587 B
587 B
Now when Sanballat
Here Nehemiah uses the word "now" to signal a new part of the story.
Sanballat ... Tobiah
These are the names of a men. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 2:10. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
it burned within him, and he was furiously angry
Here "it" refers to Sanballat's realization that the Jews are rebuilding the walls. This speaks of Sanballat becoming very angry as if his anger were a burning fire. AT: "he became furiously angry" or "he became very angry" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)