## translationWords

* [[en:tw:fear]]
* [[en:tw:god]]
* [[en:tw:heart]]
* [[en:tw:send]]
* [[en:tw:works]]

## translationNotes

* **Then I sent word to him** - Here "I" refers to Nehemiah and "him" to Sanballat.
* **"No such things have occurred as you say** - "None of the things you say have occurred"
* **for within your heart you invented them** - "you fabricated all of them yourself"
* **For they all wanted to make us afraid** - Here "they" refers to Nehemiah's enemies, Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem, and their followers. The word "us" refers to the people of God.
* **"They will drop their hands from doing the work, and it will not be done** - "Out of fear, the workers on the wall will stop their work"
* **But now, God, please strengthen my hands** - AT "Now I was even more determined to do the work."