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Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. (KJV)
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וָאָעִ֣ידָהva.'a.'I.dahand I warned !
Lemma: עוּד (ud) · Strong's: H5749B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)
Meaning: to testify
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 43:3, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 21:29, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 8:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5749B; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 1
וָאֹמְרָ֤הva.'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 13:21 word 2
אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemto them
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 3
מַדּ֜וּעַma.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 13:21 word 4
אַתֶּ֤ם'a.Tem[are] you
Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)
Meaning: you(m.p.)
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 5
לֵנִים֙le.Nimpassing [the] night
Lemma: לוּן (lun) · Strong's: H3885A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to lodge
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 24:54, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 31:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3885A; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 6
נֶ֣גֶדNe.gedbefore
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: before
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 7
הַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.Mahthe wall
Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wall
Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 8
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 9
תִּשְׁנ֕וּtish.Nuyou will do [it] again
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.nah) · Strong's: H8138B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to repeat
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, 1 Samuel 26:8, 2 Samuel 20:10, 1 Kings 18:34, Job 29:22, Proverbs 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8138B; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 10
יָ֖דyada hand
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 11
אֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachI will stretch out
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971K
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to send: reach
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 22:10, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971K; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 12
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 13
הָעֵ֣תha.'Etthe time
Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: time
Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 14
הַהִ֔יאha.Hi'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:21 word 15
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 13:21 word 16
בָ֖אוּVa.'uthey came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 13:21 word 17
בַּשַּׁבָּֽת\׃\ \סba.sha.Baton the 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 13:21 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| but I warned | → | עוּד H5749B to testify |
| them | → | |
| Why | → | מַדּוּעַ H4069 why? |
| are you | → | אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.) |
| camping | → | לוּן H3885A to lodge |
| in front of | → | נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before |
| the wall | → | חוֹמָה H2346G wall |
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you do it again | → | שָׁנָה H8138B to repeat |
| I will lay | → | שָׁלַח H7971K to send: reach |
| hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| on you | → | |
| From | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| time on | → | עֵת H6256 time |
| they did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| return | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| on the Sabbath | → | שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath |
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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