OET interlinear NEH 4:6

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠נִּבְנֶה֙ אֶת־הַ֣⁠חוֹמָ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,we_rebuilt DOM the,wall and,it_was_joined_together all/each/any/every the,wall until middle_of,its and=he/it_was mind to,people for=doing )

As in chapter 3, it might be helpful to say “rebuilt.” The Jews were not building something brand new. See the note to 3:1.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠תִּקָּשֵׁ֥ר כָּל־הַ⁠חוֹמָ֖ה עַד־חֶצְיָ֑⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,we_rebuilt DOM the,wall and,it_was_joined_together all/each/any/every the,wall until middle_of,its and=he/it_was mind to,people for=doing )

You can say this with an active form, and you can say who did the action. Alternate translation: [we filled in the breaks as high as halfway up the wall]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠תִּקָּשֵׁ֥ר כָּל־הַ⁠חוֹמָ֖ה עַד־חֶצְיָ֑⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,we_rebuilt DOM the,wall and,it_was_joined_together all/each/any/every the,wall until middle_of,its and=he/it_was mind to,people for=doing )

It appears from the context that this likely took some time and perseverance after Sanballat and Tobiah began to mock and oppose the project. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: [after some time, we filled in the breaks]

Note 3 topic: translate-fraction

עַד־חֶצְיָ֑⁠הּ

until middle_of,its

“Half” means one part out of two equal parts.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יְהִ֧י לֵ֦ב לָ⁠עָ֖ם לַ⁠עֲשֽׂוֹת

and=he/it_was mind to,people (Some words not found in UHB: and,we_rebuilt DOM the,wall and,it_was_joined_together all/each/any/every the,wall until middle_of,its and=he/it_was mind to,people for=doing )

Here the heart represents the thoughts and the will of the people. Alternate translation: [Everyone was determined to accomplish this.]