When word reached Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a breach remained in it—though at that time I had not yet set up doors in the gateways—
I sent them messengers, saying, “I am engaged in a great work and cannot come down, for the work will stop if I leave it in order to come down to you.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואשלחה
350
עליהם
155
מלאכים
141
לאמר
271
מלאכה
96
גדולה
48
אני
61
עשה
375
ולא
37
אוכל
57
לרדת
634
למה
75
תשבת
1102
המלאכה
101
כאשר
521
ארפה
286
וירדתי
630
אליכם
101
Nehemiah 6:4
Gematria: 2246
וישלחואליכדברהזהארבעפעמיםואשיבאותםכדברהזהפ
They sent me the same message four times, and I gave them the same answer.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וישלחו
360
אלי
41
כדבר
226
הזה
17
ארבע
273
פעמים
240
ואשיב
319
אותם
447
כדבר
226
הזהפ
97
Nehemiah 6:5
Gematria: 3605
וישלחאליסנבלטכדברהזהפעםחמישיתאתנערוואגרתפתוחהבידו
Sanballat sent me the same message a fifth time by his servant, who had an open letter with him.
Its text was: “Word has reached the nations, and GeshemaGeshem Heb. Gashmu. too says that you and the Jews are planning to rebel—for which reason you are building the wall—and that you are to be their king. Such is the word.bSuch is the word Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
You have also set up prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim about you, ‘There is a king in Judah!’ Word of these things will surely reach the king; so come, let us confer together.”
Then I visited Shemaiah son of Delaiah son of Mehetabel when he was housebound, and he said,“Let us meet in the House of God, inside the sanctuary,And let us shut the doors of the sanctuary, for they are coming to kill you,By night they are coming to kill you.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואניבאתי
480
בית
412
שמעיה
425
בןדליה
101
בןמהיטבאל
149
והוא
18
עצור
366
ויאמר
257
נועד
130
אלבית
443
האלהים
91
אלתוך
457
ההיכל
70
ונסגרה
324
דלתות
840
ההיכל
70
כי
30
באים
53
להרגך
258
ולילה
81
באים
53
להרגך
258
Nehemiah 6:11
Gematria: 1776
ואמרההאישכמונייברחומיכמוניאשריבאאלההיכלוחילאאבוא
I replied, “Would someone in my position take flight? Besides, who such as I can go into the sanctuary and live? I will not go in.”
“O my God, remember against Tobiah and Sanballat these deeds of theirs,ctheirs Lit. “his.” and against Noadiah the prophetess, and against the other prophets that they wished to intimidate me!”
Word-by-Word Analysis
זכרה
232
אלהי
46
לטוביה
62
ולסנבלט
187
כמעשיו
446
אלה
36
וגם
49
לנועדיה
175
הנביאה
73
וליתר
646
הנביאים
118
אשר
501
היו
21
מיראים
301
אותי
417
Nehemiah 6:15
Gematria: 2888
ותשלםהחומהבעשריםוחמשהלאלוללחמשיםושניםיוםפ
The wall was finished on the twenty-fifth of Elul, after fifty-two days.
When all our enemies heard it, all the nations round about us were intimidated, and fell very low in their own estimation; they realized that this work had been accomplished by the help of our God.
Many in Judah were his confederates, for he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.