Nehemiah 13:29 Go deeper
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Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. (KJV)
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זָכְרָ֥הza.khe.Rahremember !
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 13:29 word 1
אֱלֹהָ֑י'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 13:29 word 2
עַ֚ל'alon
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 13:29 word 3
גָּאֳלֵ֣יgo.'o.Lei[the] defilement<s> of
Lemma: גֹּ֫אֶל (go.el) · Strong's: H1352
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: defilement
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1352; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:29 word 4
הַכְּהֻנָּ֔הha.ke.hu.Nahthe priesthood
Lemma: כְּהֻנָּה (ke.hun.nah) · Strong's: H3550
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: priesthood
Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 29:9, Exodus 40:15, Numbers 3:10, Numbers 16:10, Numbers 18:1, Numbers 18:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3550; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:29 word 5
וּבְרִ֥יתu.ve.Ritand [the] covenant of
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: covenant
Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:29 word 6
הַכְּהֻנָּ֖הha.ke.hu.Nahthe priesthood
Lemma: כְּהֻנָּה (ke.hun.nah) · Strong's: H3550
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: priesthood
Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 29:9, Exodus 40:15, Numbers 3:10, Numbers 16:10, Numbers 18:1, Numbers 18:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3550; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:29 word 7
וְהַלְוִיִּֽם\׃ve.hal.vi.Yimand 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 13:29 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Remember | → | זָכַר H2142 to remember |
| them | → | |
| O my God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| because | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| they have defiled | → | גֹּ֫אֶל H1352 defilement |
| the priesthood | → | כְּהֻנָּה H3550 priesthood |
| and the covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| of the priesthood | → | כְּהֻנָּה H3550 priesthood |
| and of the Levites | → | לֵוִי H3881 Levi |
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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