Nehemiah 2:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When Sanballatסַנְבַלַּ֣ט
(san·val·lat)
5571: a Samaritan leaderof foreign origin
the Horoniteהַחֹרֹנִ֗י
(ha·cho·ro·ni)
2772: inhab. of Beth-horonfrom Beth (in part)
and Tobiahוְטֹֽובִיָּה֙
(ve·to·v·vi·yah)
2900: "Yah is my good," three Isr., also an Ammonitefrom tob and Yah
the Ammoniteהָֽעַמֹּנִ֔י
(ha·'am·mo·ni,)
5984: desc. of Ammonfrom Ammon
officialהָעֶ֣בֶד
(ha·'e·ved)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע
(vai·yish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
[about it], it was very 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
displeasingוַיֵּ֥רַע
(vai·ye·ra)
7489a: to be evil, baddenominative verb from ra
to them that someoneאָדָ֔ם
(a·dam,)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
had comeבָּ֥א
(ba)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
(le·vak·kesh)
1245: to seeka prim. root
the welfare 
 
2899b: welfare, benefit, good things, goodfrom tob
of the sonsלִבְנֵ֥י
(liv·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
When Sanballat
Canballat  (san-bal-lat')
Sanballat, a Persian satrap of Samaria -- Sanballat.
the Horonite
Choroniy  (kho-ro-nee')
a Choronite or inhabitant of Choronaim -- Horonite.
and Tobiah
Towbiyah  (to-bee-yaw')
goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan -- Tobiah, Tobijah.
the servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
the Ammonite
`Ammowniy  (am-mo-nee')
an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish -- Ammonite(-s).
heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
of it it grieved
yara`  (yaw-rah')
to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e. (figuratively) to fear -- be grevious (only Isa. 15:4).
them exceedingly
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
that there was come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
a man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
to seek
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
the welfare
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
of the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about it, it was very displeasing to them that someone had come to seek the welfare of the sons of Israel.

King James Bible
When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites, they were greatly displeased.

International Standard Version
But when Sanballat the Horonite and his servant Tobiah the Ammonite heard of this, they were greatly distressed because someone had come to do good for the Israelis.

NET Bible
When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard all this, they were very displeased that someone had come to seek benefit for the Israelites.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, they were very upset that someone had come to give the people of Israel so much assistance.

King James 2000 Bible
When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there had come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
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