## Rashi on Nehemiah Chapter 4

###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:1:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:1:1)

**כִּי עָלְתָה אֲרוּכָה.** שֶׁנִּבְנְתָה הַחוֹמָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**was repaired** Heb. עָלְתָה אָרוּכָה, [lit. attained a cure,] that the wall was built.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:1:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:1:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:1:2)

**אֲרוּכָה.** עִנְיַן חוֹבֶשׁ וּתְרוּפָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**repaired** A [word having the] meaning of bandaging and healing.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:1:3
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:1:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:1:3)

**כִּי הֵחֵלּוּ הַפְּרוּצִים לְהִסָּתֵם.** אֲשֶׁר הִתְחִילוּ אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר שֶׁהָיוּ פְּרוּצִים עַד עַתָּה מֵאֵין חוֹמָה הָיוּ עַתָּה סְתוּמִים בְּבִנְיַן הַחוֹמָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**that the people who were exposed had commenced to be closed in** that the people of the city, who had heretofore been exposed without a wall, were now closed in by the building of the wall.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:2:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:2:1)

**וְלַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ תּוֹעָה.** לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ בְּבִנְיַן הַחוֹמָה קִלְקוּל וְהַשְׁחָתָה. תּוֹעָה כְּמוֹ ״וּלְדַבֵּר אֶל ה׳ תּוֹעָה״ (ישעיהו לב:ו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and to wreak destruction therein** to wreak upon the building of the wall ruin and destruction. It is like (Isa. 32:5): “...and to speak destructively (תּוֹעָה) about the Lord.”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:3:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:3:1)

**עֲלֵיהֶם.** עַל הַבּוֹנִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**over them** over the builders.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:3:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:3:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:3:2)

**מִפְּנֵיהֶם.** מִפְּנֵי הָאוֹיְבִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**because of them** because of the enemies.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:4:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:4:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:4:1)

**וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה.** כָּךְ הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים וּמִתְאוֹנְנִים אַנְשֵׁי יְהוּדָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Judea said** So were the people of Judea saying and complaining.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:4:2
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**כָּשַׁל כֹּחַ הַסַּבָּל.** הַסּוֹבְלִים וְעוֹמְסִים הָאֲבָנִים וְהָעֵצִים לְבִנְיַן הַחוֹמָה נִכְשְׁלוּ בְכֹחָם, שֶׁאֵין בָּהֶם כֹּחַ לִבְנוֹת מִפְּנֵי הָאוֹיְבִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The porter’s strength has failed** Those who bear and load the stones and the wood for the building of the wall have failed in their strength, for they have no more strength to build because of the enemies.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:4:3
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:4:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:4:3)

**וְעָפָר הַרְבֵּה.** עֲדַיִן יֵשׁ טִיט וְחֹמֶר הַרְבֵּה לִיתֵּן בְּבִנְיַן הַחוֹמָה, לוֹמַר שֶׁעֲדַיִן הַמְּלָאכָה גְּדוֹלָה עָלֵינוּ לִבְנוֹת, וַאֲנַחְנוּ לֹא נוּכַל לִבְנוֹת בַּחוֹמָה מִפְּנֵי פַּחַד הָאוֹיְבִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and there is much earth** There is still much mud and clay to place into the wall, meaning that we still have much work, but we cannot build because of fear of the enemies.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:5:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:5:1)

**וַיֹּאמְרוּ צָרֵינוּ.** כָּךְ הָיָה נְחֶמְיָה מְסַפֵּר וְהוֹלֵךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And our adversaries said** Nehemiah proceeds to tell this.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:5:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:5:2)

**לֹא יֵדְעוּ וְלֹא יִרְאוּ.** כָּךְ הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים צָרֵינוּ עָלֵינוּ: **לֹא יֵדְעוּ וְלֹא** יַכִּירוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּנוּ **עַד אֲשֶׁר נָבוֹא** פִּתְאוֹם **לְתוֹכָם** וְנַהֲרֹג אוֹתָם, וּבְדָבָר זֶה נִשְׁבֹּת וּנְבַטֵּל הַבִּנְיָן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**They will not know, and they will not see** So were our adversaries saying about us: “They will not know, and the Israelites will not recognize us until we come suddenly into their midst and kill them, and with this plot we will stop and curtail the building.”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:6:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:6:1)

**וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ הַיְּהוּדִים.** וְעַתָּה נֶאֶסְפוּ הַצָּרִים אֲשֶׁר נִתְקַשְּׁרוּ יַחַד לָבֹא לְהִלָּחֵם בָּנוּ עִם הַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ בֵּינוֹתָם בְּאַרְצוֹתָם, וְאוֹתָם הַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר נִתְחַבְּרוּ עִמָּהֶם בָּאוּ לִפְנֵי הַחַיִל כְּדֶרֶךְ אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה לְדַבֵּר אֵלֵינוּ. וּבָעִנְיָן הַזֶּה הֶעֱרִימוּ הַיְּהוּדִים אֶת הָאוֹיְבִים **וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ הַיְּהוּדִים הַיּוֹשְׁבִים אֶצְלָם וְגוֹ׳**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Now it came to pass when the Jews came** And now, the adversaries who had conspired together to wage war against us gathered with the Jews who were among them in their lands, and those Jews who had joined them came before the army, as is customary for soldiers to do, to speak to us, and in this manner the Jews conspired against the enemies. Now it came to pass when the Jews who dwelt beside them came, etc.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:6:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:6:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:6:2)

**וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָנוּ עֶשֶׂר פְּעָמִים.** הִתְרוּ בָּנוּ אוֹתָם הַיְּהוּדִים עַד עֶשֶׂר פְּעָמִים לְהִלָּחֵם בְּאוֹיְבֵינוּ כִּי הֵם בָּאִים לַמִּלְחָמָה, וְכָךְ אָמְרוּ לָנוּ: **מִכָּל הַמְּקוֹמוֹת וְגוֹ׳** מִכָּל אוֹתָן הַמְּקוֹמוֹת שֶׁתִּהְיוּ נְפוֹצִים שָׁם בְּבִנְיַן הַחוֹמָה אָנָה וָאָנָה, תִּהְיוּ זְהִירִים לִהְיוֹת נֶאֱסָפִים יַחַד עַד אֲשֶׁר תָּשׁוּבוּ עָלֵינוּ בְּיַחַד לְהִלָּחֵם בָּנוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**that they said to us ten times** Those Jews warned us as many as ten times to wage war against our enemies because they were coming to war. And this is what they said to us, “From all the places, etc.” From all those places where you will be scattered while building the wall, here and there, be careful to assemble until you return upon us together to wage war against us.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:7:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:7:1)

**וָאַעֲמִיד מִתַּחְתִּיּוֹת.** לַחוֹמָה, כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתִּי דִּבְרֵיהֶם הֶעֱמַדְתִּי מִתַּחְתִּיּוֹת לְאוֹתוֹ מָקוֹם סָבִיב לִירוּשָׁלַיִם מֵאֲחוֹרֵי לְחוֹמַת הָעִיר בַּצְּחִיחִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**So I stationed from below...the wall** When I heard their words, I stationed [mighty men] from below that place around Jerusalem, from behind the wall of the city and on the bare rocks.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:7:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:7:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:7:2)

**לְמִשְׁפָּחוֹת.** מִן הָעָם מִגִּבּוֹרִים שֶׁבָּהֶם, עִם כְּלֵי זַיִן שֶׁבָּהֶם, לְהִלָּחֵם בְּאוֹיְבֵינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**according to families** of the people, of the mighty men among them with their weapons, to fight against our enemies when they would come.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:7:3
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:7:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:7:3)

**וָאַעֲמִיד מִתַּחְתִּיּוֹת וְגוֹ׳ וָאַעֲמִיד אֶת הָעָם וְגוֹ׳.** מִקְרָא זֶה דּוּגְמַת ״וְהָיוּ הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר תִּקַּח מִן הַיְאֹר וְגוֹ׳ וְהָיוּ לְדָם בַּיַּבָּשֶׁת״ (שמות ד:ט), ״כִּי הִנֵּה אוֹיְבֶיךָ ה׳ כִּי הִנֵּה אוֹיְבֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ״ (תהלים צב:י), ״עוּרִי עוּרִי דְּבוֹרָה עוּרִי עוּרִי דַּבְּרִי שִׁיר״ (שופטים ה:יב), ״לֹא לָנוּ ה׳ לֹא לָנוּ״ (תהלים קטו:א):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And I stationed from below, etc. and I stationed the people, etc.** This verse follows the pattern of (Exod. 4:9): “...and the water that you will take from the river will be...will become blood on the dry land;” (Ps. 92:10): “For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, for behold, Your enemies shall perish;” (Jud. 5:12): “Praise! Praise! Deborah. Praise! Praise! Utter a song;” (Ps. 115:1): “Not to us, O Lord, not to us.”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:8:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:8:1)

**וָאֵרֶא וָאָקוּם.** וְכַאֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי הָאוֹיְבִים בָּאִים, קַמְתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל הַחוֹרִים וְהַסְּגָנִים לְזָרְזָם לְהִלָּחֵם בְּאוֹיְבֵינוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And I saw, and I arose** And when I saw the enemies coming, I arose to speak to the nobles and to the prefects to spur them to fight against our enemy.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:8:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:8:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:8:2)

**עַל אֲחֵיכֶם.** בִּשְׁבִיל אֲחֵיכֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for your brethren** Heb. עַל אֲחֵיכֶם, for the sake of your brethren.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:9:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:9:1)

**כִּי נוֹדַע לָנוּ.** הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ לְהִלָּחֵם בָּנוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**that it had become known to us** that they were coming to fight against us.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:9:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:9:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:9:2)

**וַנָּשָׁב כֻּלָּנוּ.** חָזַרְנוּ כֻּלָּנוּ מִמָּקוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱסַפְנוּ יַחַד לִקְרַאת הָאוֹיְבִים, כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לְבִנְיַן הַחוֹמָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and we all returned** We all returned from the place where we had gathered to meet the enemies, each one to his work in the building of the wall.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:10:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:10:1)

**וַיְהִי מִן הַיּוֹם הַהוּא.** וּמֵאוֹתוֹ יוֹם וָהָלְאָה הָיוּ חֲצִי הַגִּבּוֹרִים עוֹשִׂים בְּבִנְיַן הַחוֹמָה, וּשְׁאָר חֲצִי הַגִּבּוֹרִים הָיוּ מְזֻיָּנִים בִּכְלֵי זֵינָם לִשְׁמֹר אֲחֵיהֶם הָעוֹשִׂים בַּמְּלָאכָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And it was from that day on** And from that day on, half the mighty men worked at the building of the wall, and the remaining half of the mighty men were armed with weapons to guard their brethren who were doing the work.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:10:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:10:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:10:2)

**וְהָרְמָחִים.** וָ״ו יְתֵרָה, כְּמוֹ וָ״ו שֶׁל ״וְאַיָּה וַעֲנָה״ (בראשית לו:כד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**spears** Heb. וְהָרְמָחִים. The “vav” is superfluous, like the “vav” of (Gen. 36: 24): “And these are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah (וְאַיָה) and Anah.”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:10:3
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:10:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:10:3)

**וְהַשָּׂרִים.** הָיוּ מְחֻבָּרִים אַחֲרֵי כָּל שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה, לִהְיוֹת זְהִירִים בַּמִּלְחָמָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the rulers** were close behind the entire tribe of Judah to be cautious in the battle.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:11:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:11:1)

**הַבּוֹנִים בַּחוֹמָה וְגוֹ׳.** אוֹתָם שֶׁהָיוּ בּוֹנִין וְאוֹתָן שֶׁהָיוּ עוֹמְסִים וְנוֹשְׂאִים הַמַּשָּׂאוֹת, בְּיָד אַחַת הָיוּ עוֹשִׂים מְלַאכְתָּן וּבְיָד אַחַת הָיוּ נוֹשְׂאִים כְּלֵי זַיִן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The builders of the wall, etc.** Those who were building the wall and those who were loading and carrying the loads were working with one hand, and carrying weapons with the other.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:11:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 4:11:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/4:11:2)

**הַשֶּׁלַח.** כְּלִי קְרָב, כְּמוֹ ״מֵעֲבוֹר בַּשֶּׁלַח״ (איוב לג:יח). וְכֵן חִבְּרוֹ מְנַחֵם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the sword** Heb. הַשָּׁלַח, an implement of war, like (Job 33:18): “...from perishing by the sword (מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁלַח). And so did Menahem associate it (Machbereth Menahem p. 174).


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:12:1
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**וְהַבּוֹנִים.** כֵּיצַד הֵם בּוֹנִים? שֶׁהָיוּ כֻלָּם חֲגוּרִים **אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ עַל מָתְנָיו וּבוֹנִים**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the builders** How were they building? They were all girded, each one with his sword on his waist, and thus did they build.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:12:2
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**אֶצְלִי.** הוּא הָיָה תָּדִיר אֶצְלִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**beside me** He was always beside me.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:13:1
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**הַרְבֵּה.** הִיא גְּדוֹלָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**much** Heb. הַרְבֵּה, a great [amount of work].


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:14:1
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**יִלָּחֵם לָנוּ.** יִלָּחֵם בַּעֲדֵינוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**will fight for us** [as translated,] will fight for us.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:16:1
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**אִישׁ וְנַעֲרוֹ.** כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִן הַבּוֹנִים וּבָחוּר אֶחָד עִמּוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Let each man and his youth** each of the builders and a youth with him.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:16:2
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**יָלִינוּ בְּתוֹךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָם.** וְהַלַּיְלָה הָיָה לָהֶם לְמִשְׁמָר וְהַיּוֹם עוֹשִׂים מְלָאכָה, נִמְצָא שֶׁלֹּא הָיוּ יְשֵׁנִים כְּלוּם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**lodge in the midst of Jerusalem** And the night was for their watch, and [during] the day they were doing work. The result was that they did not sleep at all.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:17:1
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**אֵין אֲנַחְנוּ פּוֹשְׁטִים בְּגָדֵינוּ.** תָּמִיד הָיִינוּ זְרִיזִים בַּמִּשְׁמָר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**we did not take off our clothes** We were always zealous in guarding.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:17:2
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**אִישׁ שִׁלְחוֹ הַמָּיִם.** מֵיסַב עַל **אֵין** שֶׁלְּמַעְלָה, כְּמוֹ (שמואל א ב:ג) ״יֵצֵא עָתָק מִפִּיכֶם״. אֵין אִישׁ מִמֶּנּוּ פּוֹשֵׁט בְּגָדָיו לִשְׁכַּב אוֹ לִרְחֹץ אוֹתָם בַּמַּיִם. וְכֶפֶל לָשׁוֹן הוּא עַל **אֵין אֲנַחְנוּ פוֹשְׁטִים**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**man took it even to the water** This refers back to “not” above, like (I Sam. 2:3): “...let not arrogance come out of your mouth.” None of us would take off his clothes to lie down or to wash them with water, and this is a double expression, [repeating,] we did not undress.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 4:17:3
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**שִׁלְחוֹ.** הַפְּשָׁט כְּמוֹ ״וּפָשַׁט אֶת בְּגָדָיו״ (ויקרא ו:ד), דִּמְתֻּרְגָּם ״וְשָׁלַח״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**took it off** Heb. שִּׁלְחוֹ, taking off, like (Lev. 6: 4): “He shall then take off his garments,” which is translated by Targum as וְיִשְּׁלַח.