Neh 6:16 | NET2full | STEP | When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw this, they were greatly disheartened . They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God .

‏ Nehemiah 6:16

16 When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw ^{▼▼tc The MT understands the root here to be יָרֵא (yareʾ, “to fear”) rather than רָאָה (raʾah, “to see”).} this, they were greatly disheartened. ^{▼▼tn Heb “they greatly fell [i.e., were cast down] in their own eyes.” Some scholars suggest emending the reading of the MT, וַיִּפְּלוּ (vayyipelu) to וַיִּפָּלֵא (vayyippaleʾ, “it was very extraordinary in their eyes”).} They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.