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# Now when Sanballat
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Here Nehemiah uses the word "now" to signal a new part of the story.
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# Sanballat ... Tobiah
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These are the names of a men. See how you translated this in [Nehemiah 2:10](../02/09.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# it burned within him, and he was furiously angry
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Here "it" refers to Sanballat's realization that the Jews are rebuilding the walls. This speaks of Sanballat becoming very angry as if his anger were a burning fire. AT: "he became furiously angry" or "he became very angry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# In the presence of his brothers
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"In the presence of his kinsmen" or "In the presence of his clan"
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# What are these feeble ... Will they restore ... Will they offer ... Will they finish the work in a day?
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Sanballat poses these questions to mock the Jews. These can be written as statements. AT: "These feeble Jews can accomplish nothing. They will never restore the city for themselves. They will not offer sacrifices. They will not finish the work in a day." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# feeble Jews
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"weak Jews"
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# in a day
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This speaks of not finishing something quickly by saying that it cannot be accomplished in a day. AT: "quickly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Will they bring to life the stones from the piles of rubble after they were burned?
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Sanballat also poses this question to mock the Jews. This can be written as a statement. AT: "They will not bring to life again the stones from piles of rubble that were burned." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# bring to life the stones from the piles of rubble after they were burned
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This speaks of the people rebuilding the city as if they were bring it back to life. AT: "restore the city and rebuild its walls from the useless stones that were burned and turned into rubble" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# from the piles of rubble after they were burned
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "from piles of rubble that someone had burned" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# If only a fox went up on what they are building, it would break down their stone wall
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Sanaballat mocks the wall and exaggerates how weak it is by saying that a fox could knock it down. AT: "That wall they are building is so weak that even if a little fox climbed up on it, their stone wall would fall to the ground" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/angry]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mock]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jew]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/samaria]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/restore]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/stone]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ammon]] |