Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
when Sanballat heard that we were
rebuilding
the wall, he
was
furious
and filled
with
indignation.
He ridiculed
the Jews
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
when Sanballat hath
heard that we are
building
the wall, that
it
is
displeasing
to
him,
and he is
very
angry
and
mocketh
at
the Jews ,
before his associates
and the army
of Samaria, saying
, “
What are these
feeble
Jews doing? Can
they restore
the
wall
by
themselves? Will
they offer
sacrifices
? Will
they complete it
in a day? Can
they bring
these
burnt
stones back
to
life
from
the mounds
of rubble
? ”
and
saith
before his brethren
and the force
of Samaria, yea
, he
saith,
`
What `
are '
the
weak
Jews doing? are
they left
to
themselves? do
they sacrifice
? do
they complete in a day? do
they revive
the
stones out
of
the heaps
of the
rubbish
? --
and
they
burnt!'
Then
Tobiah the Ammonite ,
who
was
beside
him, said
, “
If even
a fox were
to
climb
up on
what
they
are
building
, it would
break
down their wall of
stones!”
And
Tobiah the Ammonite `is'
by
him and
saith
, `Also
, that
which
they
are
building
--
if a fox doth
go
up, then
it hath
broken
down their stone
wall .'
Hear us
, O God, for we are
despised .
Turn their
scorn
back upon
their own heads
, and let
them be
taken
as
plunder
to
a land of captivity .
Hear, O our
God, for we have
been
despised ;
and
turn back their reproach
on
their
own head
, and give
them for
a spoil
in
a
land of captivity ;
Do not cover up
their iniquity or
let
their sin be blotted out from
Your
sight
, for they have provoked the
builders
.
and
do not cover over
their iniquity ,
and
their sin from
before
Thee
let
not
be blotted out, for they have provoked to
anger
--
over-against
those
building
.
So
we rebuilt
the wall until
all of
it
was
joined together
up
to
half
its height
, for
the people had
a mind
to work.
And
we build
the wall ,
and
all the
wall
is
joined --
unto
its half
, and
the people have
a heart
to work.
When Sanballat and Tobiah, together
with
the Arabs
, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard
that the
repair
to the walls of Jerusalem was
progressing
and
that the gaps
were
being
closed
, they
were
furious
,
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
when Sanballat hath
heard,
and Tobiah, and
the Arabians
, and
the
Ammonites, and the
Ashdodites, that lengthening
hath
gone
up
to the walls of Jerusalem ,
that the breeches
have
begun
to
be
stopped
, then
it
is
very
displeasing
to
them
,
and all of them conspired
to come and
fight against Jerusalem and create
a
hindrance
.
and they
conspire,
all of them together,
to come in
to
fight against Jerusalem ,
and to
do
to
it
injury
.
So
we prayed
to
our God and posted
a guard
against them day and night.
And
we pray
unto
our God ,
and appoint
a watch
against them ,
by
day and by
night ,
because
of
them
.
Meanwhile,
the
people
of
Judah said:
“
The strength
of the laborer
fails
, and there
is so
much
rubble
that
we will
never
be
able to rebuild
the wall. ”
And
Judah saith,
`
The power
of the burden-bearers
hath
become
feeble
, and the
rubbish
`
is '
abundant,
and
we are
not
able to build
on
the wall. '
And our enemies
said
, “Before
they know or
see a
thing
, we will
come into
their midst, kill
them, and put
an
end
to
the work. ”
And our adversaries
say
, `
They do
not
know ,
nor
see, till
that
we come in
to
their midst, and
have
slain
them, and caused
the work to
cease
. '
At
that
time
the Jews who lived
nearby
came
and
told
us ten times over,
“Wherever
you
turn,
they will
attack
us. ”
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
when
the Jews have
come
who are
dwelling
near
them,
that
they
say
to
us ten times from
all
the
places
whither
ye
return
--
`
they are'
against
us.
So
I stationed
men
behind
the lowest sections
of the wall
, at the vulnerable
areas.
I stationed
them
by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
And
I appoint
at
the lowest of the places
, at the back
of
the
wall,
in
the
clear
places,
yea,
I appoint
the
people,
by their
families ,
with their swords, their
spears, and their
bows.
After
I had
made
an
inspection
, I
stood
up and said
to
the nobles
, the officials
, and the rest of the people, “Do
not
be afraid of them .
Remember
the Lord, who
is
great and awesome
, and fight for your brothers
, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes
. ”
And
I see
, and
rise
up ,
and say
unto
the freemen
, and
unto
the prefects
, and unto
the rest of the people, `
Be not
afraid of them ;
the Lord, the
great and the
fearful
, remember
ye,
and fight for your brethren
, your sons ,
and your daughters, your wives ,
and your houses
. '
When our enemies heard that we
were
aware
of
their
scheme
and that
God had
frustrated
it
, each
of us returned
to
his
own
work
on
the wall .
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
when our enemies have
heard that it
hath
been
known
to
us,
and God doth
frustrate
their
counsel
, and
we
turn
back,
all
of us ,
unto
the wall ,
each
unto
his
work;
And
from that day on
, half of my servants did
the
work
while
the other
half held
spears, shields, bows, and armor.
The officers
stationed
themselves
behind all the people
of Judah
yea,
it
cometh
to
pass,
from that day, half of my servants are
working
in
the business,
and
half of
them
are
keeping
hold
of
both
the
spears, the
shields, and
the
bows, and the coats
of
mail;
and
the
heads
`are'
behind all the house
of Judah .
who
were
rebuilding
the wall .
The laborers
who
carried
materials
worked
with one hand
and held
a
weapon
with
the other
.
The builders
on
the
wall ,
and
the bearers
of
the
burden,
those
lading,
`each'
with one of
his
hands
is
working
in
the
business,
and one
is
laying
hold
of
the missile
.
And each
of
the builders worked
with his sword strapped
at
his side.
But
the
trumpeter
stayed
beside me.
And the builders `are'
each
with his sword ,
girded
on
his loins,
and
building,
and
he
who
is
blowing
with
a
trumpet
`is'
beside me.
Then
I said
to
the nobles
, the officials
, and the rest of the people :
“
The work is great
and extensive
, and we are spread
out
far from
one another along
the
wall.
And
I say
unto
the freemen
, and
unto
the prefects
, and unto
the rest of the people ,
`
The work is abundant,
and large
, and we are separated
on
the
wall,
far off
one from
another ;
Wherever
you
hear the sound
of the horn,
rally
to
us there.
Our God will
fight for us !”
in
the
place
that
ye
hear the voice
of the trumpet
thither
ye
are
gathered
unto
us ;
our God doth
fight for us .'
So
we continued
the work
, while
half of the men
held
spears from the break
of dawn until
the stars came
out
.
And
we are
working
in
the business
, and
half of them
are
keeping
hold
of
the spears ,
from the going
up
of the
dawn till
the coming
forth
of
the
stars.
At that time I also
said to the people, “
Let every
man
and
his servant spend
the night
inside
Jerusalem, so
that
they can
stand
guard
by night and work
by day .”
Also,
at that time I said to the people, `
Let each
with
his servant lodge
in
the midst
of
Jerusalem, and
they have
been
to
us
by night a
guard,
and by day `for'
the
work:'
So
neither
I nor
my brothers
nor
my servants nor
the guards
with
me changed
out
of our clothes;
each carried
his weapon,
even
to
go
for
water.
and
there
are
none
--
I and
my brethren
and
my servants ,
the men
of
the
guard
who
`are'
after
me --
there
are
none
of us
putting
off
our garments,
each `hath'
his vessel
of
water.
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