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Nehemiah 6:1

When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—
Nehemiah 6:1
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֣י כַאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁמַ֣ע לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה וּלְגֶ֨שֶׁם הָֽעַרְבִ֜י וּלְיֶ֣תֶר אֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ כִּ֤י בָנִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה וְלֹא־נ֥וֹתַר בָּ֖הּ פָּ֑רֶץ גַּ֚ם עַד־הָעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא דְּלָת֖וֹת לֹא־הֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּי בַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃

  1. וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כַאֲשֶׁ֣רkha.'a.Sher“just when”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  3. נִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'“it was heard”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  4. לְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.Lat“by Sanballat”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from סַנְבַלַּט · “Sanballat” · Strong's H5571
  5. וְ֠טוֹבִיָּהVe.toi.yah“and Tobiah”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ · “Tobiah” · Strong's H2900I
  6. וּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםu.le.Ge.shem“and by Geshem”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from גֶּ֫שֶׁם · “Geshem” · Strong's H1654
  7. הָֽעַרְבִ֜יha.'ar.Vi“the Arab”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַרְבִי · “Arabian” · Strong's H6163B
  8. וּלְיֶ֣תֶרu.le.Ye.ter“and by [the] rest of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יֶ֫תֶר · “remainder” · Strong's H3499A
  9. אֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nu“enemies our”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
  10. כִּ֤יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. בָנִ֙יתִי֙va.Ni.ti“I had rebuilt”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. הַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.Mah“the wall”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חוֹמָה · “wall” · Strong's H2346G
  14. וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. נ֥וֹתַרNo.tar“it was left”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָתַר · “to remain” · Strong's H3498
  16. בָּ֖הּbah“in it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  17. פָּ֑רֶץPa.retz“a breach”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫רֶץ · “breach” · Strong's H6556
  18. גַּ֚םgam“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  19. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  20. הָעֵ֣תha.'Et“the time”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  21. הַהִ֔יאha.Hi'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  22. דְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.Tot“doors”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from דֶּ֫לֶת · “door” · Strong's H1817C
  23. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  24. הֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.ti“I had set up”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  25. בַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃va.she.'a.Rim“in the gates”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)