Nehemiah 2:20

“And I returned a word to them and said to them, “The Elohim of the heavens, he will give us success, and we his servants will arise and build; but you have no portion or right or memorial in Jerusalem.””

Nehemiah 2:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 2:20, word by word

And I returnedאָשִׁיבashiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “ashiv” appears
a wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “davar” appears
and saidאוֹמַרomar

say

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

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“The Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

heaven

God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".

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will give us successיַצְלִיחַyatsliach

give success

To make something succeed.

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his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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will ariseנָקוּםnakum

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and buildבָנִינוּvaninu

build

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

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portionחֵלֶקchelek

portion

What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".

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or rightצְדָקָהtsedaka

right

Someone's right in a dispute.

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or memorialזִכָּרוֹןzikaron

memorial

Memorial: something done or kept in order to remember.

Where else “zikaron” appears
in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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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

19But Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, and they mocked us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”

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