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Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls under the Persian governor Nehemiah (c. 444 BC) and the great covenant renewal that followed. Nehemiah's prayer in chapter 1 is a model of corporate identificational repentance — confessing ancestral sin as one's own, consistent with the OT theology of corporate solidarity.
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- Primary Witness Text: And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it. And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah; And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of ...
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Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls under the Persian governor Nehemiah (c. 444 BC) and the great covenant renewal that followed. Nehemiah's prayer in chapter 1 is a model of corporate identificational repentance — confessing ancestral sin as one's own, consistent with the OT theology of corporate solidarity.
The Ezra-Nehemiah public reading of the Law (ch. 8) is the OT's clearest picture of expository preaching: sustained, explained, applied, and responded to with worship. It models the ministry of the Word that defines healthy covenant community.
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Nehemiah 2:1
Hebrew
וַיְהִי ׀ בְּחֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן שְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא הַמֶּלֶךְ יַיִן לְפָנָיו וָאֶשָּׂא אֶת־הַיַּיִן וָאֶתְּנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא־הָיִיתִי רַע לְפָנָֽיו׃vayehiy- -vechodesh-niysan-shenat-'esheriym-le'aretacheshasete'-hamelekhe-yayin-lefanayv-va'esha'-'et-hayayin-va'etenah-lamelekhe-velo'-hayiytiy-ra'-lefanayv
KJV: And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
AKJV: And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
ASV: And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
YLT: And it cometh to pass, in the month of Nisan, the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, wine is before him, and I lift up the wine, and give to the king, and I had not been sad before him;
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:2
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ מַדּוּעַ ׀ פָּנֶיךָ רָעִים וְאַתָּה אֵֽינְךָ חוֹלֶה אֵין זֶה כִּי־אִם רֹעַֽ לֵב וָאִירָא הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד׃vayo'mer-liy-hamelekhe-madv'a- -faneykha-ra'iym-ve'atah-'eynekha-chvoleh-'eyn-zeh-khiy-'im-ro'a-lev-va'iyra'-hareveh-me'od
KJV: Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
AKJV: Why the king said to me, Why is your countenance sad, seeing you are not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
ASV: And the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid.
YLT: and the king saith to me, `Wherefore is thy face sad, and thou not sick? this is nothing except sadness of heart;' and I fear very much,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:2Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:2
Nehemiah 2:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Nehemiah 2:2
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- Nehemiah 2:2
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:3
Hebrew
וָאֹמַר לַמֶּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ לְעוֹלָם יִחְיֶה מַדּוּעַ לֹא־יֵרְעוּ פָנַי אֲשֶׁר הָעִיר בֵּית־קִבְרוֹת אֲבֹתַי חֲרֵבָה וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ אֻכְּלוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃va'omar-lamelekhe-hamelekhe-le'volam-yicheyeh-madv'a-lo'-yere'v-fanay-'asher-ha'iyr-veyt-qivervot-'avotay-charevah-vshe'areyha-'ukhelv-va'esh
KJV: And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
AKJV: And said to the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchers, lies waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
ASV: And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
YLT: and say to the king, `Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, is a waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Nehemiah 2:3
Nehemiah 2:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Nehemiah 2:3
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- Nehemiah 2:3
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:4
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־מַה־זֶּה אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃vayo'mer-liy-hamelekhe-'al-mah-zeh-'atah-mevaqesh-va'etefalel-'el-'elohey-hashamayim
KJV: Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
AKJV: Then the king said to me, For what do you make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
ASV: Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
YLT: And the king saith to me, `For what art thou seeking?' and I pray unto the God of the heavens,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:4Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:4
Nehemiah 2:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Nehemiah 2:4
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:4
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Ray
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:5
Hebrew
וָאֹמַר לַמֶּלֶךְ אִם־עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ טוֹב וְאִם־יִיטַב עַבְדְּךָ לְפָנֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁלָחֵנִי אֶל־יְהוּדָה אֶל־עִיר קִבְרוֹת אֲבֹתַי וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה׃va'omar-lamelekhe-'im-'al-hamelekhe-tvov-ve'im-yiytav-'avedekha-lefaneykha-'asher-tishelacheniy-'el-yehvdah-'el-'iyr-qivervot-'avotay-ve'evenenah
KJV: And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
AKJV: And I said to the king, If it please the king, and if your servant have found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ sepulchers, that I may build it.
ASV: And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
YLT: and say to the king, `If to the king it be good, and if thy servant be pleasing before thee, that thou send me unto Judah, unto the city of the graves of my fathers, and I built it.'
Commentary WitnessNehemiah 2:5Quoted commentary witness
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Nehemiah 2:5
<Si videtur,>etc. ID., ibid. Sicut per Cyrum primum Persarum regem Christus significatur, etc., usque ad de qua tota prophetae sententia plenissime, prout potui, in libro temporum edisserere curavi.
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Nehemiah 2:5
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Exposition: Nehemiah 2:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:6
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַשֵּׁגַל ׀ יוֹשֶׁבֶת אֶצְלוֹ עַד־מָתַי יִהְיֶה מַֽהֲלָכֲךָ וּמָתַי תָּשׁוּב וַיִּיטַב לִפְנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלָחֵנִי וָֽאֶתְּנָה לוֹ זְמָֽן׃vayo'mer-liy-hamelekhe-vehashegal- -yvoshevet-'etzelvo-'ad-matay-yiheyeh-mahalakhakha-vmatay-tashvv-vayiytav-lifeney-hamelekhe-vayishelacheniy-va'etenah-lvo-zeman
KJV: And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
AKJV: And the king said to me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall your journey be? and when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
ASV: And the king said unto me (the queen also sitting by him), For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
YLT: And the king saith to me (and the queen is sitting near him), `How long is thy journey? and when dost thou return?' and it is good before the king, and he sendeth me away, and I set to him a time.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:6Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:6
Nehemiah 2:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Nehemiah 2:6
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- Nehemiah 2:6
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:7
Hebrew
וָאוֹמַר לַמֶּלֶךְ אִם־עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ טוֹב אִגְּרוֹת יִתְּנוּ־לִי עַֽל־פַּחֲווֹת עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר אֲשֶׁר יַעֲבִירוּנִי עַד אֲשֶׁר־אָבוֹא אֶל־יְהוּדָֽה׃va'vomar-lamelekhe-'im-'al-hamelekhe-tvov-'igervot-yitenv-liy-'al-fachavvot-'ever-hanahar-'asher-ya'aviyrvniy-'ad-'asher-'avvo'-'el-yehvdah
KJV: Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
AKJV: Moreover I said to the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
ASV: Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;
YLT: And I say to the king, `If to the king it be good, letters let be given to me for the governors beyond the River, that they let me pass over till that I come in unto Judah:
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Nehemiah 2:7
Nehemiah 2:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:7
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:7
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Judah
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:8
Hebrew
וְאִגֶּרֶת אֶל־אָסָף שֹׁמֵר הַפַּרְדֵּס אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יִתֶּן־לִי עֵצִים לְקָרוֹת אֶת־שַׁעֲרֵי הַבִּירָה אֲשֶׁר־לַבַּיִת וּלְחוֹמַת הָעִיר וְלַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר־אָבוֹא אֵלָיו וַיִּתֶּן־לִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כְּיַד־אֱלֹהַי הַטּוֹבָה עָלָֽי׃ve'igeret-'el-'asaf-shomer-hafaredes-'asher-lamelekhe-'asher-yiten-liy-'etziym-leqarvot-'et-sha'arey-haviyrah-'asher-lavayit-vlechvomat-ha'iyr-velavayit-'asher-'avvo'-'elayv-vayiten-liy-hamelekhe-kheyad-'elohay-hatvovah-'alay
KJV: And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
AKJV: And a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me. ¶
ASV: and a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
YLT: and a letter unto Asaph, keeper of the paradise that the king hath, that he give to me trees for beams for the gates of the palace that the house hath, and for the wall of the city, and for the house into which I enter;' and the king giveth to me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Nehemiah 2:8
Nehemiah 2:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:8
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:8
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shal...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:9
Hebrew
וָֽאָבוֹא אֶֽל־פַּֽחֲווֹת עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וָאֶתְּנָה לָהֶם אֵת אִגְּרוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח עִמִּי הַמֶּלֶךְ שָׂרֵי חַיִל וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃va'avvo'-'el-fachavvot-'ever-hanahar-va'etenah-lahem-'et-'igervot-hamelekhe-vayishelach-'imiy-hamelekhe-sharey-chayil-vfarashiym
KJV: Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
AKJV: Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
ASV: Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.
YLT: And I come in unto the governors beyond the River, and give to them the letters of the king; and the king sendeth with me heads of a force, and horsemen;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:9Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:9
Nehemiah 2:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:9
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:9
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:10
Hebrew
וַיִּשְׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט הַחֹרֹנִי וְטֽוֹבִיָּה הָעֶבֶד הָֽעַמֹּנִי וַיֵּרַע לָהֶם רָעָה גְדֹלָה אֲשֶׁר־בָּא אָדָם לְבַקֵּשׁ טוֹבָה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃vayishema'-sanevalat-hachoroniy-vetvoviyah-ha'eved-ha'amoniy-vayera'-lahem-ra'ah-gedolah-'asher-va'-'adam-levaqesh-tvovah-liveney-yishera'el
KJV: When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
AKJV: When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
ASV: And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
YLT: and Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and it is evil to them--a great evil--that a man hath come in to seek good for the sons of Israel.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:10Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:10
Nehemiah 2:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:10
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:10
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Horonite
- Ammonite
- Israel
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:11
Hebrew
וָאָבוֹא אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וָאֱהִי־שָׁם יָמִים שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃va'avvo'-'el-yervshalaim-va'ehiy-sham-yamiym-sheloshah
KJV: So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
AKJV: So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. ¶
ASV: So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
YLT: And I come in unto Jerusalem, and I am there three days,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:11Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:11
Nehemiah 2:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:11
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:11
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jerusalem
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:12
Hebrew
וָאָקוּם ׀ לַיְלָה אֲנִי וַאֲנָשִׁים ׀ מְעַט עִמִּי וְלֹא־הִגַּדְתִּי לְאָדָם מָה אֱלֹהַי נֹתֵן אֶל־לִבִּי לַעֲשׂוֹת לִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וּבְהֵמָה אֵין עִמִּי כִּי אִם־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי רֹכֵב בָּֽהּ׃va'aqvm- -layelah-'aniy-va'anashiym- -me'at-'imiy-velo'-higadetiy-le'adam-mah-'elohay-noten-'el-liviy-la'ashvot-liyrvshalaim-vvehemah-'eyn-'imiy-khiy-'im-havehemah-'asher-'aniy-rokhev-vah
KJV: And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
AKJV: And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode on.
ASV: And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
YLT: and I rise by night, I and a few men with me, and have not declared to a man what my God is giving unto my heart to do for Jerusalem, and there is no beast with me except the beast on which I am riding.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:12Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:12
Nehemiah 2:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:12
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:12
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jerusalem
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:13
Hebrew
וָאֵצְאָה בְשַֽׁעַר־הַגַּיא לַיְלָה וְאֶל־פְּנֵי עֵין הַתַּנִּין וְאֶל־שַׁעַר הָאַשְׁפֹּת וָאֱהִי שֹׂבֵר בְּחוֹמֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר־המפרוצים הֵם ׀ פְּרוּצִים וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ אֻכְּלוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃va'etze'ah-vesha'ar-hagay'-layelah-ve'el-feney-'eyn-hataniyn-ve'el-sha'ar-ha'ashefot-va'ehiy-shover-vechvomot-yervshaliam-'asher-hmfrvtzym-hem- -fervtziym-vshe'areyha-'ukhelv-va'esh
KJV: And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
AKJV: And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
ASV: And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal’s well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
YLT: And I go out through the gate of the valley by night, and unto the front of the fountain of the dragon, and unto the gate of the dunghill, and I am measuring about the walls of Jerusalem, that are broken down, and its gates consumed with fire.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:13
Nehemiah 2:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:13
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:13
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jerusalem
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:14
Hebrew
וָאֶֽעֱבֹר אֶל־שַׁעַר הָעַיִן וְאֶל־בְּרֵכַת הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵין־מָקוֹם לַבְּהֵמָה לַעֲבֹר תַּחְתָּֽי׃va'e'evor-'el-sha'ar-ha'ayin-ve'el-verekhat-hamelekhe-ve'eyn-maqvom-lavehemah-la'avor-tachetay
KJV: Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
AKJV: Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
ASV: Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
YLT: And I pass over unto the gate of the fountain, and unto the pool of the king, and there is no place for the beast under me to pass over,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:14Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:14
Nehemiah 2:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:14
Source lane
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:14
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:15
Hebrew
וָאֱהִי עֹלֶה בַנַּחַל לַיְלָה וָאֱהִי שֹׂבֵר בַּחוֹמָה וָאָשׁוּב וָאָבוֹא בְּשַׁעַר הַגַּיְא וָאָשֽׁוּב׃va'ehiy-'oleh-vanachal-layelah-va'ehiy-shover-vachvomah-va'ashvv-va'avvo'-vesha'ar-hagaye'-va'ashvv
KJV: Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
AKJV: Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
ASV: Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.
YLT: and I am going up through the brook by night, and am measuring about the wall, and turn back, and come in through the gate of the valley, and turn back.
Commentary WitnessNehemiah 2:15Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Nehemiah 2:15
<Considerabam murum Jerusalem.>Diversa destructae urbis loca lustrando pervagatur; et singula quomodo debeant reparari, sollicite scrutatur. Doctorum quoque spiritualium est saepius noctu surgere, et solerti indagine statum Ecclesiae quiescentibus caeteris inspicere, ut vigilanter inquirant, quomodo ea quae vitiorum bellis sordidata vel dejecta sunt, corrigant et erigant. Murus autem Jerusalem dissipatus jacet, et conversatio fidelium terrenis et infirmis sordet affectibus. Portae sunt igni consumptae, cum hi qui aliis introitum vitae pandere debuerant, relicto veritatis magistro communi, cum caeteris ignavia torpent, et temporalibus curis inserviunt.
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:15
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jerusalem
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:16
Hebrew
וְהַסְּגָנִים לֹא יָדְעוּ אָנָה הָלַכְתִּי וּמָה אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה וְלַיְּהוּדִים וְלַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַחֹרִים וְלַסְּגָנִים וּלְיֶתֶר עֹשֵׂה הַמְּלָאכָה עַד־כֵּן לֹא הִגַּֽדְתִּי׃vehaseganiym-lo'-yade'v-'anah-halakhetiy-vmah-'aniy-'osheh-velayehvdiym-velakhohaniym-velachoriym-velaseganiym-vleyeter-'osheh-hamela'khah-'ad-khen-lo'-higadetiy
KJV: And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
AKJV: And the rulers knew not where I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work. ¶
ASV: And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
YLT: And the prefects have not known whither I have gone, and what I am doing; and to the Jews, and to the priests, and to the freemen, and to the prefects, and to the rest of those doing the work, hitherto I have not declared it ;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:16Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:16
Nehemiah 2:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:16
Source lane
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:16
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jews
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:17
Hebrew
וָאוֹמַר אֲלֵהֶם אַתֶּם רֹאִים הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ בָהּ אֲשֶׁר יְרוּשָׁלִַם חֲרֵבָה וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ נִצְּתוּ בָאֵשׁ לְכוּ וְנִבְנֶה אֶת־חוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְלֹא־נִהְיֶה עוֹד חֶרְפָּֽה׃va'vomar-'alehem-'atem-ro'iym-hara'ah-'asher-'anachenv-vah-'asher-yervshaliam-charevah-vshe'areyha-nitzetv-va'esh-lekhv-veniveneh-'et-chvomat-yervshaliam-velo'-niheyeh-'vod-cherefah
KJV: Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
AKJV: Then said I to them, You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
ASV: Then said I unto them, Ye see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
YLT: and I say unto them, `Ye are seeing the evil that we are in, in that Jerusalem is waste, and its gates have been burnt with fire; come and we build the wall of Jerusalem, and we are not any more a reproach.'
Commentary WitnessNehemiah 2:17Quoted commentary witness
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Nehemiah 2:17
<Quia Jerusalem deserta est.>BED., ibid. Plana sunt haec et spirituali sensu congrua: quia doctores, imo omnes qui zelo Dei fervent, in afflictione maxima sunt, quandiu Jerusalem, id est visionem pacis, quam nobis Deus reliquit et commendavit, bellis dissensionum cernunt esse desertam: et portas virtutum, quas juxta Isaiam laudatio occupare debuerat, praevalentibus inferorum portis dejectas, et opprobrio habitas.
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Exposition: Nehemiah 2:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:18
Hebrew
וָאַגִּיד לָהֶם אֶת־יַד אֱלֹהַי אֲשֶׁר־הִיא טוֹבָה עָלַי וְאַף־דִּבְרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר אָֽמַר־לִי וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ נָקוּם וּבָנִינוּ וַיְחַזְּקוּ יְדֵיהֶם לַטּוֹבָֽה׃va'agiyd-lahem-'et-yad-'elohay-'asher-hiy'-tvovah-'alay-ve'af-diverey-hamelekhe-'asher-'amar-liy-vayo'merv-naqvm-vvaniynv-vayechazeqv-yedeyhem-latvovah
KJV: Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
AKJV: Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken to me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
ASV: And I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me, as also of the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
YLT: And I declare to them the hand of my God that is good upon me, and also the words of the king that he said to me, and they say, `Let us rise, and we have built;' and they strengthen their hands for good.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:18Generated editorial synthesis
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Nehemiah 2:18
Nehemiah 2:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Nehemiah 2:18
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- Nehemiah 2:18
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:19
Hebrew
וַיִּשְׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט הַחֹרֹנִי וְטֹבִיָּה ׀ הָעֶבֶד הָֽעַמּוֹנִי וְגֶשֶׁם הָֽעַרְבִי וַיַּלְעִגוּ לָנוּ וַיִּבְזוּ עָלֵינוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ מָֽה־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים הַעַל הַמֶּלֶךְ אַתֶּם מֹרְדִֽים׃vayishema'-sanevalat-hachoroniy-vetoviyah- -ha'eved-ha'amvoniy-vegeshem-ha'areviy-vayale'igv-lanv-vayivezv-'aleynv-vayo'merv-mah-hadavar-hazeh-'asher-'atem-'oshiym-ha'al-hamelekhe-'atem-morediym
KJV: But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
AKJV: But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? will you rebel against the king?
ASV: But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
YLT: And Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock at us, and despise us, and say, `What is this thing that ye are doing? against the king are ye rebelling?'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:19Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:19
Nehemiah 2:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:19
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- Nehemiah 2:19
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Horonite
- Ammonite
- Arabian
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 2:20
Hebrew
וָאָשִׁיב אוֹתָם דָּבָר וָאוֹמַר לָהֶם אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם הוּא יַצְלִיחַֽ לָנוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ עֲבָדָיו נָקוּם וּבָנִינוּ וְלָכֶם אֵֽין־חֵלֶק וּצְדָקָה וְזִכָּרוֹן בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃va'ashiyv-'votam-davar-va'vomar-lahem-'elohey-hashamayim-hv'-yatzeliycha-lanv-va'anachenv-'avadayv-naqvm-vvaniynv-velakhem-'eyn-cheleq-vtzedaqah-vezikharvon-viyrvshalaim
KJV: Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
AKJV: Then answered I them, and said to them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
ASV: Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
YLT: And I return them word, and say to them, `The God of the heavens--He doth give prosperity to us, and we His servants rise and have built; and to you there is no portion, and right, and memorial in Jerusalem.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 2:20Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 2:20
Nehemiah 2:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 2:20
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 2:20
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jerusalem
Exposition: Nehemiah 2:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Nehemiah 2:1
- Nehemiah 2:2
- Nehemiah 2:3
- Nehemiah 2:4
- Nehemiah 2:5
- Nehemiah 2:6
- Nehemiah 2:7
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- Nehemiah 2:10
- Nehemiah 2:11
- Nehemiah 2:12
- Nehemiah 2:13
- Nehemiah 2:14
- Nehemiah 2:15
- Nehemiah 2:16
- Nehemiah 2:17
- Nehemiah 2:18
- Nehemiah 2:19
- Nehemiah 2:20
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- Esdram
- Unde
- Psal
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- Judah
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Nehemiah 2:1
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