Nehemiah 6:14

“Remember, my Elohim, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these works of his, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the rest of the prophets who were frightening me.”

Nehemiah 6:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 6:14, word by word

Rememberזָכְרָzachra

remember favorably

God turns his mind to someone and helps them.

Where else “zachra” appears
my Elohimאֱלֹהַeloha

Elohim

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

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Tobiahטוֹבִיָּהtoviya

Tobijah

Tobijah: name of several people. It means "good is Yah."

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and Sanballatסַנְבַלַּטsanvalat

Sanballat

Sanballat: the main adversary of Nehemiah, called "the Horonite". He had authority in Samaria.

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works of hisמַעֲשָׂיmaasay

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

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Noadiahנוֹעַדְיָהnoadya

Noadiah

Noadiah: a name meaning "YHWH has met". A Levite of Ezra's time (Ezra 8:33) and a prophetess opposed to Nehemiah (Nehemiah 6:14).

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the prophetessנְּבִיאָהnevia

prophetess

Prophetess: a woman who speaks on behalf of God.

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and the restיֶתֶרyeter

rest

What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.

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of the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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were frighteningהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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were frighteningמְיָרְאִיםmeyarim

be fearsome

To be so great or powerful that one inspires awe and respect.

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The context

13For this purpose he was hired: so that I would be afraid and act so and sin, and it would become for them an evil name, so that they could reproach me.

14 · This verse (above)

15So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.

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