LOOKING FOR NEHEMIAH

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Nehemiah 5:2

Some
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

were saying,
אֹמְרִ֔ים (’ō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

[and] our sons
בָּנֵ֥ינוּ (bā·nê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1121: A son

and daughters
וּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

are numerous.
רַבִּ֑ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

We must get
וְנִקְחָ֥ה (wə·niq·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 3947: To take

grain
דָגָ֖ן (ḏā·ḡān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)

to eat
וְנֹאכְלָ֥ה (wə·nō·ḵə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 398: To eat

and live.”
וְנִחְיֶֽה׃ (wə·niḥ·yeh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

- They want food to eat and live!

 

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Nehemiah 5:3

Others
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

were saying,
אֹמְרִ֔ים (’ō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

are mortgaging
עֹרְבִ֑ים (‘ō·rə·ḇîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6148: To braid, intermix, technically, to traffic, give to be security

our fields,
שְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּ (śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7704: Field, land

our vineyards,
וּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּ (ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard

and our homes
וּבָתֵּ֖ינוּ (ū·ḇāt·tê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1004: A house

to get
וְנִקְחָ֥ה (wə·niq·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 3947: To take

grain
דָגָ֖ן (ḏā·ḡān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)

during the famine.”
בָּרָעָֽב׃ (bā·rā·‘āḇ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger

- Others say they have been mortgaging their possessions to get food during the famine!

 

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Nehemiah 5:4

Still others
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

were saying,
אֹמְרִ֔ים (’ō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We have borrowed
לָוִ֥ינוּ (lā·wî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 3867: To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend

money [to pay]
כֶ֖סֶף (ḵe·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

the king's
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

tax
לְמִדַּ֣ת (lə·mid·daṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4060: Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute

[on] our fields
שְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּ (śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7704: Field, land

and vineyards.
וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃ (ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard

- Others have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax!

 

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Nehemiah 5:5

We and our children
כִּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם (kiḇ·nê·hem)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

are just like our countrymen
אַחֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’a·ḥê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

and their children,
בָּנֵ֑ינוּ (bā·nê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1121: A son

yet we
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

are subjecting
כֹ֠בְשִׁים (ḵō·ḇə·šîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3533: To subdue, bring into bondage

our sons
בָּנֵ֨ינוּ (bā·nê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1121: A son

and daughters
בְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּ (bə·nō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

to slavery.
לַעֲבָדִ֗ים (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

Some of
וְיֵ֨שׁ (wə·yêš)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

our daughters
מִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּ (mib·bə·nō·ṯê·nū)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

are already enslaved,
נִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙ (niḵ·bā·šō·wṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 3533: To subdue, bring into bondage

but we are powerless [to redeem them]
וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

because our fields
וּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּ (ū·śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7704: Field, land

and vineyards
וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּ (ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard

belong to others.”
לַאֲחֵרִֽים׃ (la·’ă·ḥê·rîm)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

- They say that their children have become slaves!
- And their possessions belong to others!

 

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Nehemiah 5:6

When
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I heard
שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ (šā·ma‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

their outcry
זַֽעֲקָתָ֔ם (za·‘ă·qā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2201: A shriek, outcry

and these
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

complaints,
הַדְּבָרִ֥ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

I became extremely
מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

angry,
וַיִּ֥חַר (way·yi·ḥar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2734: To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy

- As a consequence, Nehemiah becomes extremely angry!

 

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Nehemiah 5:7

and after serious
לִבִּ֜י (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

thought
וַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְ (way·yim·mā·lêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

I rebuked
וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ (wā·’ā·rî·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend

the nobles
הַחֹרִ֣ים (ha·ḥō·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2715: White, pure, noble

and officials,
הַסְּגָנִ֔ים (has·sə·ḡā·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5461: A prefect of a, province

saying,
וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“You
אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are exacting
נֹשִׁ֑ים‪‬‪‬‪‬נשאיםנֹשִׁ֑ים‪‬‪‬‪‬ (nō·šim)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5383: To lend, borrow on security, interest

usury
מַשָּׁ֥א (maš·šā)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5378: To lend on interest, to dun for, debt

from your own brothers!”
בְּאָחִ֖יו (bə·’ā·ḥîw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

So I called
וָאֶתֵּ֥ן (wā·’et·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

a large
גְדוֹלָֽה׃ (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

assembly
קְהִלָּ֥ה (qə·hil·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6952: Assembly, congregation

against them
עָלַ֗י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

- Then Nehemiah tells the nobles and officials that they are exacting usury from their own brothers!

 

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Nehemiah 5:8

and said,
וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

have done our best
כְּדֵ֣י (kə·ḏê)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1767: Sufficiency, enough

to buy back
קָ֠נִינוּ (qā·nî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own

our Jewish
הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish

brothers
אַחֵ֨ינוּ (’a·ḥê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

who were sold
הַנִּמְכָּרִ֤ים (han·nim·kā·rîm)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 4376: To sell

to foreigners,
לַגּוֹיִם֙ (lag·gō·w·yim)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

but now you
אַתֶּ֛ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are selling
תִּמְכְּר֥וּ (tim·kə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 4376: To sell

your own brothers,
אֲחֵיכֶ֖ם (’ă·ḥê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

that they may be sold back
וְנִמְכְּרוּ־ (wə·nim·kə·rū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4376: To sell

to us!”
לָ֑נוּ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

But they remained silent,
וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ (way·ya·ḥă·rî·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise

for they could find
מָצְא֖וּ (mā·ṣə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

nothing
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to say.
דָּבָֽר׃ (dā·ḇār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

- They are selling their own brothers!
- Always the same TRANSGRESSION everywhere!

 

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Nehemiah 5:9

So I continued,
וָאוֹמַ֕ר‪‬‪‬ (wā·’ō·w·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“What
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you
אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are doing
עֹשִׂ֑ים (‘ō·śîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

is not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

right.
ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

Shouldn’t
הֲל֞וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

you walk
תֵּלֵ֔כוּ (tê·lê·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in the fear
בְּיִרְאַ֤ת (bə·yir·’aṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence

of our God
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

to avoid the reproach
מֵחֶרְפַּ֖ת (mê·ḥer·paṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

of our foreign
הַגּוֹיִ֥ם (hag·gō·w·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

enemies?
אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃ (’ō·wy·ḇê·nū)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

- They act against Yah.weh!
- ONLY TRANSGRESSION!

 

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Nehemiah 5:10

I,
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

as well as
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

my brothers
אַחַ֣י (’a·ḥay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

and my servants,
וּנְעָרַ֔י (ū·nə·‘ā·ray)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

have been lending
נֹשִׁ֥ים (nō·šîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5383: To lend, borrow on security, interest

[the people]
בָּהֶ֖ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

money
כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and grain.
וְדָגָ֑ן (wə·ḏā·ḡān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)

Please,
נָּ֖א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let us stop
נַֽעַזְבָה־ (na·‘az·ḇāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

this
הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

usury.
הַמַּשָּׁ֥א (ham·maš·šā)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4855: A loan, interest on a, debt

- Nehemiah tells them to stop this USURY!

 

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Nehemiah 5:11

Please
נָ֨א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

restore
הָשִׁיבוּ֩ (hā·šî·ḇū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to them
לָהֶ֜ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

immediately
כְּהַיּ֗וֹם (kə·hay·yō·wm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

their fields,
שְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛ם (śə·ḏō·ṯê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7704: Field, land

vineyards,
כַּרְמֵיהֶ֥ם (kar·mê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard

olive groves,
זֵיתֵיהֶ֖ם (zê·ṯê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2132: An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry

and houses,
וּבָתֵּיהֶ֑ם (ū·ḇāt·tê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1004: A house

along with the percentage
וּמְאַ֨ת (ū·mə·’aṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3967: A hundred

of the money,
הַכֶּ֤סֶף (hak·ke·sep̄)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

grain,
וְהַדָּגָן֙ (wə·had·dā·ḡān)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)

new wine,
הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ (hat·tî·rō·wōš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8492: Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine

and olive oil
וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר (wə·hay·yiṣ·hār)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3323: Oil, anointing

that
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you
אַתֶּ֖ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

have been assessing
נֹשִׁ֥ים (nō·šîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5383: To lend, borrow on security, interest

them.”
בָּהֶֽם׃ (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

- They must give them back their possessions!

 

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Nehemiah 5:12

“We will restore [it],”
נָשִׁ֗יב (nā·šîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

they replied,
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“and will require
נְבַקֵּ֔שׁ (nə·ḇaq·qêš)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

nothing
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

more from them.
וּמֵהֶם֙ (ū·mê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

We will do
נַעֲשֶׂ֔ה (na·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you
אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

say.”
אוֹמֵ֑ר (’ō·w·mêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

So I summoned
וָאֶקְרָא֙ (wā·’eq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

the priests
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

and required [of the nobles and officials] an oath that they
וָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔ם (wā·’aš·bî·‘êm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear

would do
לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

what they had promised.
כַּדָּבָ֥ר (kad·dā·ḇār)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

• They say they will do according to what Nehemia tells them!

 

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Nehemiah 5:13

I also
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

shook out
נָעַ֗רְתִּי (nā·‘ar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5287: To shake, shake out or off

the folds of my robe
חָצְנִ֣י (ḥā·ṣə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2684: The bosom

and said,
וָֽאֹמְרָ֡ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“May God
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֟ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

likewise
כָּ֣כָה (kā·ḵāh)
Adverb
Strong's 3602: Just so

shake
יְנַעֵ֪ר (yə·na·‘êr)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5287: To shake, shake out or off

out of his House
מִבֵּיתוֹ֙ (mib·bê·ṯōw)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

and possession
וּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹ (ū·mî·ḡî·‘ōw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3018: Toil, a work, produce, property

every
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

man
הָאִישׁ֩ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

does not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

keep
יָקִ֜ים (yā·qîm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

this
הַזֶּ֗ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

promise.
הַדָּבָ֣ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

May [such a man] be
יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

shaken out
נָע֖וּר (nā·‘ūr)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 5287: To shake, shake out or off

and have nothing!”
וָרֵ֑ק (wā·rêq)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7386: Empty, worthless

The whole
כָֽל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

assembly
הַקָּהָ֜ל (haq·qā·hāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation

said,
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Amen,”
אָמֵ֗ן (’ā·mên)
Adverb
Strong's 543: Sure, faithfulness, truly

and they praised
וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙ (way·hal·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1984: To shine

the LORD.
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

And the people
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

did
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

as they had promised.
כַּדָּבָ֥ר (kad·dā·ḇār)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

- Those who don’t keep this promise must be struck by Yah.weh!

 

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Nehemiah 5:14

Furthermore,
גַּ֞ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

from the day
מִיּ֣וֹם ׀ (mî·yō·wm)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

King
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Artaxerxes
לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא (lə·’ar·taḥ·šast)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 783: Artaxerxes -- a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia

appointed
צִוָּ֣ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

me to be
לִהְי֣וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

their governor
פֶּחָם֮ (pe·ḥām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6346: A governor

in the land
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Judah,
יְהוּדָה֒ (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

from his twentieth
עֶשְׂרִ֗ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth

year
מִשְּׁנַ֣ת (miš·šə·naṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8141: A year

until
וְ֠עַד (wə·‘aḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

his thirty-second
שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (šə·lō·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth

year
שְׁנַ֨ת (šə·naṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8141: A year

(12
שְׁתֵּ֣ים (šə·têm)
Number - fd
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

years total),
שָׁנִ֖ים (šā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8141: A year

neither I
אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

nor my brothers
וְאַחַ֔י (wə·’a·ḥay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

ate
אָכַֽלְתִּי׃ (’ā·ḵal·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 398: To eat

the food
לֶ֥חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

allotted to the governor.
הַפֶּ֖חָה (hap·pe·ḥāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6346: A governor

- Even if Nehemiah was appointed governor of Judah, he and his brothers have never eaten the governor’s food!

 

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Nehemiah 5:15

The governors
וְהַפַּחוֹת֩ (wə·hap·pa·ḥō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6346: A governor

before me
לְפָנַ֜י (lə·p̄ā·nay)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

had heavily burdened
הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ (hiḵ·bî·ḏū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

the people,
הָעָ֗ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

taking
וַיִּקְח֨וּ (way·yiq·ḥū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3947: To take

from them
מֵהֶ֜ם (mê·hem)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

bread
בְּלֶ֤חֶם (bə·le·ḥem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

and wine
וָיַ֙יִן֙ (wā·ya·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication

plus
אַחַר֙ (’a·ḥar)
Adverb
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

forty
אַרְבָּעִ֔ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 705: Forty

shekels
שְׁקָלִ֣ים (šə·qā·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard

of silver.
כֶּֽסֶף־ (ke·sep̄-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

Their servants
נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם (na·‘ă·rê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

also
גַּ֥ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

oppressed
שָׁלְט֣וּ (šā·lə·ṭū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7980: To dominate, govern, to permit

the people,
הָעָ֑ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

but I
וַאֲנִי֙ (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

did not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

do
עָשִׂ֣יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

this
כֵ֔ן (ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

because
מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

of my fear
יִרְאַ֥ת (yir·’aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence

of God.
אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

- At the difference of Nehemiah, the previous governors of Judah and their servants took advantage of the people and oppressed them!

 

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Nehemiah 5:16

Instead,
וְ֠גַם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

I devoted myself
הֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּי (he·ḥĕ·zaq·tî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

to the construction
בִּמְלֶ֜אכֶת (bim·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

of the
הַזֹּאת֙ (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

wall,
הַחוֹמָ֤ה (ha·ḥō·w·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2346: A wall of protection

and all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

my servants
נְעָרַ֔י (nə·‘ā·ray)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

were gathered
קְבוּצִ֥ים (qə·ḇū·ṣîm)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Strong's 6908: To gather, collect

there
שָׁ֖ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the work;
הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ (ham·mə·lā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

we did not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

acquire
קָנִ֑ינוּ (qā·nî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own

any land.
וְשָׂדֶ֖ה (wə·śā·ḏeh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land

- Nehemiah devoted himself to the construction of the wall!
- Nehemiah and his servants did not acquire any land!

 

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Nehemiah 5:17

There were 150
מֵאָ֧ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

Jews
וְהַיְּהוּדִ֨ים (wə·hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish

and officials
וְהַסְּגָנִ֜ים (wə·has·sə·ḡā·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5461: A prefect of a, province

at
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

my table,
שֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃ (šul·ḥā·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7979: A table, a meal

besides the guests
וְהַבָּאִ֥ים (wə·hab·bā·’îm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the surrounding
סְבִיבֹתֵ֖ינוּ (sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·nū)
Adverb | first person common plural
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

nations
הַגּוֹיִ֥ם (hag·gō·w·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

- Nehemiah speaks about 150 Jews and officials and guests from the surrounding nations at his table!

 

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Nehemiah 5:18

Each
אֶחָ֗ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

day,
לְי֣וֹם (lə·yō·wm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

one
אֶחָ֞ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

ox,
שׁ֣וֹר (šō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)

six
שֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

choice
בְּרֻר֤וֹת (bə·ru·rō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural
Strong's 1305: To clarify, examine, select

sheep,
צֹ֠אן (ṣōn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

and some fowl
וְצִפֳּרִים֙ (wə·ṣip·po·rîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural
Strong's 6833: A little bird

were prepared for me,
נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה (na·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

and once every
וּבֵ֨ין (ū·ḇên)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 996: An interval, space between

ten
עֲשֶׂ֧רֶת (‘ă·śe·reṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6235: Ten

days
יָמִ֛ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

an abundance
לְהַרְבֵּ֑ה (lə·har·bêh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

of all kinds
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

of wine was provided.
יַ֖יִן (ya·yin)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication

But I did not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

demand
בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי (ḇiq·qaš·tî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

the food
לֶ֤חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

allotted to the governor,
הַפֶּחָה֙ (hap·pe·ḥāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6346: A governor

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the burden
הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה (hā·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5656: Work of any kind

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the
זֶ֗ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

people
הָעָ֥ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

was so heavy.
כָֽבְדָ֥ה (ḵā·ḇə·ḏāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

• Nehemiah did not eat the governor’s food because it was too heavy for the people!

 

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Nehemiah 5:19

Remember
זָכְרָה־ (zā·ḵə·rāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

me
לִּ֥י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

favorably,
לְטוֹבָ֑ה (lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

O my God,
אֱלֹהַ֖י (’ĕ·lō·hay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

for all
כֹּ֥ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

that
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I have done
עָשִׂ֖יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

this
הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

people.
הָעָ֥ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

- Nehemiah asks Yah.weh to remember him because of what he has done for this people!
- Do you understand this expression?
- There is a big difference between Nehemiah and this people!

 

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Nehemiah 6:1

When
כַאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ḵa·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

Sanballat,
לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט (lə·san·ḇal·laṭ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5571: Sanballat -- a Samaritan leader

Tobiah,
וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה (wə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2900: Tobiah -- 'Yah is my good', three Israelites, also an Ammonite

Geshem
וּלְגֶ֨שֶׁם (ū·lə·ḡe·šem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1654: Geshem -- an opponent of Nehemiah

the Arab,
הָֽעַרְבִ֜י (hā·‘ar·ḇî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6163: Arabian -- inhabitant of Arabia

and the rest
וּלְיֶ֣תֶר (ū·lə·ye·ṯer)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3499: An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope

of our enemies
אֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ (’ō·yə·ḇê·nū)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

heard
נִשְׁמַ֣ע (niš·ma‘)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

that
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I had rebuilt
בָנִ֙יתִי֙ (ḇā·nî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1129: To build

the wall
הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה (ha·ḥō·w·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2346: A wall of protection

and not
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

a gap
פָּ֑רֶץ (pā·reṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6556: A bursting forth, breach

was left—
נ֥וֹתַר (nō·w·ṯar)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve

though
גַּ֚ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

that
הַהִ֔יא (ha·hî)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

time
הָעֵ֣ת (hā·‘êṯ)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

I had not yet
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

installed
הֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּי (he·‘ĕ·maḏ·tî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

the doors
דְּלָת֖וֹת (də·lā·ṯō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

in the gates—
בַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃ (ḇaš·šə·‘ā·rîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

- The wall has been rebuilt except for the doors in the gates!

 

[JLG]

There are two parts in the Bible: if you miss one, you can forget the rest!


Nehemiah 6:2

Sanballat
סַנְבַלַּ֤ט (san·ḇal·laṭ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5571: Sanballat -- a Samaritan leader

and Geshem
וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ (wə·ḡe·šem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1654: Geshem -- an opponent of Nehemiah

sent
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

me this message:
לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Come,
לְכָ֞ה (lə·ḵāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

let us meet
וְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥ה (wə·niw·wā·‘ă·ḏāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 3259: To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage

together
יַחְדָּ֛ו (yaḥ·dāw)
Adverb
Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly

in [one of] the villages
בַּכְּפִירִ֖ים (bak·kə·p̄î·rîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3715: A village, a young lion

on the plain
בְּבִקְעַ֣ת (bə·ḇiq·‘aṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1237: A split, a wide level valley between mountains

of Ono.”
אוֹנ֑וֹ (’ō·w·nōw)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 207: Ono -- 'vigorous', a city in Benjamin

But they
וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ (wə·hêm·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

were planning
חֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים (ḥō·šə·ḇîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 2803: To think, account

to harm
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

me.
רָעָֽה׃ (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

- Nehemiah’s enemies want to harm him so they propose to meet him!