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Parallel NEH 4:2

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BI Neh 4:2 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)

OET-LV[fn] and_plotted all_they together to_come to_fight in/on/at/with_Yərūshālayim and_to_cause to_him/it confusion.


4:2 Note: KJB: Neh.4.8

UHB3:34 וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י אֶחָ֗י⁠ו וְ⁠חֵיל֙ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן וַ⁠יֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֛ה הַ⁠יְּהוּדִ֥ים הָ⁠אֲמֵלָלִ֖ים עֹשִׂ֑ים הֲ⁠יַעַזְב֨וּ לָ⁠הֶ֤ם הֲ⁠יִזְבָּ֨חוּ֙ הַ⁠יְכַלּ֣וּ בַ⁠יּ֔וֹם הַ⁠יְחַיּ֧וּ אֶת־הָ⁠אֲבָנִ֛ים מֵ⁠עֲרֵמ֥וֹת הֶ⁠עָפָ֖ר וְ⁠הֵ֥מָּה שְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃
   (3:34 va⁠yyoʼmer li⁠fənēy ʼeḩāy⁠v və⁠ḩēyl shomrōn va⁠yyoʼmer māh ha⁠yyəhūdim hā⁠ʼₐmēlālim ˊosim hₐ⁠yaˊazⱱū lā⁠hem hₐ⁠yizbāḩū ha⁠yəkallū ⱱa⁠yyōm ha⁠yəḩayyū ʼet-hā⁠ʼₐⱱānim mē⁠ˊₐrēmōt he⁠ˊāfār və⁠hēmmāh sərūfōt.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXNo BrLXX NEH book available

BrTrAnd he said before his brethren (that is the army of the Samaritans) Is it true that these Jews are building their city? do they indeed offer sacrifices? will they prevail? and will they this day restore the stones, after they have been burnt and made a heap of rubbish?

ULTAnd he spoke before the face of his brothers and the army of Samaria, and he said, “What are the feeble Jews doing? Will they restore for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they bring to life the stones from piles of dust, when they have been burned?”

USTHe spoke to the other provincial officials and army officers. He said, “These weak Jews will not be able to accomplish anything! They will never restore the city! Their God will not help them. They do not realize what a long time it would take to repair that wall. The only way they can get stones is by pulling them out of rubbish heaps. And the Babylonians burned the city, so those stones are probably weak anyway.”

BSBbefore his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves?[fn] Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”


4:2 Or Will they commit themselves to God?


OEBAnd he spoke before his kinsmen and the army of Samaria and said, ’What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they leave it to God? Will the sacrifice? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, although they are burned?’

WEBBEHe spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, since they are burnt?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NETand in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria he said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they be left to themselves? Will they again offer sacrifice? Will they finish this in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones to life again from piles of dust?”

LSVand says before his brothers and the force of Samaria, indeed, he says, “What [are] the weak Jews doing? Are they left to themselves? Do they sacrifice? Do they complete in a day? Do they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish—and they are burned?”

FBVin front of his colleagues and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these useless Jews trying to achieve? Do they think they can rebuild the wall? Are they going to offer sacrifices? Are they going to finish it in a day? Do they think they can re-use stones from piles of rubble and dirt, especially since they've all been burned?”

T4TWhile his colleagues and officials of the army troops who had come from Samaria were listening, he said, “What do these feeble/pathetic Jews think they are doing? Do they think that if they offer enough/many sacrifices, their gods will hear them and enable them to finish building the wall in one day? The stones that were in the wall previously have been weakened by being burned in a fire. Those stones that they are pulling out of the rubbish/garbage heaps—do they think that they can make them strong again?” [RHQ]

LEBThen he said before his brothers and the army of Samaria, “What are the feeble Jews doing? Will they restore these things for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the piles of rubble—even those burned up?”

BBEAnd in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they make themselves strong? will they make offerings? will they get the work done in a day? will they make the stones which have been burned come again out of the dust?

MoffNo Moff NEH book available

JPS(3-34) And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said: 'What do these feeble Jews? will they restore at will? will they sacrifice? will they make an end this day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?'

ASVAnd he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?

DRAAnd said before his brethren, and the multitude of the Samaritans: What are the silly Jews doing? Will the Gentiles let them alone? will they sacrifice and make an end in a day? are they able to raise stones out of the heaps of the rubbish, which are burnt?

YLTand saith before his brethren and the force of Samaria, yea, he saith, 'What [are] the weak Jews doing? are they left to themselves? do they sacrifice? do they complete in a day? do they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish? — and they burnt!'

DrbyAnd he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? shall they be permitted to go on? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, when they are burned?

RVAnd he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?

WbstrAnd he spoke before his brethren, and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

KJB-1769And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?[fn]
   (And he spake before his brethren/brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? )


4.2 fortify…: Heb. leave to themselves

KJB-1611[fn]And he spake before his brethren, and the army of Samaria, and said, What doe these feeble Iewes? wil they fortifie themselues? will they sacrifice? wil they make an end in a day? wil they reuiue the stones, out of the heapes of the rubbish, which are burnt?
   (And he spake before his brethren/brothers, and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Yewes? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones, out of the heapes of the rubbish, which are burnt?)


4:2 Hebr. leaue to themselues.

BshpsAnd sayde before his brethren and the souldiers of Samaria: what do these impotent Iewes? will the heathen suffer them? shall they offer? shal they perfourme it in one day? shal they make the stones whole againe that are brought to dust and brent?
   (And said before his brethren/brothers and the soldiers of Samaria: what do these impotent Yewes? will the heathen suffer them? shall they offer? shall they perform it in one day? shall they make the stones whole again that are brought to dust and burnt?)

GnvaAnd sayde before his brethren and the armie of Samaria, thus he sayde, What doe these weake Iewes? wil they fortifie them selues? wil they sacrifice? will they finish it in a day? will they make the stones whole againe out of the heapes of dust, seeing they are burnt?
   (And said before his brethren/brothers and the army of Samaria, thus he said, What do these weak Yewes? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they finish it in a day? will they make the stones whole again out of the heapes of dust, seeing they are burnt? )

Cvdl& saide before his brethre & the mightie men of Samaria: What do the impotet Iewes? shall they be thus suffred? shall they offre? shal they perfourme it in one daie? shal they make ye stones whole againe, yt are brought to dust, & brent?
   (& said before his brethren/brothers and the mighty men of Samaria: What do the impotet Yewes? shall they be thus suffered? shall they offre? shall they perform it in one daie? shall they make ye/you_all stones whole again, it are brought to dust, and burnt?)

WyclAnd he seide bifor hise britheren, and the multitude of Samaritans, What doen the feble Jewis? Whether hethene men schulen suffre hem? Whether thei schulen fille, and make sacrifice in o dai? Whether thei moun bilde stonys of the heepis of the dust, that ben brent?
   (And he said before his brethren/brothers, and the multitude of Samaritans, What doen the feble Yewis? Whether heathen men should suffer hem? Whether they should fille, and make sacrifice in o dai? Whether they moun build stonys of the heepis of the dust, that been burnt?)

LuthUnd machten allesamt einen Bund zu Haufen, daß sie kämen und stritten wider Jerusalem und machten drin einen Irrtum.
   (And make allesamt a Bund to Haufen, that they/she/them kämen and argued/fought against Yerusalem and make drin a Irrtum.)

ClVget dixit coram fratribus suis, et frequentia Samaritanorum: Quid Judæi faciunt imbecilles? num dimittent eos gentes? num sacrificabunt, et complebunt in una die? numquid ædificare poterunt lapides de acervis pulveris, qui combusti sunt?
   (and he_said before fratribus to_his_own, and frequentia Samaritanorum: What Yudæi faciunt imbecilles? num dimittent them gentes? num sacrificabunt, and complebunt in una die? is_it to_build poterunt lapides about acervis pulveris, who combusti sunt? )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

4:2 The Persians had stationed Samarian army officers in Jerusalem to keep peace.
• poor, feeble Jews: Sanballat’s mockery had an element of truth: The Jews were not rich, powerful, or many in number. However, Sanballat failed to realize the strength of the God whom the Jews served.
• Do they think . . . by just offering a few sacrifices? Sanballat might have been mocking a sudden increase in sacrifices at the Temple as the Israelites dedicated their work to the Lord.
• rubbish . . . charred: When fire destroyed Jerusalem (586 BC), it heated the stones, causing some to crack and crumble. The people used these stones to restore the walls.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,plotted all,they together to,come to,fight in/on/at/with,Jerusalem and,to,cause to=him/it trouble )

Here, face represents the presence of a person. The expression means that Sanballat was speaking personally to the other people who are named. Alternate translation: “He said to”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶחָ֗י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and,plotted all,they together to,come to,fight in/on/at/with,Jerusalem and,to,cause to=him/it trouble )

Here, brother likely refers to Sanballat’s fellow officials. Alternate translation: “the other provincial officials”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וְ⁠חֵיל֙ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: and,plotted all,they together to,come to,fight in/on/at/with,Jerusalem and,to,cause to=him/it trouble )

Sanballat was not speaking to the entire army. Nehemiah is using all of something to mean part of it. He is referring to the officers of the army by the name of the entire army. Alternate translation: “the army officers”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מָ֛ה הַ⁠יְּהוּדִ֥ים הָ⁠אֲמֵלָלִ֖ים עֹשִׂ֑ים הֲ⁠יַעַזְב֨וּ לָ⁠הֶ֤ם הֲ⁠יִזְבָּ֨חוּ֙ הַ⁠יְכַלּ֣וּ בַ⁠יּ֔וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,plotted all,they together to,come to,fight in/on/at/with,Jerusalem and,to,cause to=him/it trouble )

Sanballat actually is making a series of statements, not asking a series of questions. He does not expect the officials and officers to tell him what the Jews are doing and whether they will succeed. Instead, he is using the question form to mock the Jews. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the ideas in his questions as a series of statements. Alternate translation: “These feeble Jews can accomplish nothing. They will never restore the city for themselves. They will not offer sacrifices. They will not finish the work any time soon.”

הֲ⁠יִזְבָּ֨חוּ֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,plotted all,they together to,come to,fight in/on/at/with,Jerusalem and,to,cause to=him/it trouble )

The meaning of this phrase is not entirely clear. It could be that Sanballat is speaking of the Jews offering sacrifices to try to entice God to make their project successful. Alternate translation: “They will not get their God to help them”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַ⁠יְכַלּ֣וּ בַ⁠יּ֔וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,plotted all,they together to,come to,fight in/on/at/with,Jerusalem and,to,cause to=him/it trouble )

In this context, the expression “day” means “a short time.” Alternate translation: “any time soon”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הַ⁠יְחַיּ֧וּ אֶת־הָ⁠אֲבָנִ֛ים מֵ⁠עֲרֵמ֥וֹת הֶ⁠עָפָ֖ר וְ⁠הֵ֥מָּה שְׂרוּפֽוֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: and,plotted all,they together to,come to,fight in/on/at/with,Jerusalem and,to,cause to=him/it trouble )

Here Sanballat is speaking of stones as if they could come to life and stand up straight to form the wall. Alternate translation: “They will not be able to rebuild the city walls from useless stones that were burned and turned into rubble”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מֵ⁠עֲרֵמ֥וֹת הֶ⁠עָפָ֖ר וְ⁠הֵ֥מָּה שְׂרוּפֽוֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: and,plotted all,they together to,come to,fight in/on/at/with,Jerusalem and,to,cause to=him/it trouble )

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: “useless stones that someone has burned and turned into rubble”

BI Neh 4:2 ©