OET interlinear NEH 4:7

uW 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_of,their spears_of,their and,bows_of,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_of,their spears_of,their and,bows_of,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_of,their spears_of,their and,bows_of,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_of,their spears_of,their and,bows_of,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_of,their spears_of,their and,bows_of,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_of,their spears_of,their and,bows_of,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_of,their spears_of,their and,bows_of,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”