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# Also I said
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The pronoun "I" refers to Nehemiah.
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# What you are doing
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"You" here refers to the Jewish nobles.
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# Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies?
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This is a rhetorical question that Nehemiah is using to scold the nobles. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "You should walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# walk in the fear of our God
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This is and idiom. Here "walk" refers to a person's behavior and the way he lives. Alternate translation: "live your life in a way that honors God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# the taunts of the nations that are our enemies
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The word "taunt" means "slander" or "mockery" and it can be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: "the nations who are our enemies from taunting us" or "the enemy nations from mocking us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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