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Nehemiah 4:3

Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”

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ASV

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.Yahand TobiahH2900 →
הָעַמֹּנִ֖יha.'a.mo.Nithe AmmoniteH5984 →
אֶצְל֑וֹ'etz.Lo[was] beside himH681 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
גַּ֚םgamalsoH1571 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[that] whichH834 →
הֵ֣םhemtheyH1992 →
בּוֹנִ֔יםbo.Nim[are] buildingH1129 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
יַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.Lehit will go upH5927 →
שׁוּעָ֔לshu.'Ala foxH7776 →
וּפָרַ֖ץu.fa.Ratzand it will break downH6555 →
חוֹמַ֥תcho.Mat[the] wall ofH2346 →
אַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'av.nei.Hemstones theirH68 →

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Nehemiah 2:19But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”1 Kings 20:10Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”1 Kings 20:18“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”2 Kings 18:23Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!Nehemiah 2:10But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.1 Chronicles 19:2And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,Ezekiel 13:15And after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it, I will say to you: ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it—Ezra 9:1After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.Micah 7:11The day for rebuilding your walls will come—the day for extending your boundary.Nehemiah 13:1At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,Nehemiah 6:1When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—Lamentations 5:18because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.Deuteronomy 23:3No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.

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Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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