Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:19
19But 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?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when Sanballat | סַנְבַלַּ֨ט | san·ḇal·laṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5571 Sanballat |
| the Horonite | הַחֹרֹנִ֜י | ha·ḥō·rō·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2772 Choronite |
| Tobiah | וְטֹבִיָּ֣ה׀ | wə·ṭō·ḇî·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2900 Tobijah |
| the Ammonite | הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֗י | hā·‘am·mō·w·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5984 Ammonite |
| official | הָעֶ֣בֶד | hā·‘e·ḇeḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| and Geshem | וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ | wə·ḡe·šem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1654 Geshem, Gashmu |
| the Arab | הָֽעַרְבִ֔י | hā·‘ar·ḇî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6163 steppe-dweller |
| heard about this | וַיִּשְׁמַע֩ | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| they mocked | וַיַּלְעִ֣גוּ | way·yal·‘i·ḡū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3932 mock, deride |
| us | לָ֔נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5921 height |
| and ridiculed | וַיִּבְז֖וּ | way·yiḇ·zū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | |
| us | עָלֵ֑ינוּ | ‘ā·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| saying | וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| What | מָֽה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| you are | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| doing | עֹשִׂ֔ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| Are you | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| rebelling | מֹרְדִֽים׃ | mō·rə·ḏîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H4775 rebel |
| against | הַעַ֥ל | ha·‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
Cross-references
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Nehemiah 6:6 · Psalm 44:13–14 · Nehemiah 6:1–2 · Mark 5:40 · Psalm 80:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.