Nehemiah 2:1 Go deeper
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֣י\׀vay.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 2:1 word 1
בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshin [the] month of
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 2
נִיסָ֗ןni.SanNisan
Lemma: נִיסָן (ni.san) · Strong's: H5212
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Nisan
Used 2 times. Also: Esther 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5212; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 3
שְׁנַ֥תshe.Natyear
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 4
עֶשְׂרִ֛ים'es.Rimtwenty
Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)
Meaning: twenty
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 5
לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'of Artaxerxes
Lemma: אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא (ar.tach.shash.ta) · Strong's: H0783A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Artaxerxes
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 4:7, Ezra 7:1, Ezra 7:7, Ezra 7:11, Ezra 8:1, Nehemiah 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0783A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 6
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 7
יַ֣יִןYa.yinwine
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 8
לְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.Nav[was] <to> before him
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 2:1 word 9
וָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'and I took
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to lift: raise
Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 10
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 2:1 word 11
הַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinthe wine
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 12
וָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.Nahand I gave [it] !
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 13
לַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 14
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and 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 2:1 word 15
הָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiI had been
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
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 2:1 word 16
רַ֖עra'sad
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bad: harmful
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:50, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:1 word 17
לְפָנָֽיו\׃le.fa.Nav<to> before him
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 2:1 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| in the month | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
| of Nisan | → | נִיסָן H5212 Nisan |
| in the twentieth | → | עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| Artaxerxes | → | אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא H0783A Artaxerxes |
| when wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
| was set before him | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| I took | → | נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise |
| the wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
| and gave | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| it to the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| I had never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| been | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| sad | → | רַע H7451A bad: harmful |
| in his presence | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
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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