LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

[JLG]

Nehemiah 4:14

After I had made an inspection,
וָאֵ֣רֶא (wā·’ê·re)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

I stood up
וָאָק֗וּם (wā·’ā·qūm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and said
וָאֹמַ֞ר (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the nobles,
הַחֹרִ֤ים (ha·ḥō·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2715: White, pure, noble

the officials,
הַסְּגָנִים֙ (has·sə·ḡā·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5461: A prefect of a, province

and the rest
יֶ֣תֶר (ye·ṯer)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3499: An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope

of the people,
הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

“Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

be afraid
תִּֽירְא֖וּ (tî·rə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

of them.
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם (mip·pə·nê·hem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

Remember
זְכֹ֔רוּ (zə·ḵō·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

the Lord,
אֲדֹנָ֞י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

who is great
הַגָּד֤וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

and awesome,
וְהַנּוֹרָא֙ (wə·han·nō·w·rā)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

and fight
וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּ (wə·hil·lā·ḥă·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your brothers,
אֲחֵיכֶם֙ (’ă·ḥê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

your sons
בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם (bə·nê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

and your daughters,
וּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔ם (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

your wives
נְשֵׁיכֶ֖ם (nə·šê·ḵem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

and your homes.�
וּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ (ū·ḇāt·tê·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1004: A house


- Nehemiah tells all his people not to be afraid but to put his confidence in Yah.weh!

 

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Nehemiah 4:15

When
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ (ka·’ă·šer-)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

our enemies
אוֹיְבֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ō·wy·ḇê·nū)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

heard
שָׁמְע֤וּ (šā·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

we were aware
נ֣וֹדַֽע (nō·w·ḏa‘)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

of their scheme
עֲצָתָ֑ם (‘ă·ṣā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6098: Advice, plan, prudence

and that God
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

had frustrated it,
וַיָּ֥פֶר (way·yā·p̄er)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate

each
כֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ (kul·lā·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

of us returned
וַנָּ֤שָׁב (wan·nā·šāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

his own work
מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ (mə·laḵ·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

on
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the wall.
הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה (ha·ḥō·w·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2346: A wall of protection

- Nehemiah is aware of what their enemies want to do against them!

- But Yah.weh prevented it!

- And the Jews go back to work on the wall!

 

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Nehemiah 4:16

And
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

that
הַה֗וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

day on,
הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

half
חֲצִ֣י (ḥă·ṣî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

of my men
נְעָרַי֮ (nə·‘ā·ray)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

did
עֹשִׂ֣ים (‘ō·śîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

the work
בַּמְּלָאכָה֒ (bam·mə·lā·ḵāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

while the other half
וְחֶצְיָ֗ם (wə·ḥeṣ·yām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

held
מַחֲזִיקִים֙ (ma·ḥă·zî·qîm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

spears,
וְהָרְמָחִ֣ים (wə·hā·rə·mā·ḥîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7420: A lance, the iron point

shields,
הַמָּגִנִּ֔ים (ham·mā·ḡin·nîm)
Article | Noun - common plural
Strong's 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile

bows,
וְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹת (wə·haq·qə·šā·ṯō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris

and armor.
וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים (wə·haš·šir·yō·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8302: Body armor

The officers
וְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔ים (wə·haś·śā·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

[stationed themselves] behind
אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the people
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Judah
יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

• Thus Nehemiah organizes people in such a way that half of them work at the building of the wall and half are equipped with weapons to protect them!

 

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Nehemiah 4:17

who were rebuilding
הַבּוֹנִ֧ים (hab·bō·w·nîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 1129: To build

the wall.
בַּחוֹמָ֛ה (ba·ḥō·w·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2346: A wall of protection

The laborers who carried
וְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים (wə·han·nō·śə·’îm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

materials
בַּסֶּ֖בֶל (bas·se·ḇel)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5447: A load, burden

worked
עֹשֶׂ֣ה (‘ō·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

with one
בְּאַחַ֤ת (bə·’a·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 259: United, one, first

hand
יָדוֹ֙ (yā·ḏōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

and held
מַחֲזֶ֥קֶת (ma·ḥă·ze·qeṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

a weapon
הַשָּֽׁלַח׃ (haš·šā·laḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7973: A missile of attack, spear, a shoot of growth, branch

with the other.
וְאַחַ֖ת (wə·’a·ḥaṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

• Here we are told about those who carry materials with one hand and hold a weapon with the other!
• Thus two different strategies!

 

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Nehemiah 4:18

And each
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of the builders
וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔ים (wə·hab·bō·w·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 1129: To build

worked
וּבוֹנִ֑ים (ū·ḇō·w·nîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 1129: To build

with his sword
חַרְבּ֛וֹ (ḥar·bōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

strapped
אֲסוּרִ֥ים (’ă·sū·rîm)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Strong's 631: To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle

at
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his side.
מָתְנָ֖יו (mā·ṯə·nāw)
Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins

But the trumpeter
וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ (wə·hat·tō·w·qê·a‘)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman

stayed beside me.
אֶצְלִֽי׃ (’eṣ·lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 681: A joining together, proximity

- Each builder has a sword!

 

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Nehemiah 4:19

Then I said
וָאֹמַ֞ר (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the nobles,
הַחֹרִ֤ים (ha·ḥō·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2715: White, pure, noble

the officials,
הַסְּגָנִים֙ (has·sə·ḡā·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5461: A prefect of a, province

and the rest
יֶ֣תֶר (ye·ṯer)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3499: An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope

of the people:
הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

“The work [is]
הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה (ham·mə·lā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

great
הַרְבֵּ֖ה (har·bêh)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

and extensive,
וּרְחָבָ֑ה (ū·rə·ḥā·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7342: Wide, broad

and we
וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

are spread out
נִפְרָדִים֙ (nip̄·rā·ḏîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6504: To break through, spread, separate

far
רְחוֹקִ֖ים (rə·ḥō·w·qîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious

from one
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

another
מֵאָחִֽיו׃ (mê·’ā·ḥîw)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

along
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the wall.
הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה (ha·ḥō·w·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2346: A wall of protection

- The builders are far away from each other!
- It means insecurity!

 

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Nehemiah 4:20

Wherever
בִּמְק֗וֹם (bim·qō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

you hear
תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ (tiš·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

the sound
ק֣וֹל (qō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

of the trumpet,
הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר (haš·šō·w·p̄ār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7782: A cornet, curved horn

rally
תִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (tiq·qā·ḇə·ṣū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6908: To gather, collect

to
אֵלֵ֑ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

us there.
שָׁ֖מָּה (šām·māh)
Adverb | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

Our God
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

will fight for us!”
יִלָּ֥חֶם (yil·lā·ḥem)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle


- The builders must be careful of the sound of the trumpet!
- They must assemble together!
- Yah.weh will fight for them!

 

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Nehemiah 4:21

So we
וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

continued
עֹשִׂ֣ים (‘ō·śîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

the work,
בַּמְּלָאכָ֑ה (bam·mə·lā·ḵāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

while half of [the men]
וְחֶצְיָ֗ם (wə·ḥeṣ·yām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

held
מַחֲזִיקִים֙ (ma·ḥă·zî·qîm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

spears
בָּֽרְמָחִ֔ים (bā·rə·mā·ḥîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7420: A lance, the iron point

from the break
מֵעֲל֣וֹת (mê·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

of dawn
הַשַּׁ֔חַר (haš·ša·ḥar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7837: Dawn

until
עַ֖ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the stars
הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ (hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3556: A star, a prince

came out.
צֵ֥את (ṣêṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

- Half of the men carry weapons!

 

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Nehemiah 4:22

At that
הַהִיא֙ (ha·hî)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

time
בָּעֵ֤ת (bā·‘êṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

I also
גַּ֣ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

said
אָמַ֣רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to the people,
לָעָ֔ם (lā·‘ām)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

“Let every man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

and his servant
וְנַעֲר֔וֹ (wə·na·‘ă·rōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

spend the night
יָלִ֖ינוּ (yā·lî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate

inside
בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

Jerusalem,
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

so that they can stand
וְהָֽיוּ־ (wə·hā·yū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

guard
מִשְׁמָ֖ר (miš·mār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4929: Place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance

by night
הַלַּ֛יְלָה (hal·lay·lāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

and work
מְלָאכָֽה׃ (mə·lā·ḵāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

by day.”
וְהַיּ֥וֹם (wə·hay·yō·wm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

- Nehemiah is careful!
- He wants the people to stay inside the city to be protected and work by day!

 

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Nehemiah 4:23

So neither I
אֲנִ֜י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

nor brothers
וְאַחַ֣י (wə·’a·ḥay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

nor my men
וּנְעָרַ֗י (ū·nə·‘ā·ray)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

nor the guards
אִ֖ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

with me
אַחֲרַ֔י (’a·ḥă·ray)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

changed out of
פֹשְׁטִ֖ים (p̄ō·šə·ṭîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6584: To strip off, make a dash, raid

our clothes;
בְּגָדֵ֑ינוּ (bə·ḡā·ḏê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

each carried his weapon,
שִׁלְח֥וֹ (šil·ḥōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7973: A missile of attack, spear, a shoot of growth, branch

[even to go] for water.
הַמָּֽיִם׃ (ham·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

- Everyone must carry his weapon at any time!

 

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Nehemiah 5:1

About this time there was
וַתְּהִ֨י (wat·tə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a great
גְּדוֹלָ֑ה (gə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

outcry
צַעֲקַ֥ת (ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6818: A cry, outcry

from the people
הָעָ֛ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

and their wives
וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם (ū·nə·šê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

against
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

their fellow
אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם (’ă·ḥê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

Jews.
הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃ (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish

• A problem occurs among the people!

 

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Nehemiah 5:2

Some
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

were saying,
אֹמְרִ֔ים (’ō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

[and] our sons
בָּנֵ֥ינוּ (bā·nê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1121: A son

and daughters
וּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

are numerous.
רַבִּ֑ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

We must get
וְנִקְחָ֥ה (wə·niq·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 3947: To take

grain
דָגָ֖ן (ḏā·ḡān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)

to eat
וְנֹאכְלָ֥ה (wə·nō·ḵə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 398: To eat

and live.”
וְנִחְיֶֽה׃ (wə·niḥ·yeh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

- They want food to eat and live!

 

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Nehemiah 5:3

Others
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

were saying,
אֹמְרִ֔ים (’ō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

are mortgaging
עֹרְבִ֑ים (‘ō·rə·ḇîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6148: To braid, intermix, technically, to traffic, give to be security

our fields,
שְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּ (śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7704: Field, land

our vineyards,
וּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּ (ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard

and our homes
וּבָתֵּ֖ינוּ (ū·ḇāt·tê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1004: A house

to get
וְנִקְחָ֥ה (wə·niq·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 3947: To take

grain
דָגָ֖ן (ḏā·ḡān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)

during the famine.”
בָּרָעָֽב׃ (bā·rā·‘āḇ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger

- Others say they have been mortgaging their possessions to get food during the famine!

 

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Nehemiah 5:4

Still others
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

were saying,
אֹמְרִ֔ים (’ō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We have borrowed
לָוִ֥ינוּ (lā·wî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 3867: To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend

money [to pay]
כֶ֖סֶף (ḵe·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

the king's
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

tax
לְמִדַּ֣ת (lə·mid·daṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4060: Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute

[on] our fields
שְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּ (śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7704: Field, land

and vineyards.
וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃ (ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard

- Others have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax!

 

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Nehemiah 5:5

We and our children
כִּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם (kiḇ·nê·hem)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

are just like our countrymen
אַחֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’a·ḥê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

and their children,
בָּנֵ֑ינוּ (bā·nê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1121: A son

yet we
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

are subjecting
כֹ֠בְשִׁים (ḵō·ḇə·šîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3533: To subdue, bring into bondage

our sons
בָּנֵ֨ינוּ (bā·nê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1121: A son

and daughters
בְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּ (bə·nō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

to slavery.
לַעֲבָדִ֗ים (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

Some of
וְיֵ֨שׁ (wə·yêš)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

our daughters
מִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּ (mib·bə·nō·ṯê·nū)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

are already enslaved,
נִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙ (niḵ·bā·šō·wṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 3533: To subdue, bring into bondage

but we are powerless [to redeem them]
וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

because our fields
וּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּ (ū·śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7704: Field, land

and vineyards
וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּ (ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard

belong to others.”
לַאֲחֵרִֽים׃ (la·’ă·ḥê·rîm)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

- They say that their children have become slaves!
- And their possessions belong to others!

 

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Nehemiah 5:6

When
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I heard
שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ (šā·ma‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

their outcry
זַֽעֲקָתָ֔ם (za·‘ă·qā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2201: A shriek, outcry

and these
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

complaints,
הַדְּבָרִ֥ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

I became extremely
מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

angry,
וַיִּ֥חַר (way·yi·ḥar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2734: To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy

- As a consequence, Nehemiah becomes extremely angry!

 

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Nehemiah 5:7

and after serious
לִבִּ֜י (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

thought
וַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְ (way·yim·mā·lêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

I rebuked
וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ (wā·’ā·rî·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend

the nobles
הַחֹרִ֣ים (ha·ḥō·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2715: White, pure, noble

and officials,
הַסְּגָנִ֔ים (has·sə·ḡā·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5461: A prefect of a, province

saying,
וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“You
אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are exacting
נֹשִׁ֑ים‪‬‪‬‪‬נשאיםנֹשִׁ֑ים‪‬‪‬‪‬ (nō·šim)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5383: To lend, borrow on security, interest

usury
מַשָּׁ֥א (maš·šā)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5378: To lend on interest, to dun for, debt

from your own brothers!”
בְּאָחִ֖יו (bə·’ā·ḥîw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

So I called
וָאֶתֵּ֥ן (wā·’et·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

a large
גְדוֹלָֽה׃ (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

assembly
קְהִלָּ֥ה (qə·hil·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6952: Assembly, congregation

against them
עָלַ֗י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

- Then Nehemiah tells the nobles and officials that they are exacting usury from their own brothers!

 

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Nehemiah 5:8

and said,
וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

have done our best
כְּדֵ֣י (kə·ḏê)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1767: Sufficiency, enough

to buy back
קָ֠נִינוּ (qā·nî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own

our Jewish
הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish

brothers
אַחֵ֨ינוּ (’a·ḥê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

who were sold
הַנִּמְכָּרִ֤ים (han·nim·kā·rîm)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 4376: To sell

to foreigners,
לַגּוֹיִם֙ (lag·gō·w·yim)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

but now you
אַתֶּ֛ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are selling
תִּמְכְּר֥וּ (tim·kə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 4376: To sell

your own brothers,
אֲחֵיכֶ֖ם (’ă·ḥê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

that they may be sold back
וְנִמְכְּרוּ־ (wə·nim·kə·rū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4376: To sell

to us!”
לָ֑נוּ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

But they remained silent,
וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ (way·ya·ḥă·rî·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise

for they could find
מָצְא֖וּ (mā·ṣə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

nothing
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to say.
דָּבָֽר׃ (dā·ḇār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

- They are selling their own brothers!
- Always the same TRANSGRESSION everywhere!

 

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Nehemiah 5:9

So I continued,
וָאוֹמַ֕ר‪‬‪‬ (wā·’ō·w·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“What
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you
אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are doing
עֹשִׂ֑ים (‘ō·śîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

is not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

right.
ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

Shouldn’t
הֲל֞וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

you walk
תֵּלֵ֔כוּ (tê·lê·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in the fear
בְּיִרְאַ֤ת (bə·yir·’aṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence

of our God
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

to avoid the reproach
מֵחֶרְפַּ֖ת (mê·ḥer·paṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

of our foreign
הַגּוֹיִ֥ם (hag·gō·w·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

enemies?
אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃ (’ō·wy·ḇê·nū)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

- They act against Yah.weh!
- ONLY TRANSGRESSION!

 

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Nehemiah 5:10

I,
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

as well as
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

my brothers
אַחַ֣י (’a·ḥay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

and my servants,
וּנְעָרַ֔י (ū·nə·‘ā·ray)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

have been lending
נֹשִׁ֥ים (nō·šîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5383: To lend, borrow on security, interest

[the people]
בָּהֶ֖ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

money
כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and grain.
וְדָגָ֑ן (wə·ḏā·ḡān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)

Please,
נָּ֖א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let us stop
נַֽעַזְבָה־ (na·‘az·ḇāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

this
הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

usury.
הַמַּשָּׁ֥א (ham·maš·šā)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4855: A loan, interest on a, debt

- Nehemiah tells them to stop this USURY!