Nehemiah 4:2
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And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
In other translations
And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶר׀vaiyomerand he saidH559לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440אֶחָיו'echavbrothers hisH251וְחֵילvecheiland [the] army ofH2428שֹׁמְרוֹןshomeronSamariaH8111וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559מָהmahwhat?H4100הַיְּהוּדִיםhaiyehudim[are] the JewsH3064הָאֲמֵלָלִיםha'amelalim<the> feebleH537עֹשִׂים'osimdoingH6213הֲיַעַזְבוּhaya'azvu¿ will they restoreH5800לָהֶםlahemfor themselvesהֲיִזְבָּחוּhayizbachu¿ will they offer sacrificesH2076הַיְכַלּוּhaykhalu¿ will they finishH3615בַיּוֹםvaiyomin the dayH3117הַיְחַיּוּhaychaiyu¿ will they restoreH2421אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאֲבָנִיםha'avanimthe stonesH68מֵעֲרֵמוֹתme'aremotfrom [the] heaps ofH6194הֶעָפָרhe'afar<the> debrisH6083וְהֵמָּהvehemahand theyH1992שְׂרוּפוֹת׃serufot[are] burnedH8313
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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