2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 4:2:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Nehemiah 4:2:2 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifneibefore Nehemiah 4:2:3 ⧉אֶחָ֣יוekhaivhis brothers Nehemiah 4:2:4 ⧉וְחֵ֣ילvekheiland {the} army Nehemiah 4:2:5 ⧉שֹׁמְר֔וֹןshomreronof Samaria Nehemiah 4:2:6 ⧉וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvayomerand he said Nehemiah 4:2:7 ⧉מָ֣הmawhat Nehemiah 4:2:8 ⧉הַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhayyehudimthe Jews Nehemiah 4:2:9 ⧉הָאֲמֵלָלִ֙יםhaemelalimthe feeble ones Nehemiah 4:2:10 ⧉עֹשִׂ֔יםosimdoing Nehemiah 4:2:11 ⧉הֲיַעַזְב֖וּhayaazvuwill they leave it Nehemiah 4:2:12 ⧉לָהֶ֑םlahemfor themselves Nehemiah 4:2:13 ⧉הֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙hayizbakhuwill they sacrifice Nehemiah 4:2:14 ⧉הַיְכַלּ֣וּhaykhalluwill they finish Nehemiah 4:2:15 ⧉בַיּ֔וֹםbayyomin the day Nehemiah 4:2:16 ⧉הַיְחַיּ֗וּhaykhayyuwill they revive Nehemiah 4:2:17 ⧉אֶת־הָאֲבָנִ֙יםethaavanim{direct object} the stones Nehemiah 4:2:18 ⧉מֵעֲרֵמ֣וֹתmearemotfrom heaps Nehemiah 4:2:19 ⧉הֶעָפָ֔רheafarof the dust or rubbish Nehemiah 4:2:20 ⧉וְהֵ֖מָּהvehemmaand they Nehemiah 4:2:21 ⧉שְׂרוּפֽוֹת׃serufotburned {ones} |
2. Formal Translation And he said before his brothers and the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of dust, even though they are burned?” |
2. Dynamic Translation He stood before his companions and the army of Samaria and said, “What are these helpless Jews doing? Are they going to rebuild for themselves? Will they truly offer sacrifices? Can they complete the task in one day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those piles of dust when they are burned?” |