Nehemiah 6:16 BSB — MannaFest

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20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֗י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר	ka.'a.Sher	just when	H834 →
שָֽׁמְעוּ֙	sha.me.'U	they heard	H8085 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
א֣וֹיְבֵ֔ינוּ	'oy.Vei.nu	enemies our	H341 →
וַיִּֽרְא֗וּ	vai.yir.'U	and they were afraid	H3372 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הַגּוֹיִם֙	ha.go.Yim	the nations	H1471 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
סְבִֽיבֹתֵ֔ינוּ	se.vi.vo.Tei.nu	[were] around us	H5439 →
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ	vai.yi.pe.Lu	and they fell	H5307 →
מְאֹ֖ד	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →
בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ם	be.'ei.nei.Hem	in own eyes their	H5869 →
וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּ	vai.Ye.de.'U	and they knew	H3045 →
כִּ֚י	ki	that	H3588 →
מֵאֵ֣ת	me.'Et	from with	H854 →
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ	'e.lo.Hei.nu	God our	H430 →
נֶעֶשְׂתָ֖ה	ne.'es.Tah	it had been done	H6213 →
הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה	ha.me.la.Khah	the work	H4399 →
הַזֹּֽאת׃	ha.Zot	<the> this	H2063 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Nehemiah 4:1
Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
leads to
- Nehemiah 2:10
  But 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 11:36
  Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Through
Nehemiah 2:10
But 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.
leads to
- Nehemiah 2:19
  But 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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Nehemiah 4:7
  When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
Through
Psalms 126:2
Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
leads to
- Job 8:21
  He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
- Zechariah 8:22–23
  And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”
- Isaiah 35:10
  So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Psalms 71:19
  Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Psalms 126:2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”Joshua 5:1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.Nehemiah 4:7When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,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.Nehemiah 4:1Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews Acts 5:38So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.Numbers 23:23For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’Exodus 14:25He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”Jeremiah 33:9So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.Nehemiah 6:1–2When 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—Esther 7:6Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.

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