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And I said,וָאוֹמַר“The thingהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרyouאַתֶּםare doingעֹשִׂיםisnotלֹאgood.טוֹבShould you notהֲלוֹאwalkתֵּלֵכוּin the fearבְּיִרְאַתof our Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּbecause of the reproachמֵחֶרְפַּתof the nations,הַגּוֹיִםour enemies?אוֹיְבֵינוּ
Nehemiah 5:9
Study it in the app“And I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our Elohim because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 5:9, word by word
- And I saidאוֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- “The thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- are doingעֹשִׂיםosim
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “osim” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- walkתֵּלֵכוּtelechu
walk
To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.
Where else “telechu” appears- in the fearיִרְאַתyirat
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirat” appears- of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- because of the reproachחֶרְפַּתcherpat
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpat” appears- of the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- our enemiesאוֹיְבֵיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears
The context
8and said to them, “We have bought our brothers, the Jews who were sold to the nations, according to what was in us; and will you also sell your brothers, so that they may be sold to us?” And they were silent and did not find a word.
9 · This verse (above)
10I too, my brothers, and my young men are lending them silver and grain. Let us give up, please, this loan at interest.