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"What is this you are doing?" they asked. "Are you rebelling against the king?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab heard of our plan, they scoffed contemptuously. “What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” they asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they jeered at us and despised us and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard <i>about it,</i> they mocked us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard it, they mocked us and despised us and said, "What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard <i>it,</i> they mocked us and despised us and said, “What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they mocked us and regarded us with contempt and said, “What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked and despised us, and said, “What is this you’re doing? Are you rebelling against the king? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked and despised us, and said, "What is this you're doing? Are you rebelling against the king?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab heard about our plans, they started insulting us and saying, "Just look at you! Do you plan to rebuild the walls of the city and rebel against the king?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Sanballat, Tobiah, and an Arab named Geshem heard what we were planning to do, they laughed at us and said, "What do you think you're doing? Are you going to rebel against the emperor?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they made fun of us and ridiculed us. They asked, "What are you doing? Are you going to rebel against the king?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, his servant Tobiah the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they jeered at us and despised us when they said, "What is this thing that you're doing? You're rebelling against the king, aren't you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, "What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard <i>it</i>, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What <i>is</i> this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard <i>of it,</i> they laughed at us and despised us, and said, “What <i>is</i> this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/nehemiah/2.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed at us, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? will you rebel against the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and said, "What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and said, "What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/nehemiah/2.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? will you rebel against the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/nehemiah/2.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us. And they said, "What <i>is</i> this that you do? Will you rebel against the king?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/nehemiah/2.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it; and they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing which ye do? will ye rebel against the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/nehemiah/2.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the seruant an Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian heard it, they mocked vs and despised vs, and said, What a thing is this that ye doe? Will ye rebell against the King?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/nehemiah/2.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />But when Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobia the seruaunt an Ammonite, and Gesem the Arabian hearde it, they laughed vs to scorne, & despised vs, and sayde: What is this that ye do? Will ye fall away from the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/nehemiah/2.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />But whan Saneballat ye Horonite, and Tobias the seruaunt of ye Ammonites, & Gosem the Arabian herde it, they laughed vs to scorne, and despised vs, & sayde: What is this that ye do? Wyll ye fall awaye agayne from the kynge?</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Sanballat the Horonite hears, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock at us, and despise us, and say, “What [is] this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock at us, and despise us, and say, 'What is this thing that ye are doing? against the king are ye rebelling?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Sanballat the Horonite will hear, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they will mock to us and despise us, and say, What this word that ye do? are ye bearing rule against the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobias the servant, the Ammonite, and Gossem the Arabian heard of it, and they scoffed at us, and despised us, and said: What is this thing that you do? are you going to rebel against the king? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Sanballat, a Horonite, and the servant Tobiah, an Ammonite, and Geshem, an Arab, heard of it. And they ridiculed and disparaged us, and they said: “What is this thing that you are doing? Could you be rebelling against the king?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Samblat the Khornite and Tubia the Ammonite men, and Geshum the Arabian heard, and they laughed at us, and they mocked us, and they said: “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the King?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and mocked us, saying, What is this thing that you do? Perhaps you are rebelling against the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said: 'What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Sanaballat the Aronite, and Tobia the servant, the Ammonite, and Gesam the Arabian, heard <i>it</i>, and they laughed us to scorn, and came to us, and said, What <i>is</i> this thing that ye are doing? are ye revolting against the king?</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/nehemiah/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5571.htm" title="5571: san·ḇal·laṭ (N-proper-ms) -- A Samaritan leader. Of foreign origin; Sanballat, a Persian satrap of Samaria.">But when Sanballat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2772.htm" title="2772: ha·ḥō·rō·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Beth-horon. Patrial from Choronayim; a Choronite or inhabitant of Choronaim.">the Horonite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2900.htm" title="2900: wə·ṭō·ḇî·yāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Towbiyahuw; from towb and Yahh; goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan.">Tobiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5984.htm" title="5984: hā·‘am·mō·w·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Ammon. Patronymically from Ammown; an Ammonite or Ammonitish.">the Ammonite</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: hā·‘e·ḇeḏ (Art:: N-ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">official,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1654.htm" title="1654: wə·ḡe·šem (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- An opponent of Nehemiah. Or Gashmuw; the same as geshem; Geshem or Gashmu, an Arabian.">and Geshem</a> <a href="/hebrew/6163.htm" title="6163: hā·‘ar·ḇî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Arabian -- inhabitant of Arabia. Or marbiy; patrial from Arab; an Arabian or inhabitant of Arab.">the Arab</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: way·yiš·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard about this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3932.htm" title="3932: way·yal·‘i·ḡū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To mock, deride, stammer. A primitive root; to deride; by implication to speak unintelligibly.">they mocked</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">us</a> <a href="/hebrew/959.htm" title="959: way·yiḇ·zū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To despise. A primitive root; to disesteem.">and ridiculed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“What</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">is this</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you are</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">doing?</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">Are you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4775.htm" title="4775: mō·rə·ḏîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To rebel. A primitive root; to rebel.">rebelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ha·‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king?”</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/nehemiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5571.htm" title="5571. Canballat (san-bal-lat') -- a Samaritan leader">And Sanballat</a><a href="/hebrew/2772.htm" title="2772. Choroniy (kho-ro-nee') -- inhab. of Beth-horon"> the Horonite</a><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085. shama' (shaw-mah') -- to hear"> heareth</a><a href="/hebrew/2900.htm" title="2900. Towbiyah (to-bee-yaw') -- "Yah is my good," three Israelites, also an Ammonite">, and Tobiah</a><a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650. ebed (eh'-bed) -- slave, servant"> the servant</a><a href="/hebrew/5984.htm" title="5984. Ammowniy (am-mo-nee') -- descendant of Ammon">, the Ammonite</a><a href="/hebrew/1654.htm" title="1654. Geshem (gheh'-shem) -- an opponent of Nehemiah">, and Geshem</a><a href="/hebrew/6163.htm" title="6163. Arabiy (ar-aw-bee') -- Arabian"> the Arabian</a><a href="/hebrew/3932.htm" title="3932. la'ag (law-ag') -- to mock, deride, stammer">, and they mock</a><a href="/hebrew/959.htm" title="959. bazah (baw-zaw') -- to despise"> at us, and despise</a><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say"> us, and say</a><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">, ‘What</a><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088. zeh (zeh) -- this, here"> [is] this</a><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word"> thing</a><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834. 'aher (ash-er') -- who, which, that"> that</a><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859. 'attah (at-taw') -- you (masc. sing.)"> ye</a><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213. asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish"> are doing</a><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over">? against</a><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428. melek (meh'-lek) -- king"> the king</a><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859. 'attah (at-taw') -- you (masc. sing.)"> are ye</a><a href="/hebrew/4775.htm" title="4775. marad (maw-rad') -- to rebel"> rebelling?’</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/5571.htm" title="סַנְבַלַּט np 5571"> Sanballat</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/2772.htm" title="חֹרֹנִי np 2772"> Horonite</a>, <a href="/hebrew/2900.htm" title="טֹובִיָּה np 2900">Tobiah</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/5984.htm" title="עַמֹּונִי np 5984"> Ammonite</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="עֶבֶד_1 ncmsa 5650"> official</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1654.htm" title="גֶּשֶׁם_2 np 1654"> Geshem</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/6163.htm" title="עַרְבִי np 6163"> Arab</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqw3ms 8085"> heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/3932.htm" title="לעג vhw3mp 3932"> about this, they mocked</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/959.htm" title="בזה vqw3mp 959"> despised</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֵנוּ psn1cp"> us</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3mp 559"> said</a>, “ <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">What</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> is this</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתֶּם pi2mp 859"> you’re</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqPmpa 6213"> doing</a>? <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתֶּם pi2mp 859">Are you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4775.htm" title="מרד vqPmpa 4775"> rebelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> against</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsa 4428"> king</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg">?</a> ”</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/nehemiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5571.htm" title="5571. Canballat (san-bal-lat') -- a Samaritan leader">But when Sanballat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2772.htm" title="2772. Choroniy (kho-ro-nee') -- inhab. of Beth-horon">the Horonite</a> <a href="/hebrew/2900.htm" title="2900. Towbiyah (to-bee-yaw') -- 'Yah is my good,' three Israelites, also an Ammonite">and Tobiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5984.htm" title="5984. Ammowniy (am-mo-nee') -- descendant of Ammon">the Ammonite</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650. ebed (eh'-bed) -- slave, servant">official,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1654.htm" title="1654. Geshem (gheh'-shem) -- an opponent of Nehemiah">and Geshem</a> <a href="/hebrew/6163a.htm" title="6163a">the Arab</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085. shama' (shaw-mah') -- to hear">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/3932.htm" title="3932. la'ag (law-ag') -- to mock, deride, stammer">[it], they mocked</a> <a href="/hebrew/959.htm" title="959. bazah (baw-zaw') -- to despise">us and despised</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">us and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">"What</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088. zeh (zeh) -- this, here">is this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word">thing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213a.htm" title="6213a">you are doing?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4775.htm" title="4775. marad (maw-rad') -- to rebel">Are you rebelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428. melek (meh'-lek) -- king">the king?"</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5571.htm" title="5571. Canballat (san-bal-lat') -- a Samaritan leader">But when Sanballat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2772.htm" title="2772. Choroniy (kho-ro-nee') -- inhab. of Beth-horon">the Horonite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2900.htm" title="2900. Towbiyah (to-bee-yaw') -- 'Yah is my good,' three Israelites, also an Ammonite">and Tobiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650. ebed (eh'-bed) -- slave, servant">the servant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5984.htm" title="5984. Ammowniy (am-mo-nee') -- descendant of Ammon">the Ammonite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1654.htm" title="1654. Geshem (gheh'-shem) -- an opponent of Nehemiah">and Geshem</a> <a href="/hebrew/6163.htm" title="6163. Arabiy (ar-aw-bee') -- Arabian">the Arabian,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085. shama' (shaw-mah') -- to hear">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/3932.htm" title="3932. la'ag (law-ag') -- to mock, deride, stammer">[it], they laughed us to scorn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/959.htm" title="959. bazah (baw-zaw') -- to despise">and despised</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">us, and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word">What [is] this thing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213. asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish">that ye do?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4775.htm" title="4775. marad (maw-rad') -- to rebel">will ye rebel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428. melek (meh'-lek) -- king">against the king?</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../nehemiah/2-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 2:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 2:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../nehemiah/2-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 2:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 2:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>