Nehemiah 2:17

“Then I said to them, “You see the trouble that we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been set on fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be a reproach.””

Nehemiah 2:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 2:17, word by word

Then I saidאוֹמַרomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “omar” appears
seeרֹאִיםroim

see

To see with one's eyes.

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the troubleרָעָהraa

harm

Something that hurts, a disaster.

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Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
lies in ruinsחֲרֵבָהchareva

lie in ruins

To be left in ruins.

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and its gatesשְׁעָרֶיsheare

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

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have been set on fireנִצְּתוּnitstu

set on fire

Set on fire, burn.

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have been set on fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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Comeלְכוּlechu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and let us buildנִבְנֶהnivne

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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the wallחוֹמַתchomat

wall

Wall, city wall.

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beנִהְיֶהnihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpa

disgrace, reproach

Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

16And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing; and to the Jews and to the priests and to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of those doing the work until then I had not told it.

17 · This verse (above)

18And I told them of the hand of my Elohim that had been good upon me, and also of the words of the king that he had spoken to me. And they said, “Let us arise and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good.

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