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Parallel NEH 4:7

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BI Neh 4:7 ©

OET (OET-RV)No OET-RV NEH 4:7 verse available

OET-LV[fn] and_stationed in_lowest of_the_space at_behind of_the_wall in/on/at/with_open_places[fn] and_stationed DOM the_people by_families with swords_their spears_their and_bows_their.


4:7 Note--fnCOLON-- KJB--fnCOLON-- Neh--fnPERIOD--4--fnPERIOD--13

4:7 Variant note--fnCOLON-- ב/צחחיים--fnCOLON-- (x-qere) ’בַּ/צְּחִיחִ֑ים’--fnCOLON-- lemma=b/6706 n=1 morph=HRd/Ncmpa id=16j2a בַּ/צְּחִיחִ֑ים

UHB1 וַ⁠יְהִ֣י כַ⁠אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֣ע סַנְבַלַּ֡ט וְ֠⁠טוֹבִיָּה וְ⁠הָ⁠עַרְבִ֨ים וְ⁠הָ⁠עַמֹּנִ֜ים וְ⁠הָ⁠אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗ים כִּֽי־עָלְתָ֤ה אֲרוּכָה֙ לְ⁠חֹמ֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם כִּי־הֵחֵ֥לּוּ הַ⁠פְּרֻצִ֖ים לְ⁠הִסָּתֵ֑ם וַ⁠יִּ֥חַר לָ⁠הֶ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃ 
   (1 va⁠yəhiy ka⁠ʼₐsher shāmaˊ şanⱱallaţ və⁠ţōⱱiyyāh və⁠hā⁠ˊarⱱiym və⁠hā⁠ˊammoniym və⁠hā⁠ʼashəddōdiym ⱪiy-ˊālətāh ʼₐrūkāh lə⁠ḩomōt yərūshālaim ⱪī-hēḩēllū ha⁠pəruʦiym lə⁠hişşātēm va⁠yyiḩar lā⁠hem məʼod.)

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ULT And it happened that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the health of the walls of Jerusalem was going up and the breaks were beginning to be closed, it burned them extremely.

UST But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the men from the land of Arabia, the men from the nation of Ammon, and the men from the city of Ashdod heard that we were continuing to repair the wall of Jerusalem and to fill in the gaps, they became furious.


BSB § When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,

OEB But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites, heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem was progressing, so that the breaches began to be stopped, they were very angry.

WEB But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be filled, they were very angry;

MSG(7-9)When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairs of the walls of Jerusalem were going so well—that the breaks in the wall were being fixed—they were absolutely furious. They put their heads together and decided to fight against Jerusalem and create as much trouble as they could. We countered with prayer to our God and set a round-the-clock guard against them.

NET When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the people of Ashdod heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem had moved ahead and that the breaches had begun to be closed, they were very angry.

LSV And it comes to pass, when Sanballat has heard, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, that lengthening has gone up to the walls of Jerusalem, that the breeches have begun to be stopped, then it is very displeasing to them,

FBV When Sanballat and Tobiah, and the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being filled in, they were furious.

T4T But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the men from Arabia, the people from the Ammon people-group and from Ashdod city heard that the work on the wall was continuing and that we were filling in the gaps in the wall, they became very angry.

LEB Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem were going forward and the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

BBE But when it came to the ears of Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites, that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the broken places were being made good, they were full of wrath;

MOFNo MOF NEH book available

JPS (4-1) But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth;

ASV But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth;

DRA And it came to pass, when Sanaballat, and Tobias, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Azotians heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and the breaches began to be closed, that they were exceedingly angry.

YLT And it cometh to pass, when Sanballat hath heard, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, that lengthening hath gone up to the walls of Jerusalem, that the breeches have begun to be stopped, then it is very displeasing to them,

DBY And it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobijah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being repaired, that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

RV But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth;

WBS But it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were set up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

KJB ¶ But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, [fn]
  (¶ But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Yerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, )


4.7 were made up: Heb. ascended

BB But when Sanaballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, Ammonites, and Asdodites, heard that the walles of Hierusalem were made vp, & that the breaches began to be stopped, they were very wroth,
  (But when Sanaballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, Ammonites, and Asdodites, heard that the walles of Yerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, they were very wroth,)

GNV But when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodims heard that the walles of Ierusalem were repayred, (for the breaches began to be stopped) then they were very wroth,
  (But when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodims heard that the walles of Yerusalem were repayred, (for the breaches began to be stopped) then they were very wroth, )

CB But whan Saneballat, & Tobias, and ye Arabias, & Ammonites, & A?dodites herde, yt the walles of Ierusalem were made vp, and that they had begonne to stoppe vp ye gappes, they were very wroth,
  (But when Saneballat, and Tobias, and ye/you_all Arabias, and Ammonites, and A?dodites heard, it the walles of Yerusalem were made up, and that they had begonne to stoppe up ye/you_all gappes, they were very wroth,)

WYC Forsothe it was doon, whanne Sanaballat `hadde herd, and Tobie, and Arabiens, and Amanytys, and men of Azotus hadden herd, that the brekyng of the wal of Jerusalem was stoppid, and that the crasyngis hadden bigunne to be closid togidere, thei weren ful wrothe.
  (Forsothe it was doon, when Sanaballat `hadde heard, and Tobie, and Arabiens, and Amanytys, and men of Azotus had heard, that the brekyng of the wal of Yerusalem was stoppid, and that the crasyngis had bigunne to be closid together, they were full wrothe.)

LUT da stellete ich unten an die Örter hinter der Mauer in die Graben das Volk nach ihren Geschlechtern mit ihren Schwertern, Spießen und Bogen.
  (da stellete I unten at the Örter hinter the Mauer in the Graben the people nach your Geschlechtern with your Schwertern, Spießen and Bogen.)

CLV Factum est autem, cum audisset Sanaballat, et Tobias, et Arabes, et Ammanitæ, et Azotii, quod obducta esset cicatrix muri Jerusalem, et quod cœpissent interrupta concludi, irati sunt nimis.
  (Factum it_is autem, cum audisset Sanaballat, and Tobias, and Arabes, and Ammanitæ, and Azotii, that obducta was cicatrix muri Yerusalem, and that cœpissent interrupta concludi, irati are nimis. )

BRN But it came to pass, when Sanaballat and Tobia, and the Arabians, and the Ammanites, heard that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing, and that the breaches began to be stopped, that it appeared very grievous to them.

BrLXXNo BrLXX NEH book available


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

4:7 Israel’s enemies from the north (Sanballat), the south (Arabs), the east (Ammonites), and the west (Ashdodites) were enraged by the speed and success of Jerusalem’s reconstruction, which threatened these opponents’ political power in the region.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יְהִ֣י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,stationed in,lowest of_the,space at,behind of_the,wall in/on/at/with,open_places and,stationed DOM the,people by,families with swords,their spears,their and,bows,their )

Nehemiah uses this phrase to introduce the next event in his story. You do not need to represent it in your translation unless your language has a similar expression that it characteristically uses.

Note 2 topic: translate-names

סַנְבַלַּ֡ט וְ֠⁠טוֹבִיָּה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,stationed in,lowest of_the,space at,behind of_the,wall in/on/at/with,open_places and,stationed DOM the,people by,families with swords,their spears,their and,bows,their )

This are the names of men. See how you translated them in 2:10.

Note 3 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠הָ⁠עַרְבִ֨ים וְ⁠הָ⁠עַמֹּנִ֜ים וְ⁠הָ⁠אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,stationed in,lowest of_the,space at,behind of_the,wall in/on/at/with,open_places and,stationed DOM the,people by,families with swords,their spears,their and,bows,their )

These are the names of people groups.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

עָלְתָ֤ה אֲרוּכָה֙ לְ⁠חֹמ֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,stationed in,lowest of_the,space at,behind of_the,wall in/on/at/with,open_places and,stationed DOM the,people by,families with swords,their spears,their and,bows,their )

Here Nehemiah is speaking of the wall around Jerusalem as if it were a living thing that was sick because it was broken down. Nehemiah speaks of the repairs to the wall as if the wall is becoming healthy again. Alternate translation: “we were continuing to repair the walls of Jerusalem”

עָלְתָ֤ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,stationed in,lowest of_the,space at,behind of_the,wall in/on/at/with,open_places and,stationed DOM the,people by,families with swords,their spears,their and,bows,their )

Alternate translation: “was increasing”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כִּי־הֵחֵ֥לּוּ הַ⁠פְּרֻצִ֖ים לְ⁠הִסָּתֵ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,stationed in,lowest of_the,space at,behind of_the,wall in/on/at/with,open_places and,stationed DOM the,people by,families with swords,their spears,their and,bows,their )

You can say this with an active form, and you can say who did the action. Alternate translation: “we were continuing to … fill in the gaps”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּ֥חַר לָ⁠הֶ֖ם מְאֹֽד

(Some words not found in UHB: and,stationed in,lowest of_the,space at,behind of_the,wall in/on/at/with,open_places and,stationed DOM the,people by,families with swords,their spears,their and,bows,their )

Here Nehemiah says that the anger of these enemies was a fire that burned inside of them. Alternate translation: “they became very angry” or “they became enraged”

BI Neh 4:7 ©