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And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. (KJV)
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וְעַל\־ve.'al-and on
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 3:5 word 1
יָדָ֖םya.Damhand their
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: themselves
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22, Exodus 32:4, Leviticus 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027I; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:5 word 2
הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuthey repaired
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:5 word 3
הַתְּקוֹעִ֑יםha.te.ko.'Imthe Tekoites
Lemma: תְּקוֹעִי (te.qo.i) · Strong's: H8621
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Tekoa
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 14:4, 2 Samuel 14:9, 2 Samuel 23:26, 1 Chronicles 11:28, 1 Chronicles 27:9, Nehemiah 3:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8621; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:5 word 4
וְאַדִּֽירֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.di.rei.Hemand nobles their
Lemma: אַדִּיר (ad.dir) · Strong's: H0117
Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)
Meaning: great
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 15:10, Judges 5:13, Judges 5:25, 1 Samuel 4:8, 2 Chronicles 23:20, Nehemiah 10:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0117; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:5 word 5
לֹא\־lo'-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 3:5 word 6
הֵבִ֣יאוּhe.Vi.'uthey brought
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
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 3:5 word 7
צַוָּרָ֔םtza.va.Ramneck their
Lemma: צַוָּאר (tsav.var) · Strong's: H6677A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neck
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:16, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 41:42, Genesis 45:14, Genesis 46:29, Deuteronomy 28:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6677A; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:5 word 8
בַּעֲבֹדַ֖תba.'a.vo.Datin [the] work of
Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: service
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 29:27, Genesis 30:26, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 2:23, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5656G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:5 word 9
אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם\׃\ \ס'a.do.nei.Hemmaster<s> their
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:5 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Next | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| to him | → | יָד H3027I hand: themselves |
| the Tekoites | → | תְּקוֹעִי H8621 Tekoa |
| made repairs | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| but their nobles | → | אַדִּיר H0117 great |
| did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| put | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| their shoulders | → | צַוָּאר H6677A neck |
| to the work | → | עֲבֹדָה H5656G service |
| under their supervisors | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
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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