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When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it , it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'and he heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 1
סַנְבַלַּ֣טsan.va.LatSanballat
Lemma: סַנְבַלַּט (san.val.lat) · Strong's: H5571
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sanballat
Used 10 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5571; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 2
הַחֹרֹנִ֗יha.cho.ro.Nithe Horonite
Lemma: חֹרֹנִי (cho.ro.ni) · Strong's: H2772
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Horonite
Used 3 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 13:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2772; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 3
וְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ve.toi.Yahand Tobiah
Lemma: טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ (to.viy.yah) · Strong's: H2900I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Tobiah
Used 13 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:3, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 6:12, Nehemiah 6:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2900I; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 4
הָעֶ֣בֶדha.'E.vedthe servant
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 5
הָֽעַמֹּנִ֔יha.'a.mo.Nithe Ammonite
Lemma: עַמּוֹנִי (am.mo.ni) · Strong's: H5984H
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Ammon
Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:20, Deuteronomy 23:3, 1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:2, 2 Samuel 23:37, 1 Kings 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5984H; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 6
וַיֵּ֥רַעvai.Ye.ra'and it was displeasing
Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: be evil
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 7
רָעָ֣הra.'Ahdispleasure
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress: evil
Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 8
גְדֹלָ֑הge.do.Lahgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 9
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-that
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 2:10 word 10
בָּ֥אba'he had come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 2:10 word 11
אָדָ֔ם'a.Damsomeone
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 12
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.Keshto seek
Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to seek
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 13
טוֹבָ֖הto.Vahgood
Lemma: טוֹבָה (to.vah) · Strong's: H2896C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: welfare
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Genesis 50:20, Exodus 18:9, Numbers 24:13, Deuteronomy 23:6, Deuteronomy 28:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896C; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 14
לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Neifor [the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 15
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:10 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But when Sanballat | → | סַנְבַלַּט H5571 Sanballat |
| the Horonite | → | חֹרֹנִי H2772 Horonite |
| and Tobiah | → | טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ H2900I Tobiah |
| the Ammonite | → | עַמּוֹנִי H5984H Ammon |
| official | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| heard about this | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| they were deeply | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| disturbed | → | רָעַע H7489A be evil |
| . . . | → | |
| . . . | → | רָעָה H7451I distress: evil |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| someone | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| had come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to seek | → | בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek |
| the well-being | → | טוֹבָה H2896C welfare |
| of the Israelites | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
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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