What Does Nehemiah 4:15 Mean?

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“heard”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

“And it came to pass when our enemies”

hating; an adversary

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“that it was known”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

“had brought”

to break up (usually figuratively), i.e., to violate, frustrate

“unto us and God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“their counsel”

advice; by implication, plan; also prudence

“that we returned”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“all of us to the wall”

a wall of protection

“every one”

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto his work”

properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)