1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat 5571 heard 8085 that we builded 1129 the wall 2346, he was wroth 2734, and took great 7235 indignation 3707, and mocked 3932 the Jews 3064.
2 And he spake 559 before 6440 his brethren 251 and the army 2428 of Samaria 8111, and said 559, What do 6213 these feeble 537 Jews 3064? will they fortify 5800 themselves? will they sacrifice 2076? will they make an end 3615 in a day 3117? will they revive 2421 the stones 68 out of the heaps 6194 of the rubbish 6083 which are burned 8313?
3 Now Tobiah 2900 the Ammonite 5984 was by him 681, and he said 559, Even that which they build 1129, if a fox 7776 go up 5927, he shall even break down 6555 their stone 68 wall 2346.
4 Hear 8085, O our God 430; for we are despised 939: and turn 7725 their reproach 2781 upon their own head 7218, and give 5414 them for a prey 961 in the land 776 of captivity 7633:
5 And cover 3680 not their iniquity 5771, and let not their sin 2403 be blotted out 4229 from before 6440 thee: for they have provoked thee to anger 3707 before the builders 1129.
6 So built 1129 we the wall 2346; and all the wall 2346 was joined together 7194 unto the half 2677 thereof: for the people 5971 had a mind 3820 to work 6213.
7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat 5571, and Tobiah 2900, and the Arabians 6163, and the Ammonites 5984, and the Ashdodites 796, heard 8085 that the walls 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 were made up 724 5927, and that the breaches 6555 began 2490 to be stopped 5640, then they were very 3966 wroth 2734,
8 And conspired 7194 all of them together 3162 to come 935 and to fight 3898 against Jerusalem 3389, and to hinder 6213 8442 it.
9 Nevertheless we made our prayer 6419 unto our God 430, and set 5975 a watch 4929 against them day 3119 and night 3915, because 6440 of them.
10 And Judah 3063 said 559, The strength 3581 of the bearers of burdens 5449 is decayed 3782, and there is much 7235 rubbish 6083; so that we are not able 3201 to build 1129 the wall 2346.
11 And our adversaries 6862 said 559, They shall not know 3045, neither see 7200, till we come 935 in the midst 8432 among 8432 them, and slay 2026 them, and cause the work 4399 to cease 7673.
12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews 3064 which dwelt 3427 by them 681 came 935, they said 559 unto us ten 6235 times 6471, From all places 4725 whence ye shall return 7725 unto us they will be upon you.
13 Therefore set 5975 I in the lower 8482 places 4725 behind 310 the wall 2346, and on the higher places 6706 6708, I even set 5975 the people 5971 after their families 4940 with their swords 2719, their spears 7420, and their bows 7198.
14 And I looked 7200, and rose up 6965, and said 559 unto the nobles 2715, and to the rulers 5461, and to the rest 3499 of the people 5971, Be not ye afraid 3372 of them 6440: remember 2142 the Lord 136, which is great 1419 and terrible 3372, and fight 3898 for your brethren 251, your sons 1121, and your daughters 1323, your wives 802, and your houses 1004.
15 And it came to pass, when our enemies 341 heard 8085 that it was known 3045 unto us, and God 430 had brought 6565 0 their counsel 6098 to nought 6565, that we returned 7725 all of us to the wall 2346, every one 376 unto his work 4399.
16 And it came to pass from that time 3117 forth, that the half 2677 of my servants 5288 wrought 6213 in the work 4399, and the other half 2677 of them held 2388 both the spears 7420, the shields 4043, and the bows 7198, and the habergeons 8302; and the rulers 8269 were behind 310 all the house 1004 of Judah 3063.
17 They which builded 1129 on the wall 2346, and they that bare 5375 burdens 5447, with those that laded 6006, every one with one 259 of his hands 3027 wrought 6213 in the work 4399, and with the other 259 hand held 2388 a weapon 7973.
18 For the builders 1129, every one 376 had his sword 2719 girded 631 by his side 4975, and so builded 1129. And he that sounded 8628 the trumpet 7782 was by me 681.
19 And I said 559 unto the nobles 2715, and to the rulers 5461, and to the rest 3499 of the people 5971, The work 4399 is great 7235 and large 7342, and we are separated 6504 upon the wall 2346, one 376 far from 7350 another 251.
20 In what place 4725 therefore ye hear 8085 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, resort 6908 ye thither unto us: our God 430 shall fight 3898 for us.
21 So we laboured 6213 in the work 4399: and half 2677 of them held 2388 the spears 7420 from the rising 5927 of the morning 7837 till the stars 3556 appeared 3318.
22 Likewise at the same time 6256 said 559 I unto the people 5971, Let every one 376 with his servant 5288 lodge 3885 within 8432 Jerusalem 3389, that in the night 3915 they may be a guard 4929 to us, and labour 4399 on the day 3117.
23 So neither I, nor my brethren 251, nor my servants 5288, nor the men 582 of the guard 4929 which followed 310 me, none of us 587 put off 6584 our clothes 899, saving that every one 376 put them off 7973 for washing 4325.