָׁלִַם np 3389"> Jerusalem’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2346.htm" title="חֹומָה ncfsc 2346"> wall</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 2:5">af</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> we will no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5750.htm" title="עֹוד Pd 5750"> longer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqi1cp 1961"> be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2781.htm" title="חֶרְפָּה ncfsa 2781"> a disgrace</a>.” <a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5046.htm" title="נגד vhw1cs 5046">I told</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> how</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 afsa 2896"> the gracious</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> of my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> had been on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 7:9; Neh 2:8">ag</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/637.htm" title="אַף_1 Pc 637"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp3ms 559"> had said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3mp 559">They said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqi1cp{1}Cm 6965">Let’s start</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1129.htm" title="בנה vqp1cp{2} 1129"> rebuilding</a>,” <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2388.htm" title="חזק vpw3mp 2388"> were encouraged</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfdc 3027"></a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit they put their hands">ah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> do this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹובָה ncfsa 2896"> good</a> work.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5571.htm" title="סַנְבַלַּט np 5571"> Sanballat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2772.htm" title="חֹרֹנִי np 2772"> Horonite</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2900.htm" title="טֹובִיָּה np 2900">Tobiah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5984.htm" title="עַמֹּונִי np 5984"> Ammonite</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5650.htm" title="עֶבֶד_1 ncmsa 5650"> official</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 4:7">ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1654.htm" title="גֶּשֶׁם_2 np 1654"> Geshem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6163.htm" title="עַרְבִי np 6163"> Arab</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Neh 6:1,6">aj</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqw3ms 8085"> heard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3932.htm" title="לעג vhw3mp 3932"> about this, they mocked</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/959.htm" title="בזה vqw3mp 959"> despised</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵנוּ psn1cp"> us</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3mp 559"> said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">What</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> is this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתֶּם pi2mp 859"> you’re</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqPmpa 6213"> doing</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתֶּם pi2mp 859">Are you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4775.htm" title="מרד vqPmpa 4775"> rebelling</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg">?</a> ”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nehemiah/2-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vhw1cs 7725">I gave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmsa 1697"> this reply</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430">The God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8064.htm" title="שָׁמַיִם ncmpa 8064"> of heaven</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> is the One</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵנוּ psn1cp"> who will grant us</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6743.htm" title="צלח vhi3ms 6743"> success</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/587.htm" title="אֲנַחְנוּ pi1cp 587">We</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms">His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5650.htm" title="עֶבֶד_1 ncmpc 5650"> servants</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqi1cp 6965">will start</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1129.htm" title="בנה vqp1cp{2} 1129"> building</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> have</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/369.htm" title="אַיִן_1 Pd 369"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2506.htm" title="חֵלֶק_2 ncmsa 2506"> share</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6666.htm" title="צְדָקָה ncfsa 6666">right</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2146.htm" title="זִכָּרֹון ncmsa 2146"> historic claim</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3389.htm" title="יְרוּשָׁלִַם np 3389"> Jerusalem</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezr 4:3-4">ak</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:1</b> = March–April; called Abib in the pre-exilic period; Ex 13:4; Dt 16:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:1</b> Ezr 7:1,8; Neh 1:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:2</b> Lit <i>Why is your face</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:2</b> Lit <i>sadness of heart</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:1-2</b> Pr 15:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:3</b> Lit <i>my face</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:3</b> Ezr 4:12,21; Neh 1:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:4</b> Neh 1:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:5</b> Lit <i>city, the house of the graves of my fathers,</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:5</b> Neh 1:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:5</b> Ezr 4:21; Dn 9:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:6</b> Neh 13:6</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:7</b> Ezr 4:8-9; 8:36</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:7</b> Ezr 8:22</span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:8</b> Neh 7:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:8</b> Lit <i>enter</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:8</b> Ezr 3:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:8</b> Lit <i>for the gracious hand of my God was on me</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:8</b> Ezr 7:6; Neh 2:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:9</b> Ezr 8:36</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:10</b> Jos 16:3,5; 18:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:10</b> Neh 4:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:11</b> Ezr 8:32</span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:12</b> Lit <i>animal with me</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:13</b> Or <i>Dragon’s</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:13</b> Neh 3:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:13</b> Ezr 4:12; Neh 1:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:14</b> Neh 3:15; 12:37</span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:14</b> 2Kg 18:17; 20:20</span><br /><span class="ftn">ad. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:15</b> Neh 3:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">ae. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:17</b> Ezr 4:12; Neh 1:3; 2:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">af. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:17</b> Neh 2:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">ag. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:18</b> Ezr 7:9; Neh 2:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">ah. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:18</b> Lit <i>they put their hands</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ai. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:19</b> Neh 4:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">aj. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:19</b> Neh 6:1,6</span><br /><span 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