Nehemiah 13:11 Go deeper

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Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. (KJV)

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וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahand I contended !

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7378

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to contend

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 26:20, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 31:36, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7378; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:11 word 1

אֶת\־'et-with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:11 word 2

הַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.Nimthe officials

Lemma: סָגָן (sa.gan) · Strong's: H5461

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: ruler

Used 17 times. Also: Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 5:7, Nehemiah 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5461; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:11 word 3

וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.Rahand I said !

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:11 word 4

מַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'why?

Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: why?

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:11 word 5

נֶעֱזַ֣בne.'e.Zavhas it been neglected

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

Meaning: to leave: neglect

Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 12:19, Deuteronomy 14:27, Nehemiah 10:39, Job 20:19, Proverbs 4:2, Proverbs 10:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800H; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:11 word 6

בֵּית\־beit-[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q

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

Meaning: house: temple

Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:11 word 7

הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 13:11 word 8

וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔םva.'Ek.be.Tzemand I assembled them

Lemma: קָבַץ (qa.vats) · Strong's: H6908

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to gather

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 49:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 30:3, Deuteronomy 30:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6908; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:11 word 9

וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖םva.'a.'a.mi.Demand I made stand them

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:11 word 10

עַל\־'al-at

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 13:11 word 11

עָמְדָֽם\׃'a.me.Damplace their

Lemma: עֹ֫מֶד (o.med) · Strong's: H5977

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

Meaning: post

Used 9 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 30:16, 2 Chronicles 34:31, 2 Chronicles 35:10, Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 9:3, Daniel 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5977; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:11 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

So I rebuked	→	רִיב H7378 to contend
the officials	→	סָגָן H5461 ruler
and asked	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Why	→	מַדּוּעַ H4069 why?
has the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple
of God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
been neglected	→	עָזַב H5800H to leave: neglect
Then I gathered the Levites and singers together	→	קָבַץ H6908 to gather
and stationed them	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
at	→	עַל H5921A upon
their posts	→	עֹ֫מֶד H5977 post

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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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