Nehemiah

Question 1

וָאֱהִ֨י שׂבֵ֜ר בְּחוֹמֹ֤ת יְרֽוּשָׁלַ֨ם֙ אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣מפְּרוּצִ֔ים [הֵ֣ם פְּרוּצִ֔ים] וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ אֻכְּל֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ

Answer 1

Nehemiah surveying Jerusalem’s gates that have been burned in fire. There is a wierd congugation for the word המפרוצים Nech. 2:13
And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the dragon’s well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
nehemia inspecting damaged walls- at night because even though he had permission from cyrus, other people are not happy about the Jews return

Question 2

סַנְבַלַּ֨ט הַחֹֽרֹנִ֜י וְטֹבִיָּ֣ה ׀ הָעֶ֣בֶד הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֗י וְגֶ֨שֶׁם֙ הָֽעַרְבִ֔י

Answer 2

People who mock Nehemiah when he is rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. Trio of troublemakers, try to stop the rebuilding of the Temple Neh. 2:19
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said: ‘What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?’

Question 3

וַֽאֲנַ֖חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֣ים בַּמְּלָאכָ֑ה וְחֶצְיָ֗ם מַֽחֲזִיקִים֙ בָּֽרְמָחִ֔ים מֵֽעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַר עַ֖ד צֵ֥את הַכּוֹכָבִֽים

Answer 3

Nehemiah’s rebuilding the wall in Jerusalem. Half of the workers hold spears (רמחים) and they all work from dawn until the stars emerge. zionists like this line. the workers have to work with spears in hand.

Question 4

גַּם־חָצְנִ֣י נָעַ֗רְתִּי וָאֹֽמְרָ֡ה כָּ֣כָה יְנַעֵ֢ר הָֽאֱלֹקים אֶת־כָּל־הָאִישׁ֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יָקִ֜ים אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה מִבֵּיתוֹ֙ וּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹ וְכָ֛כָה יִֽהְיֶ֥ה נָע֖וּר וָרֵ֑ק וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ כָֽל־הַקָּהָ֜ל אָמֵ֗ן וַיְהַֽלְלוּ֙ אֶת־ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָעָ֖ם כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה

Answer 4

Nehemiah demands the aristocrats of Jerusalem forgive all credits and loans. He shakes his garment and says anyone who does not forgive debts will be shaken by God. לנער - to shake חצני - lap

Question 5

וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ בַסֵּ֛פֶר בְּתוֹרַ֥ת הָֽאֱלֹקים מְפֹרָ֑שׁ וְשׂ֣וֹם שֶׂ֔כֶל וַיָּבִ֖ינוּ בַּמִּקְרָֽא

Answer 5

Book of Nehemiah. Ezra reads the scroll to the people and Levites translate & explain it. Read outloud and intepreted the Torah to those listening

Question 6

לְכוּ֩ אִכְל֨וּ מַשְׁמַנִּ֜ים וּשְׁת֣וּ מַמְתַּקִּ֗ים וְשִׁלְח֤וּ מָנוֹת֙ לְאֵ֣ין נָכ֣וֹן ל֔וֹ כִּֽי־קָד֥וֹשׁ הַיּ֖וֹם לַֽאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ וְאַל־תֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּ כִּֽי־חֶדְוַ֥ת ה הִ֥יא מָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם

Answer 6

After hearing torah, people cry because they have broken the laws. People told to go feast. The Torah should make them happy not sad. Celebrate Rosh Hashonnah, don’t mourn and give gifts to the poor. Your strength is in HaShem. (Is Ezra speaking??)
Neh 8:10
Then he said unto them: ‘Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord; neither be ye grieved; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.’

Question 7

וְיַֽעֲבִ֨ירוּ ק֥וֹל בְּכָל־עָֽרֵיהֶם֘ וּבִירוּשָׁלַ֣ם לֵאמֹר֒ צְא֣וּ הָהָ֗ר וְהָבִ֨יאוּ֙ עֲלֵי־זַ֨יִת֙ וַֽעֲלֵי־עֵ֣ץ שֶׁ֔מֶן וַֽעֲלֵ֤י הֲדַס֙ וַֽעֲלֵ֣י תְמָרִ֔ים וַֽעֲלֵ֖י עֵ֣ץ עָבֹ֑ת לַֽעֲשׂ֥ת סֻכֹּ֖ת כַּכָּתֽוּב: וַיֵּצְא֣וּ הָעָם֘ וַיָּבִיאוּ֒ וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ֩ לָהֶ֨ם סֻכּ֜וֹת אִ֤ישׁ עַל־גַּגּוֹ֙ וּבְחַצְרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְחַצְר֖וֹת בֵּ֣ית הָֽאֱלֹקים וּבִרְחוֹב֙ שַׁ֣עַר הַמַּ֔יִם וּבִרְח֖וֹב שַׁ֥עַר אֶפְרָֽיִם: וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּ כָל־הַ֠קָּהָל הַשָּׁבִ֨ים מִן־הַשְּׁבִ֥י ׀ סֻכּוֹת֘ וַיֵּֽשְׁב֣וּ בַסֻּכּוֹת֒ כִּ֣י לֹֽא־עָשׂ֡וּ מִימֵי֩ יֵשׁ֨וּעַ בִּן־נ֥וּן כֵּן֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַתְּהִ֥י שִׂמְחָ֖ה גְּדוֹלָ֥ה מְאֹֽד

Answer 7

Ezra and the people celebrate Sukkot. They take all these branches to celebrate Sukkot. Neh 8:15-18

Question 8

וּבְכָל־זֹ֕את אֲנַ֛חְנוּ כֹּֽרְתִ֥ים אֲמָנָ֖ה וְכֹֽתְבִ֑ים וְעַל֙ הֶֽחָת֔וּם שָׂרֵ֥ינוּ לְוִיֵּ֖נוּ כֹּֽהֲנֵֽינוּ

Answer 8

The officials, Levites, and Cohens write and seal the covenant of Nehemiah.

Question 9

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נִקְרָ֛א בְּסֵ֥פֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וְנִמְצָא֙ כָּת֣וּב בּ֔וֹ אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹא־יָב֨וֹא עַמֹּנִ֧י וּמֹאָבִ֛י בִּקְהַ֥ל הָֽאֱלֹקים עַד־עוֹלָֽם:כִּ֣י לֹ֧א קִדְּמ֛וּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּלֶּ֣חֶם וּבַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר עָלָ֤יו אֶת־בִּלְעָם֙ לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ וַיַּֽהֲפֹ֧ךְ אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ הַקְּלָלָ֖ה לִבְרָכָֽה: וַיְהִ֖י כְּשָׁמְעָ֣ם אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֑ה וַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּ כָל־עֵ֖רֶב מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל:

Answer 9

Nehemiah’s reforms -more ban on intermarraige Ammonites & Moabites are kicked out of Khal Israe lקִדְּמ֛וּ - to welcome בַּלֶּ֣חֶם - with bread וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר - he hired (Bilam to curse us, but God turned the curse into a blessing)

Question 10

וַיְהִ֡י כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר צָֽלְלוּ֩ שַֽׁעֲרֵ֨י יְרֽוּשָׁלַ֜ם לִפְנֵ֣י הַשַּׁבָּ֗ת וָאֹֽמְרָה֙ וַיִּסָּגְר֣וּ הַדְּלָת֔וֹת וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יִפְתָּח֔וּם עַ֖ד אַחַ֣ר הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת וּמִנְּעָרַ֗י הֶֽעֱמַ֨דְתִּי֙ עַל־הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים לֹא־יָב֥וֹא מַשָּׂ֖א בְּי֥וֹם הַשַּׁבָּֽת

Answer 10

Nehemiah’s reforms - Jerusalem is closed to business on Shabbat. Nehemiah trying to enforce Shabbat laws.

Question 11

וּבְנֵיהֶ֗ם חֲצִי֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית וְאֵינָ֥ם מַכִּירִ֖ים לְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוּדִ֑ית וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן עַ֥ם וָעָֽם

Answer 11

Nehemiah’s reforms - No intermarraige. Half of the children spoke Ashdodian and did not know the language of the Jews.