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And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֡יvay.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 13:19 word 1
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust when
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 2
צָֽלֲלוּ֩tza.la.Luthey became dark
Lemma: צָלַל (tsa.lal) · Strong's: H6751
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to shade
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 31:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6751; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 3
שַׁעֲרֵ֨יsha.'a.Rei[the] gates of
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 4
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 5
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.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 13:19 word 6
הַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.Batthe sabbath
Lemma: שַׁבָּת (shab.bat) · Strong's: H7676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: Sabbath
Used 111 times. Also: Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:25, Exodus 16:26, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7676; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 7
וָאֹֽמְרָה֙va.'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 13:19 word 8
וַיִּסָּגְר֣וּvai.yi.sa.ge.Ruand they were closed
Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)
Meaning: to shut
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 9
הַדְּלָת֔וֹתha.de.la.Totthe doors
Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: door
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 10
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 13:19 word 11
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sherthat
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 13:19 word 12
לֹ֣אlo'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 13:19 word 13
יִפְתָּח֔וּםyif.ta.Chumpeople will open them
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to open
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 14
עַ֖ד'aduntil
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 15
אַחַ֣ר'a.Charafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 16
הַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.Batthe sabbath
Lemma: שַׁבָּת (shab.bat) · Strong's: H7676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: Sabbath
Used 111 times. Also: Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:25, Exodus 16:26, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7676; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 17
וּמִנְּעָרַ֗יu.mi.ne.'a.Raiand some of servants my
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 18
הֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙he.'e.Mad.tiI stationed
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)
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 13:19 word 19
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 13:19 word 20
הַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםha.she.'a.Rimthe gates
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 21
לֹא\־lo'-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 13:19 word 22
יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'it will come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 23
מַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'a load
Lemma: מַשָּׂא (mas.sa) · Strong's: H4853A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: burden
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 23:5, Numbers 4:15, Numbers 4:19, Numbers 4:24, Numbers 4:27, Numbers 4:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4853A; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 24
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 13:19 word 25
הַשַּׁבָּֽת\׃ha.sha.Batthe sabbath
Lemma: שַׁבָּת (shab.bat) · Strong's: H7676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: Sabbath
Used 111 times. Also: Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:25, Exodus 16:26, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7676; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:19 word 26
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| the evening shadows | → | צָלַל H6751 to shade |
| began to fall on the gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| of Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| just before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the Sabbath | → | שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath |
| I ordered | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| that the gates | → | דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| be shut | → | סָגַר H5462 to shut |
| and not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| opened | → | פָּתַח H6605A to open |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| after | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| the Sabbath | → | שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath |
| I posted | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| some of my servants | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| at | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| so that no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| load | → | מַשָּׂא H4853A burden |
| could enter | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| on the Sabbath | → | שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
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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