OET interlinear NEH 4:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠טוֹבִיָּ֥ה הָ⁠עַמֹּנִ֖י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,prayed to/towards God,our and,set_up guard against,them day and,night from,because_of,them )

This is a man’s name. See how you translated this in 2:10.

גַּ֚ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,prayed to/towards God,our and,set_up guard against,them day and,night from,because_of,them )

This word indicates that Tobiah agrees with Sanballat and that he is going to say something to support him. Alternate translation: “That’s right!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣ם בּוֹנִ֔ים אִם־יַעֲלֶ֣ה שׁוּעָ֔ל וּ⁠פָרַ֖ץ חוֹמַ֥ת אַבְנֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,prayed to/towards God,our and,set_up guard against,them day and,night from,because_of,them )

Tobiah probably does not believe that the wall would really fall down if a fox walked along the top of it. He is exaggerating to mock the work the Jews are doing. You could use a plain expression in your translation instead, such as, “It wouldn’t take much to make that wall fall over.” However, Tobiah’s expression is so colorful that you may want to retain it, but be sure that your readers understand he is exaggerating. Alternate translation: “Tobiah made fun of the Jews by saying, ‘That wall they are building is so weak that if a fox climbed up on it, the stones would fall to the ground’”