3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 4:3:1 ⧉וְטוֹבִיָּ֥הvetoviyaand Tobiah Nehemiah 4:3:2 ⧉הָֽעַמֹּנִ֖יhaamohnithe Ammonite Nehemiah 4:3:3 ⧉אֶצְל֑וֹetslobeside him Nehemiah 4:3:4 ⧉וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvayomerand he said Nehemiah 4:3:5 ⧉גַּ֚םgamalso or even Nehemiah 4:3:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣םasherhemwhich they Nehemiah 4:3:7 ⧉בּוֹנִ֔יםbonimare building Nehemiah 4:3:8 ⧉אִם־יַעֲלֶ֖הimyaaleif he goes up Nehemiah 4:3:9 ⧉שׁוּעָ֑לshuala fox Nehemiah 4:3:10 ⧉וּפָרַ֣ץufaratsthen it will break through or breach Nehemiah 4:3:11 ⧉חוֹמַ֥תkhomatwall of Nehemiah 4:3:12 ⧉אַבְנֵיהֶֽם׃פavnehemtheir stones |
3. Formal Translation And Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “Even what they are building—if a fox should climb up, it would break down their stone wall.” |
3. Dynamic Translation Tobiah the Ammonite standing beside him remarked, “Whatever they are building—even a fox climbing on it would topple their stone wall.” |