Nehemiah 4:14

And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
looked	וָאֵ֣רֶא va.'E.re'	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
up	וָאָק֗וּם va.'a.Kum	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
said	וָאֹמַ֞ר va.'o.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
nobles	הַחֹרִ֤ים ha.cho.Rim	H2715	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
rulers	הַסְּגָנִים֙ ha.se.ga.Nim	H5461	a prefect of a province · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
rest	יֶ֣תֶר Ye.ter	H3499	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
people	הָעָ֔ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
afraid	תִּֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U	H3372	to fear · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine plural
them	מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם mi.pe.nei.Hem	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
remember	זְכֹ֔רוּ ze.Kho.ru	H2142	properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֞י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
great	הַגָּד֤וֹל ha.ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
terrible	וְהַנּוֹרָא֙ ve.ha.no.Ra'	H3372	to fear · conjunction + definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
fight	וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּ ve.hi.la.cha.Mu	H3898	to feed on · conjunction + verb, niphal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
brethren	אֲחֵיכֶם֙ 'a.chei.Khem	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
sons	בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם be.nei.Khem	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
daughters	וּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔ם u.ve.no.tei.Khem	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
wives	נְשֵׁיכֶ֖ם ne.shei.Khem	H802	a woman · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
houses	וּבָתֵּיכֶֽם u.va.tei.Khem	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 10:12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
Numbers 14:9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them,…
Isaiah 41:10-14 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee…
Hebrews 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Psalms 66:3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Psalms 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Psalms 65:5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of…
Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 4:7-15

We have here, I. The conspiracy which the Jews' enemies formed against them, to stay the building by slaying the builders. The conspirators were not only Sanballat and Tobiah, but other neighbouring people whom they had drawn into the plot. They flattered themselves with a fancy that the work would soon stand still of itself; but, when they heard that it went on a prospered, they were angry at the Jews for being so hasty to push the work forward and angry at themselves for being so slow in opposing it (Neh 4:7): They were very wroth. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel. Nothing would serve but they would fight against Jerusalem, Neh 4:8. Why, what quar…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 4:7

HE SETS A WATCH. (Neh. 4:7-23) But . . . when Sanballat . . . heard that the walls . . . were made up, and . . . the breaches . . . stopped--The rapid progress of the fortifications, despite all their predictions to the contrary, goaded the Samaritans to frenzy. So they, dreading danger from the growing greatness of the Jews, formed a conspiracy to surprise them, demolish their works, and disperse or intimidate the builders. The plot being discovered, Nehemiah adopted the most energetic measures for ensuring the common safety, as well as the uninterrupted building of the walls. Hitherto the governor, for the sake of despatch, had set all his attendants and guards on the work--now half of th…

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Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 4:14

Be not ye afraid of them - Are they more terrible or stronger than God? Fight for your brethren - Your own countrymen, who worship the same God, and are come from the same stock; your sons, whom they wish to slay or lead into captivity; your daughters and wives, whom they wish to deflower and defile; and your houses, which they wish to seize and occupy as their own. They had every thing at stake; and therefore they must fight pro aris et focis, for their religion, their lives, and their property. A people thus interested, who once take up the sword, can never be conquered. There is an address made to the Greeks by their leader in Aeschylus, Pers. ver. 402, similar to this, to excite them aga…

Dictionary and topics

Armour — Is employed in the English Bible to denote military equipment, both offensive and defensive. (1.) The offensive weapons were different at different periods of history. The “rod of iron” (Ps. 2:9) is…
Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Faith · ENJOINE — ENJOINE
Prudence · Exemplified: Nehemiah — Exemplified: Nehemiah
Samaria, Modern · Inhabitants of: Opposed the Jews after their return from captivity — Inhabitants of: Opposed the Jews after their return from captivity

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 4:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 4:7-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 4:7

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 4:14

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 4:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 4:7-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 4:7

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 4:14

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Nehemiah 4:14

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 4:14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 4:14

Rashi on Nehemiah 4:14