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Nehemiah

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But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard it, they mocked us and despised us and said, "What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But when Sanballat a Samaritan leader Noun H5571 סַנְבַלַּ֨ט san·val·lat
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the Horonite inhab. of Beth-horon Noun H2772 הַחֹרֹנִ֜י ha·cho·ro·ni
and Tobiah "Yah is my good," three Isr., also an Ammonite Noun H2900 וְטֹבִיָּ֣ה ve·to·vi·yah
the Ammonite desc. of Ammon Adjective H5984 הָֽעַמֹּונִ֗י ha·'am·mo·v·ni
official, slave, servant Noun H5650 הָעֶ֣בֶד ha·'e·ved
and Geshem an opponent of Nehemiah Noun H1654 וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ ve·ge·shem
the Arab inhab. of Arabia Adjective H6163 הָֽעַרְבִ֔י ha·'ar·vi,
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heard to hear Verb H8085 וַיִּשְׁמַע֩ vai·yish·ma
[it], they mocked to mock, deride, stammer Verb H3932 וַיַּלְעִ֣גוּ vai·yal·'i·gu
us and despised to despise Verb H959 וַיִּבְז֖וּ vai·yiv·zu
us and said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ vai·yo·me·ru
"What what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 מָֽה־ mah-
is this this, here Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּה֙ haz·zeh
thing speech, word Noun H1697 הַדָּבָ֤ר had·da·var
you are doing? do, make Verb H6213 עֹשִׂ֔ים o·sim,
Are you rebelling to rebel Verb H4775 מֹרְדִֽים׃ mo·re·dim.
against upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עָלֵ֑ינוּ a·lei·nu;
the king?" king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ham·me·lech

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Sanballat

Sanballat [N] [H] [S] held some place of authority in Samaria when Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls. He vainly attempted to hinder this work ( Nehemiah 2:10Nehemiah 2:19 ;  4:1-12 ;  6 ). His daughter became the wife of one of the sons of Joiada, a son of the high priest, much to the grief of ( Nehemiah 13:28 ).    These dictionary topics are from... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard it, they mocked us and despised us and said, "What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"
King James Bible But when Sanballat the Horonite Horonite, and Tobiah the Ammonite official, servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arab Arabian, heard it, they mocked laughed us to scorn, and despised us us, and said, "What What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?"king?
Hebrew Greek English But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard it, they mocked us and despised us and said, "What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"