Rashi, on Neh 4:1

“And it came to pass, that when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall he was angry: and being moved exceedingly he scoffed at the Jews.”

“was repaired Heb. עָלְתָה אָרוּכָה, [lit. attained a cure,] that the wall was built. repaired A [word having the] meaning of bandaging and healing. 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.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.