Commentary for Nehemiah 5:9
ויאמר [וָאוֹמַ֕ר] לֹא־ט֥וֹב הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֑ים הֲל֞וֹא בְּיִרְאַ֤ת אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ תֵּלֵ֔כוּ מֵחֶרְפַּ֖ת הַגּוֹיִ֥ם אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃
Also I said: ‘The thing that ye do is not good; ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
Rashi on Nehemiah
The thing...is not good The thing is evil in the eyes of the Holy One, blessed be He.
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Rashi on Nehemiah
because of the reproach because of the reproach of the heathens who are our enemies.
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