Nehemiah 3:33

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious and very angry and mocked the Jews.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֞י כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁמַ֣ע סַנְבַלַּ֗ט כִּֽי־אֲנַ֤חְנוּ בוֹנִים֙ אֶת־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה וַיִּ֣חַר ל֔וֹ וַיִּכְעַ֖ס הַרְבֵּ֑ה וַיַּלְעֵ֖ג עַל־הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃

Transliteration

wa-yəhî kaʾăšer šāmaʿ sanballaṭ kî-ʾănaḥnû bônîm ʾet-haḥômāh wa-yiḥar lô wa-yikʿas harbēh wa-yalʿēg ʿal-hayyəhûdîm

Grammar Details

• *wa*: conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and then
• *yəhî*: Qal imperfect apocopated, 3rd masculine singular - it happened/came to pass
• *kaʾăšer*: conjunction - when/as
• *šāmaʿ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he heard
• *sanballaṭ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Sanballat
• *kî*: conjunction - that
• *ʾănaḥnû*: 1st person plural pronoun - we
• *bônîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural - building
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *haḥômāh*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the wall
• *yiḥar*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he became angry
• *lô*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
• *yikʿas*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he was vexed/provoked
• *harbēh*: adverb - greatly/much
• *yalʿēg*: Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he mocked/derided
• *ʿal*: preposition - against/concerning
• *hayyəhûdîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Jews

Word Meanings

• *yiḥar*: became burning with anger/was incensed/became furious
• *yikʿas*: was vexed/was provoked/was irritated/was indignant
• *yalʿēg*: mocked/derided/ridiculed/scorned