Nehemiah 2:15 Go deeper

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Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned. (KJV)

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וָאֱהִ֨יva.'e.Hiand I was

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

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 2:15 word 1

עֹלֶ֤ה'o.Lehgoing up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:15 word 2

בַנַּ֙חַל֙va.Na.chalin the wadi

Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158N

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: torrent: valley

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 26:19, Numbers 21:12, Numbers 21:14, Numbers 21:15, Deuteronomy 2:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5158N; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:15 word 3

לַ֔יְלָהLay.lahnight

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:15 word 4

וָאֱהִ֥יva.'e.Hiand I was

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

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 2:15 word 5

שֹׂבֵ֖רso.Verexamining

Lemma: שָׂבַר (sa.var) · Strong's: H7663A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to inspect

Used 2 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7663A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:15 word 6

בַּחוֹמָ֑הba.cho.Mah<on> the wall

Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wall

Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:15 word 7

וָאָשׁ֗וּבva.'a.Shuvand I turned back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

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 2:15 word 8

וָאָב֛וֹאva.'a.Vo'and I went

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

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 2:15 word 9

בְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arin [the] gate of

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

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

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 2:15 word 10

הַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'the valley

Lemma: גַּיְא (gay) · Strong's: H1516M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: Valley (Gate)

Used 4 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 26:9, Nehemiah 2:13, Nehemiah 3:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1516M; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:15 word 11

וָאָשֽׁוּב\׃va.'a.Shuvand I returned

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

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 2:15 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

so I	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
went up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
the valley	→	נַ֫חַל H5158N torrent: valley
by night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
and	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
inspected	→	שָׂבַר H7663A to inspect
the wall	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall
Then I headed back	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
and reentered	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
. . .	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
through the Valley	→	גַּיְא H1516M Valley (Gate)
Gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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