Nehemiah 4:14

“I looked, and rose, and said to the nobles, to the officials, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid before them. Remember Adonai, the great and fearsome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.””

Nehemiah 4:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah urges the people not to fear and to remember AdonaiCourage

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Nehemiah 4:14, word by word

I lookedאֵרֶאere

see

To see with one's eyes.

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and roseאָקוּםakum

rise

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

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and saidאֹמַרomar

say

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

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the noblesחֹרִיםchorim

noble

Noble: a free person of rank in a city, one of those who had a say in its affairs together with the elders.

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the officialsסְּגָנִיםseganim

official, magistrate

Official, magistrate: one who holds a government office under a higher chief. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the authorities of the people together with the leaders.

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the restיֶתֶרyeter

rest

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

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of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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be afraidתִּירְאוּtiru

fear

To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.

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before themפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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Rememberזְכֹרוּzechoru

remember

To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.

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Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

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the greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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and fightהִלָּחֲמוּhilachamu

fight

To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.

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your brothersאֲחֵיache

countryman

Someone of the same people, or a friend.

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your sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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and your daughtersבְנֹתֵיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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your wivesנְשֵׁיneshe

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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and your housesבָתֵּיvate

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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The context

13So I stationed in the lowest parts of the place behind the wall, in the exposed places; I stationed the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

14 · This verse (above)

15It happened that when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that Elohim had annulled their counsel, we returned all of us to the wall, each to his work.

Read all of Nehemiah 4

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