Nehemiah 4:7

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Sanballat	סַנְבַלַּ֡ט san.va.Lat	H5571	Sanballat · proper noun, a man's name
Tobiah	וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה Ve.toi.yah	H2900	Tobijah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Arabians	וְהָעַרְבִ֨ים ve.ha.'ar.Vim	H6163	an Arabian or inhabitant of Arab (i.e. Arabia) · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
Ammonites	וְהָעַמֹּנִ֜ים ve.ha.'a.mo.Nim	H5984	an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
Ashdodites	וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗ים ve.ha.'ash.do.Dim	H796	an Ashdodite (often collectively) or inhabitant of Asdod · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
heard	שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
walls	לְחֹמ֣וֹת le.cho.Mot	H2346	a wall of protection · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
up	אֲרוּכָה֙ 'a.ru.Khah	H724	wholeness (literally or figuratively) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
breaches	הַפְּרֻצִ֖ים ha.pe.ru.Tzim	H6555	to break out (in many applications · definite article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
began	הֵחֵ֥לּוּ he.Che.lu	H2490	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
stopped	לְהִסָּתֵ֑ם le.hi.sa.Tem	H5640	to stop up · preposition + verb, niphal infinitive construct
very	מְאֹֽד me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
wroth	וַיִּ֥חַר vai.Yi.char	H2734	to glow or grow warm · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Nehemiah 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to see…
Nehemiah 4:1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
Jeremiah 25:20 And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah,…
Amos 1:13 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because t…
Acts 4:17-18 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
Acts 5:33 When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
Revelation 12:12-13 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto…
Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the…

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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 4:7

The walls of Jerusalem were made up - That is, they were made up to the half height of the wall; for the preceding verse seems to intimate that the whole wall was thus far built; not half of the wall completed, but the whole wall built to half its height.

John Gill on Nehemiah 4:7

And it came to pass that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians,.... Who were under and influenced by Geshem the Arabian: and the Ammonites; over whom Tobiah was governor: and the Ashdodites; who were of Ashdod or Azotus, one of the principalities of the Philistines, who were always enemies to the Jews: heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up; or "the length of them went up" (d); that is, the height of them; that they rose up high apace, and were got up to, or almost to their proper height: and that the breaches began to be stopped; for the walls were not all thrown down by the Chaldeans, but breaches made here and there, which were now repaired: then they were very wroth;…

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…
Ashdodites — the inhabitants of Ashdod, (Nehemiah 4:7) called Ashdothites in (Joshua 13:3)
Ammonites · Conspire against the Jews — Conspire against the Jews
Ammonites, The · Vexed the Jews after captivity — Vexed the Jews after captivity
Arabians · Oppose Nehemiah’s rebuilding the walls of — Oppose Nehemiah’s rebuilding the walls of
Ashdod · People of, conspire against the Jews — People of, conspire against the Jews
Jerusalem · Calamities of, mentioned: Threatened by Sanballat — Calamities of, mentioned: Threatened by Sanballat
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 4:7

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 4:7

John Gill on Nehemiah 4:7

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 4:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 4:7-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 4:7

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 4:7

John Gill on Nehemiah 4:7

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 4:6-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 4:7

Rashi on Nehemiah 4:7