2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 1:2:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֨אvayavoand he came Nehemiah 1:2:2 ⧉חֲנָ֜נִיkhananiHanani Nehemiah 1:2:3 ⧉אֶחָ֧דekhadone Nehemiah 1:2:4 ⧉מֵאַחַ֛יmeakhaifrom my brothers Nehemiah 1:2:5 ⧉ה֥וּאhuhe Nehemiah 1:2:6 ⧉וַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםvaanashimand men Nehemiah 1:2:7 ⧉מִֽיהוּדָ֑הmiyehudafrom Judah Nehemiah 1:2:8 ⧉וָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞םvaeshealemand I asked them Nehemiah 1:2:9 ⧉עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֧יםalhayehudimconcerning the Jews Nehemiah 1:2:10 ⧉הַפְּלֵיטָ֛הhapeleitathe escaped remnant Nehemiah 1:2:11 ⧉אֲשֶֽׁר־נִשְׁאֲר֥וּashernishearuwho remained Nehemiah 1:2:12 ⧉מִן־הַשֶּׁ֖בִיminhashevifrom the captivity or exile Nehemiah 1:2:13 ⧉וְעַל־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃vealyerushalimand concerning Jerusalem |
2. Formal Translation And Chanani, one of my brothers, came—he and some men from Judah—and I questioned them about the Jews, the remnant who had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem. |
2. Dynamic Translation Chanani, one of my kin, arrived from Judah with some men, and I asked them about the remnant who remained after the exile and about Jerusalem. |