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Nehemiah 4

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Introduction

1:1 Nehemiah (c-4) Meaning, 'Comfort of Jehovah.' year, (d-21) That is, of Artaxerxes Longimanus; see ch. 2.1; Ezra 7:1 . Shushan (e-26) The capital of Elam. fortress, (f-28) Or 'palace.'

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Verse 4

4:4 prey (h-21) Or 'to reproach.'

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Verse 6

4:6 mind (i-22) Lit. 'heart.'

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Verse 8

4:8 hinder (k-15) Or 'harm.'

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Verse 11

4:11 adversaries (l-3) Tzar , as Ezra 4:1 .

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Verse 12

4:12 returned (m-27) Heb. 'ye return.'

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Verse 14

4:14 rulers, (a-15) As Ezra 9:2 .

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Verse 16

4:16 shields, (b-26) Small shields.

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Verse 19

4:19 rulers, (a-10) As Ezra 9:2 .

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Verse 22

4:22 servant (c-16) Heb. 'young man;' and so ver. 23 and ch. 5.15,16.

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Verse 23

4:23 side. (d-34) Others. '... [in going to] the water;' probably a corrupt reading.

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Bibliographical Information
Darby, John. "Commentary on Nehemiah 4". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/nehemiah-4.html. 1857-67.

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