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Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. (KJV)

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וְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.Yahand Tobiah

Lemma: טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ (to.viy.yah) · Strong's: H2900I

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Tobiah

Used 13 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 6:12, Nehemiah 6:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2900I; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 1

הָעַמֹּנִ֖יha.'a.mo.Nithe Ammonite

Lemma: עַמּוֹנִי (am.mo.ni) · Strong's: H5984H

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Ammon

Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:20, Deuteronomy 23:3, 1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:2, 2 Samuel 23:37, 1 Kings 11:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5984H; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 2

אֶצְל֑וֹ'etz.Lo[was] beside him

Lemma: אֵ֫צֶל (e.tsel) · Strong's: H0681

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: beside

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 39:10, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0681; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 3

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 4

גַּ֚םgamalso

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 5

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[that] which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 6

הֵ֣םhemthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 7

בּוֹנִ֔יםbo.Nim[are] building

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 4:3 word 8

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 9

יַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.Lehit will go up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 10

שׁוּעָ֔לshu.'Ala fox

Lemma: שׁוּעָל (shu.al) · Strong's: H7776

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: fox

Used 7 times. Also: Judges 15:4, Psalms 63:10, Song of Solomon 2:15, Lamentations 5:18, Ezekiel 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7776; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 11

וּפָרַ֖ץu.fa.Ratzand it will break down

Lemma: פָּרַץ (pa.rats) · Strong's: H6555

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to break through

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 28:14, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 38:29, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 19:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6555; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 12

חוֹמַ֥תcho.Mat[the] wall of

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 4:3 word 13

אַבְנֵיהֶֽם\׃\ \פ'av.nei.Hemstones their

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:3 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Then Tobiah	→	טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ H2900I Tobiah
the Ammonite	→	עַמּוֹנִי H5984H Ammon
who was beside him	→	אֵ֫צֶל H0681 beside
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
If	→	אִם H0518A if
even	→	גַּם H1571 also
a fox	→	שׁוּעָל H7776 fox
were to climb up on	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
what	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
they	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
are building	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
it would break down	→	פָּרַץ H6555 to break through
their wall	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall
of stones	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone

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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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