Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethat read: “It is reported among the nations— and Geshem agrees— that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king, Young's Literal Translation it is written in it, ‘Among the nations it hath been heard, and Gashmu is saying: Thou and the Jews are thinking to rebel, therefore thou art building the wall, and thou hast been to them for a king—according to these words! King James Bible Wherein [was] written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith [it, that] thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. Hebrew that read:כָּת֣וּב (kā·ṯūḇ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 3789: To grave, to write “It is reported נִשְׁמָע֙ (niš·mā‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently among the nations— בַּגּוֹיִ֤ם (bag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts and Geshem וְגַשְׁמ֣וּ (wə·ḡaš·mū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1654: Geshem -- an opponent of Nehemiah agrees— אֹמֵ֔ר (’ō·mêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say that you אַתָּ֤ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you and the Jews וְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ (wə·hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish are plotting חֹשְׁבִ֣ים (ḥō·šə·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 2803: To think, account to revolt, לִמְר֔וֹד (lim·rō·wḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4775: To rebel [and] this is why עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against you אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are building בוֹנֶ֖ה (ḇō·w·neh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build the wall. הַחוֹמָ֑ה (ha·ḥō·w·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2346: A wall of protection According to these הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those reports, כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים (kad·də·ḇā·rîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause you וְאַתָּ֗ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are to become הֹוֶ֤ה (hō·weh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1933: To fall their לָהֶם֙ (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew king, לְמֶ֔לֶךְ (lə·me·leḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king |