OET interlinear NEH 4:14

uW Translation Notes:

וָ⁠אֵ֣רֶא

(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,place which/who hear DOM sound/voice the,trumpet there,at rally to,us God,our fight to/for=us )

This likely means that Nehemiah literally looked over all the defenses he had put in place. Alternate translation: “After I had inspected everything”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וָ⁠אָק֗וּם וָ⁠אֹמַ֞ר

(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,place which/who hear DOM sound/voice the,trumpet there,at rally to,us God,our fight to/for=us )

Since Nehemiah immediately addresses a group of people, the implication is that he gathered them together to speak to them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “I summoned … and I told them”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וָ⁠אָק֗וּם

(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,place which/who hear DOM sound/voice the,trumpet there,at rally to,us God,our fight to/for=us )

In this context, the expression “rose up” likely is a way of saying that Nehemiah took public action, not that he had been sitting or lying down and got up.

אֶל־הַ⁠חֹרִ֤ים וְ⁠אֶל־הַ⁠סְּגָנִים֙

(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,place which/who hear DOM sound/voice the,trumpet there,at rally to,us God,our fight to/for=us )

See how you translated these terms in 2:16. Alternate translation: “to the leading citizens and the city officials”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

יֶ֣תֶר הָ⁠עָ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,place which/who hear DOM sound/voice the,trumpet there,at rally to,us God,our fight to/for=us )

This does not mean all of the other people who lived in Jerusalem, but rather many of them who came to hear Nehemiah speak on this occasion. He is describing part of the people as if they were all of them. Alternate translation: “many of the other people”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אַל־תִּֽירְא֖וּ מִ⁠פְּנֵי⁠הֶ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,place which/who hear DOM sound/voice the,trumpet there,at rally to,us God,our fight to/for=us )

Here, face describes an entire person by reference to one part, the “face,” likely because the face shows what the person is thinking and feeling. Alternate translation: “Do not be afraid of our enemies”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

זְכֹ֔רוּ

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In this context, remember does not refer to a person recalling something they have forgotten. Rather, it means, “keep in mind.” Alternate translation: “keep in mind”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אֲדֹנָ֞⁠י הַ⁠גָּד֤וֹל וְ⁠הַ⁠נּוֹרָא֙

(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,place which/who hear DOM sound/voice the,trumpet there,at rally to,us God,our fight to/for=us )

Nehemiah is referring here to Yahweh, the God who promised to bless and protect the Jews as his chosen people. When he says my, he is using himself to represent the entire community. Alternate translation: “our great and awesome God”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

הַ⁠גָּד֤וֹל וְ⁠הַ⁠נּוֹרָא֙

(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,place which/who hear DOM sound/voice the,trumpet there,at rally to,us God,our fight to/for=us )

Nehemiah uses this same expression in 1:5. See how you translated it there. Review the note there if that would be helpful. Alternate translation: “great and glorious”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲחֵי⁠כֶם֙

(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,place which/who hear DOM sound/voice the,trumpet there,at rally to,us God,our fight to/for=us )

Here, brother could mean biological brothers, but it is more likely that it refers to a person’s relatives, that is, their whole family. Alternate translation: “your families”