The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letterNehemiah 6:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֵלַ֨י סַנְבַלַּ֜ט כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֛ה פַּ֥עַם חֲמִישִׁ֖ית אֶֽת־נַעֲר֑וֹ וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת פְּתוּחָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃
- וַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.Lach“and he sent”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
- אֵלַ֨י'e.Lai“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- סַנְבַלַּ֜טsan.va.Lat“Sanballat”Noun, proper name of a man · from סַנְבַלַּט · “Sanballat” · Strong's H5571
- כַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.Var“according to the manner”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697O
- הַזֶּ֛הha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- פַּ֥עַםPa.'am“a time”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from פַּ֫עַם · “beat” · Strong's H6471
- חֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.Shit“fifth”Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֲמִישִׁי · “fifth” · Strong's H2549
- אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- נַעֲר֑וֹna.'a.Ro“servant his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
- וְאִגֶּ֥רֶתve.'i.Ge.ret“and a letter”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אִגֶּ֫רֶת · “letter” · Strong's H0107
- פְּתוּחָ֖הpe.tu.Chah“open”Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from פָּתַח · “to open” · Strong's H6605A
- בְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.Do“[was] in hand his”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)