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Nehemiah Chapter 4 verse 1 Holy Bible

ASV Nehemiah 4:1

But it came to pass that, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
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BBE Nehemiah 4:1

Now, Sanballat, hearing that we were building the wall, was very angry, and in his wrath made sport of the Jews.
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DARBY Nehemiah 4:1

And it came to pass that when Sanballat heard that we built the wall, he was angry and very indignant, and mocked the Jews.
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KJV 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.
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WBT Nehemiah 4:1

But it came to pass that when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
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WEB Nehemiah 4:1

But it happened that when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
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YLT Nehemiah 4:1

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,
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) Mocked the Jews.--The mockery comes afterwards. Here, as often in Nehemiah, a general statement is made which is afterwards expanded.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewNowוַיְהִ֞י (yə·hî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bewhenכַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר (ka·’ă·šer)Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatSanballatסַנְבַלַּ֗ט (san·ḇal·laṭ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 5571: Sanballat -- a Samaritan leaderheardשָׁמַ֣ע (šā·ma‘)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlythatכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionweאֲנַ֤חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)Pronoun - first person common pluralStrong's 587: Wewere rebuildingבוֹנִים֙ (ḇō·w·nîm)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 1129: To buildthe wall,הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה (ha·ḥō·w·māh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2346: A wall of protectionhe became furiousוַיִּ֣חַר (way·yi·ḥar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2734: To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousyand was filled with indignation.וַיִּכְעַ֖ס (way·yiḵ·‘as)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3707: To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignantHe ridiculedוַיַּלְעֵ֖ג (way·yal·‘êḡ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3932: To deride, to speak unintelligiblythe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃ (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3064: Jews -- JewishJump to PreviousAngry Builded Building Built Displeasing Enraged Furious Great Greatly Heard Hearing Incensed Indignant Indignation Jews Mocked Mocketh Rebuilding Ridiculed Sanballat Sanbal'lat Wall Wrath Wroth