Nehemiah 13:22 Go deeper

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And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'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 13:22 word 1

לַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.Yimto the Levites

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Levi

Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:22 word 2

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'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 13:22 word 3

יִֽהְי֤וּyih.Yuthey will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

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 13:22 word 4

מִֽטַּהֲרִים֙mi.ta.ha.Rimpurifying themselves

Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVtrmpa)

Meaning: be pure

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 35:2, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2891; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:22 word 5

וּבָאִים֙u.va.'Imand coming

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

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 13:22 word 6

שֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.Rimguarding

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:22 word 7

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 13:22 word 8

לְקַדֵּ֖שׁle.ka.Deshto keep holy

Lemma: קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) · Strong's: H6942G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to consecrate: consecate

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 2:3, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Exodus 19:22, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6942G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:22 word 9

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 13:22 word 10

י֣וֹםYom[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 13:22 word 11

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 13:22 word 12

גַּם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:22 word 13

זֹאת֙zoTthis

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:22 word 14

זָכְרָה\־za.khe.rah-remember !

Lemma: זָכַר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2142

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to remember

Used 229 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 19:29, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2142; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:22 word 15

אֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiO God my

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 13:22 word 16

וְח֥וּסָהve.Chu.sahand have mercy !

Lemma: חוּס (chus) · Strong's: H2347

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to pity

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 45:20, Deuteronomy 7:16, Deuteronomy 13:8, Deuteronomy 19:13, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 25:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2347; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:22 word 17

עָלַ֖י'a.Laion me

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 13:22 word 18

כְּרֹ֥בke.Roaccording to [the] greatness of

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:22 word 19

חַסְדֶּֽךָ\׃\ \פchas.De.khacovenant loyalty your

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

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

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:22 word 20

How the BSB renders it

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

Then I instructed	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
the Levites	→	לֵוִי H3881 Levi
to purify themselves	→	טָהֵר H2891 be pure
. . .	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
and guard	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
the gates	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
in order to keep the Sabbath	→	שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
holy	→	קָדַשׁ H6942G to consecrate: consecate
Remember	→	זָכַר H2142 to remember
me	→
for this	→	זֹאת H2063 this
as well	→	גַּם H1571 also
O my God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
and {show} me	→	עַל H5921A upon
mercy	→	חוּס H2347 to pity
according to Your abundant	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
loving devotion	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness

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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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