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# Sanballat ... Tobiah
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These are the names of men. See how you translated this in [Nehemiah 2:10 ](./10.md ). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# Geshem
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This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?
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These rhetorical questions are used to mock Nehemiah. These can be written as statements. Alternate translation: "You are acting foolishly! You should not be rebelling against the king!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# the king
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This refers to Artaxerses, the king of Persia.
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