Neh 2:19-20 - Commentary

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Text -- Nehemiah 2:19-20 (NET)

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2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” 2:20 I responded to them by saying, “The God of heaven will prosper us. We his servants will start the rebuilding. But you have no just or ancient right in Jerusalem.”

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Ammonite the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon

· Arab the entire region of the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, the land of Edom, and all the land between the Jordan Valley and the Euphrates River (ZD).,a region of desert plains

· Geshem head of the Arab federation of Kedar who opposed Nehemiah (OS)

· Horonite a resident of the town of Horonaim

· Jerusalem the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin

· Sanballat a man who was an enemy of Nehemiah

· Tobiah head of a clan of returnees lacking proof of being Israelites,the Ammonite servant who helped Sanballat oppose Nehemiah

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NET Notes: Neh 2:19 The Hebrew text does not include the words “all this,” but they have been added in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: Neh 2:20 Heb “portion or right or remembrance.” The expression is probably a hendiatris: The first two nouns retain their full nominal function, wh...

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Text -- Nehemiah 2:19-20 (NET)

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NET Notes -> Neh 2:19; Neh 2:20; Neh 2:20

NET Notes: Neh 2:19 The Hebrew text does not include the words “all this,” but they have been added in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: Neh 2:20 Heb “portion or right or remembrance.” The expression is probably a hendiatris: The first two nouns retain their full nominal function, wh...

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