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And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand it said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 4:10 word 1

יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:10 word 2

כָּשַׁל֙ka.Shalit has failed

Lemma: כָּשַׁל (ka.shal) · Strong's: H3782

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to stumble

Used 60 times. Also: Leviticus 26:37, 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Chronicles 25:8, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 28:23, Job 4:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3782; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:10 word 3

כֹּ֣חַKo.ach[the] strength of

Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B

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

Meaning: strength

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:10 word 4

הַסַּבָּ֔לha.sa.Balthe burden-bearer[s]

Lemma: סַבָּל (sab.bal) · Strong's: H5449

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

Meaning: burden

Used 5 times. Also: 1 Kings 5:15, 2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 2:18, 2 Chronicles 34:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5449; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:10 word 5

וְהֶעָפָ֖רve.he.'a.Farand the debris

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

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

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:10 word 6

הַרְבֵּ֑הhar.Beh[is] much

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:10 word 7

וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙va.'a.Nach.nuand we

Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנוּ (a.nach.nu) · Strong's: H0587

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)

Meaning: we

Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0587; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:10 word 8

לֹ֣אlo'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 4:10 word 9

נוּכַ֔לnu.Khalwe will be able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:10 word 10

לִבְנ֖וֹתliv.Notto rebuild

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:10 word 11

בַּחוֹמָֽה\׃ba.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 4:10 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Meanwhile, the people of Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
The strength	→	כֹּחַ H3581B strength
of the laborer	→	סַבָּל H5449 burden
fails	→	כָּשַׁל H3782 to stumble
and there is so much	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
rubble	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
that we	→	אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we
will never	→	לֹא H3808 not
be able	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
to rebuild	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
the wall	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall

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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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