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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. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֞יva.ye.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 1

כַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka.'a.Sherjust when

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 2

שָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'he heard

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 3

סַנְבַלַּ֗טsan.va.LatSanballat

Lemma: סַנְבַלַּט (san.val.lat) · Strong's: H5571

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Sanballat

Used 10 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5571; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 4

כִּֽי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 5

אֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuwe

Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנוּ (a.nach.nu) · Strong's: H0587

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)

Meaning: we

Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0587; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 6

בוֹנִים֙vo.Nim[were] rebuilding

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 7

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 8

הַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.Mahthe wall

Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wall

Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 9

וַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charand it burned

Lemma: חָרָה (cha.rah) · Strong's: H2734

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be incensed

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 31:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2734; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 10

וַיִּכְעַ֖סvai.yikh.'Asand he was angry

Lemma: כָּעַס (ka.as) · Strong's: H3707

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to provoke

Used 53 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 31:29, Deuteronomy 32:16, Deuteronomy 32:21, Judges 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3707; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 11

הַרְבֵּ֑הhar.Behgreatly

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 12

וַיַּלְעֵ֖גvai.yal.'Egand he mocked

Lemma: לָעַג (la.ag) · Strong's: H3932

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to mock

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Chronicles 30:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Job 9:23, Job 11:3, Job 21:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3932; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 13

עַל\־'al-<on>

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 14

הַיְּהוּדִֽים\׃hai.ye.hu.Dimthe Jews

Lemma: יְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) · Strong's: H3064

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Jew

Used 69 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:2, Nehemiah 4:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3064; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:1 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
when	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
Sanballat	→	סַנְבַלַּט H5571 Sanballat
heard	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
we	→	אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we
were rebuilding	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
the wall	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall
he was furious	→	חָרָה H2734 to be incensed
and filled with indignation	→	כָּעַס H3707 to provoke
. . .	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
He ridiculed	→	לָעַג H3932 to mock
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
the Jews	→	יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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