Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:10
10But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when Sanballat | סַנְבַלַּ֣ט | san·ḇal·laṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5571 Sanballat |
| the Horonite | הַחֹרֹנִ֗י | ha·ḥō·rō·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2772 Choronite |
| and Tobiah | וְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ | wə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2900 Tobijah |
| the Ammonite | הָֽעַמֹּנִ֔י | hā·‘am·mō·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5984 Ammonite |
| official | הָעֶ֣בֶד | hā·‘e·ḇeḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| heard about this | וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| they were deeply | גְדֹלָ֑ה | ḡə·ḏō·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| disturbed | וַיֵּ֥רַע | way·yê·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| someone | אָדָ֔ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| had come | בָּ֥א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to seek | לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | lə·ḇaq·qêš | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1245 seek |
| the well-being | טוֹבָ֖ה | ṭō·w·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| of the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
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Nehemiah 2:19 · Nehemiah 4:7 · Nehemiah 6:1 · Ezekiel 25:6–8 · Nehemiah 13:4 · Proverbs 27:4 · Acts 19:26–27 · Nehemiah 4:1–3 · Psalm 122:6–9 · Ecclesiastes 10:7 · Psalm 112:10 · Numbers 22:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.