Nehemiah 13:9 Go deeper
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Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense. (KJV)
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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 13:9 word 1
וַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּvay.ta.ha.Ruand people purified
Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)
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 13:9 word 2
הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתha.le.sha.Khotthe store-rooms
Lemma: לִשְׁכָּה (lish.kah) · Strong's: H3957
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: chamber
Used 46 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:22, 2 Kings 23:11, 1 Chronicles 9:26, 1 Chronicles 9:33, 1 Chronicles 23:28, 1 Chronicles 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3957; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:9 word 3
וָאָשִׁ֣יבָהva.'a.Shi.vahand I brought back !
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:9 word 4
שָּׁ֗םShamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:9 word 5
כְּלֵי֙ke.Lei[the] utensils of
Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: article/utensil
Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:9 word 6
בֵּ֣יתbeit[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 13:9 word 7
הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'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 13:9 word 8
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 13:9 word 9
הַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.Chahthe grain offering
Lemma: מִנְחָה (min.chah) · Strong's: H4503G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: offering
Used 176 times. Also: Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:5, Exodus 29:41, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 40:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4503G; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:9 word 10
וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה\׃\ \פve.ha.le.vo.Nahand the frankincense
Lemma: לְבֹנָה (le.vo.nah) · Strong's: H3828
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: frankincense
Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 30:34, Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:15, Leviticus 2:16, Leviticus 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3828; TAHOT Nehemiah 13:9 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then I ordered | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| that the rooms | → | לִשְׁכָּה H3957 chamber |
| be purified | → | טָהֵר H2891 be pure |
| and I had the articles | → | כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil |
| of the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| restored | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| to them | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| along with the grain offerings | → | מִנְחָה H4503G offering |
| and frankincense | → | לְבֹנָה H3828 frankincense |
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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