Nehemiah 11:23 Go deeper

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For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:23 word 1

מִצְוַ֥תmitz.Vat[the] commandment of

Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 11:23 word 2

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:23 word 3

עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.Hem[was] on them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:23 word 4

וַאֲמָנָ֥הva.'a.ma.Nahand a firm ordinance

Lemma: אֲמָנָה (a.ma.nah) · Strong's: H0548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sure

Used 2 times. Also: Nehemiah 9:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0548; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:23 word 5

עַל\־'al-[was] on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:23 word 6

הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםham.sho.re.Rimthe singers

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7891

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)

Meaning: to sing

Used 86 times. Also: Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Numbers 21:17, Judges 5:1, Judges 5:3, 2 Samuel 19:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7891; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:23 word 7

דְּבַר\־de.var-[the] matter of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697N

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: word: portion

Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 16:4, Leviticus 23:37, 2 Kings 25:30, 2 Chronicles 9:24, Ezra 3:4, Jeremiah 52:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697N; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:23 word 8

י֥וֹםYoma day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

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 11:23 word 9

בְּיוֹמֽוֹ\׃be.yo.Moin day its

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: day: daily

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:23 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
[there was] a command	→	מִצְוָה H4687 commandment
from the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
concerning [the singers]	→	עַל H5921A upon
an ordinance	→	אֲמָנָה H0548 sure
regulating	→	עַל H5921A upon
[their]	→	שִׁיר H7891 to sing
daily	→	יוֹם H3117G day
. . .	→	יוֹם H3117G day
activities	→	דָּבָר H1697N word: portion

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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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