Nehemiah

Nehemiah 4:1

¹Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַיְהִ֞י	yə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when	כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Sanballat	סַנְבַלַּ֗ט	san·ḇal·laṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5571 Sanballat
heard	שָׁמַ֣ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we	אֲנַ֤חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
were rebuilding	בוֹנִים֙	ḇō·w·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1129 build
the wall	הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה	ha·ḥō·w·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall
he was furious	וַיִּ֣חַר	way·yi·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2734 burn, be kindled
and filled with indignation	וַיִּכְעַ֖ס	way·yiḵ·‘as	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3707 be vexed, angry
He ridiculed	וַיַּלְעֵ֖ג	way·yal·‘êḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3932 mock, deride
the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.