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And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 1
כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י\׀ke.sha.me.'Iwhen heard I
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 3
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rimthe words
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 4
הָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> these
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 5
יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiI sat down
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 6
וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הva.'ev.Kehand I wept
Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to weep
Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 37:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1058; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 7
וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הva.'et.'a.be.Lahand I mourned !
Lemma: אָבַל (a.val) · Strong's: H0056
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVtw1cs)
Meaning: to mourn
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Exodus 33:4, Numbers 14:39, 1 Samuel 6:19, 1 Samuel 15:35, 1 Samuel 16:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0056; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 8
יָמִ֑יםya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 9
וָֽאֱהִ֥יva.'e.Hiand I was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 10
צָם֙tzamfasting
Lemma: צוּם (tsum) · Strong's: H6684
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to fast
Used 21 times. Also: Judges 20:26, 1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 31:13, 2 Samuel 1:12, 2 Samuel 12:16, 2 Samuel 12:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6684; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 11
וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.Leland praying
Lemma: פָּלַל (pa.lal) · Strong's: H6419
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrmsa)
Meaning: to pray
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:17, Genesis 48:11, Numbers 11:2, Numbers 21:7, Deuteronomy 9:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6419; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 12
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 13
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 14
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם\׃ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:4 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When I heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| these | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| I sat down | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| and wept | → | בָּכָה H1058 to weep |
| I mourned | → | אָבַל H0056 to mourn |
| for days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| fasting | → | צוּם H6684 to fast |
| and praying | → | פָּלַל H6419 to pray |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of heaven | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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