7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 13:7:1 ⧉וָאָב֖וֹאvaavoand I came Nehemiah 13:7:2 ⧉לִֽירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםlirushalaimto Jerusalem Nehemiah 13:7:3 ⧉וָאָבִ֣ינָהvaavinaand I understood or perceived Nehemiah 13:7:4 ⧉בָרָעָ֗הvaraathe evil Nehemiah 13:7:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich Nehemiah 13:7:6 ⧉עָשָׂ֤הasahe did Nehemiah 13:7:7 ⧉אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙elyashivEliashib Nehemiah 13:7:8 ⧉לְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔הletoviyafor Tobiah Nehemiah 13:7:9 ⧉לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתlaasotto make or to do Nehemiah 13:7:10 ⧉לוֹ֙lofor him Nehemiah 13:7:11 ⧉נִשְׁכָּ֔הnishkekaa chamber Nehemiah 13:7:12 ⧉בְּחַצְרֵ֖יbekhatsrein the courts of Nehemiah 13:7:13 ⧉בֵּ֥יתbetthe house of Nehemiah 13:7:14 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃haelohimGod |
7. Formal Translation And I came to Jerusalem, and I learned of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah to make for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God {Elohim, Dwelling Presence}. |
7. Dynamic Translation When I returned to Jerusalem, I discovered the wrongdoing that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the House of God {Elohim, Sacred Place}. |