Nehemiah 2:19

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But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”

In other translations

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”

Hebrew words

וַיִּשְׁמַעvaiyishma'and he heardH8085סַנְבַלַּטsanvalatSanballatH5571הַחֹרֹנִיhachoronithe HoroniteH2772וְטֹבִיָּה׀vetoiyahand TobiahH2900הָעֶבֶדha'evedthe servantH5650הָעַמּוֹנִיha'amonithe AmmoniteH5984וְגֶשֶׁםvegeshemand GeshemH1654הָעַרְבִיha'arvithe ArabH6163וַיַּלְעִגוּvaiyal'iguand they mockedH3932לָנוּlanu<to> usוַיִּבְזוּvaiyivzuand they despisedH959עָלֵינוּ'aleinu<on> usH5921וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559מָה־mah-what?H4100הַדָּבָרhadavar[is] the thingH1697הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834אַתֶּם'atemyouH859עֹשִׂים'osim[are] doingH6213הַעַלha'al¿ onH5921הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אַתֶּם'atem[are] youH859מֹרְדִים׃moredimrebellingH4775

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Geshem, Sanballat, Tobiah

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