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We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses. (KJV)
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חֲבֹ֖לcha.Volsurely <to act corruptly>
Lemma: חָבַל (cha.val) · Strong's: H2254B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 12 times. Also: Job 17:1, Job 34:31, Proverbs 13:13, Ecclesiastes 5:6, Song of Solomon 2:15, Isaiah 10:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2254B; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 1
חָבַ֣לְנוּcha.Val.nuwe have acted corruptly
Lemma: חָבַל (cha.val) · Strong's: H2254B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 12 times. Also: Job 17:1, Job 34:31, Proverbs 13:13, Ecclesiastes 5:6, Song of Solomon 2:15, Isaiah 10:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2254B; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 2
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 3
שָׁמַ֣רְנוּsha.Mar.nuwe have kept
Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)
Meaning: to keep: obey
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 4
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 1:7 word 5
הַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.Votthe commandments
Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: commandment
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 6
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 1:7 word 7
הַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.Kimthe statutes
Lemma: חֹק (choq) · Strong's: H2706G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: statute: decree
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 47:26, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 12:24, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2706G; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 8
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 1:7 word 9
הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.Timthe judgments
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: justice: judgement
Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 11
צִוִּ֖יתָtzi.Vi.tayou commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 12
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 1:7 word 13
מֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 14
עַבְדֶּֽךָ\׃'av.De.khaservant your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Nehemiah 1:7 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| We have behaved corruptly | → | חָבַל H2254B to destroy |
| . . . | → | חָבַל H2254B to destroy |
| against You | → | |
| and have not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| kept | → | שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey |
| the commandments | → | מִצְוָה H4687 commandment |
| statutes | → | חֹק H2706G statute: decree |
| and ordinances | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| You gave | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| Your servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
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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