5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 6:5:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַח֩vayishlakhand he sent Nehemiah 6:5:2 ⧉אֵלַ֨יelaito me Nehemiah 6:5:3 ⧉סַנְבַלַּ֜טsanballatSanballat Nehemiah 6:5:4 ⧉כַּדָּבָ֥רkadavaraccording to the word or the matter Nehemiah 6:5:5 ⧉הַזֶּ֛הhazethis Nehemiah 6:5:6 ⧉פַּ֥עַםpaamtime Nehemiah 6:5:7 ⧉חֲמִישִׁ֖יתkhamishitfifth Nehemiah 6:5:8 ⧉אֶֽת־נַעֲר֑וֹetnaarodirect object marker with his young man or his servant Nehemiah 6:5:9 ⧉וְאִגֶּ֥רֶתveiggeretand a letter Nehemiah 6:5:10 ⧉פְּתוּחָ֖הpetukhaopen Nehemiah 6:5:11 ⧉בְּיָדֽוֹ׃beyadoin his hand |
5. Formal Translation After that, on the fifth occasion, Sanballat sent his young man to me once more in the same way, bearing an open letter in his hand. |
5. Dynamic Translation Sanballat sent his aide to me again for the fifth time, just like before, carrying an unsealed letter in his hand. |