Nehemiah 4:13 Go deeper

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Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. (KJV)

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וָֽאַעֲמִ֞ידva.'a.'a.Midand I stationed

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975J

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)

Meaning: to stand: put

Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 18:23, Numbers 11:24, 1 Kings 12:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975J; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 1

מִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹתmi.tach.ti.Yotfrom [the] lower parts

Lemma: תַּחְתִּי (tach.ti) · Strong's: H8482

Parsing: Aafpc (Aafpc)

Meaning: lower

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Exodus 19:17, Deuteronomy 32:22, Joshua 15:19, Judges 1:15, Job 41:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8482; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 2

לַמָּק֛וֹםla.ma.Komof the place

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

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

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 3

מֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.Reifrom behind

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 4

לַחוֹמָ֖הla.cho.Mahof 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 4:13 word 5

וָֽאַעֲמִ֤ידva.'a.'a.Midand I stationed

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975J

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)

Meaning: to stand: put

Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 18:23, Numbers 11:24, 1 Kings 12:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975J; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 6

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 4:13 word 7

הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 8

לְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹתle.mish.pa.Chotto clans

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: family

Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 9

עִם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 10

חַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֛םchar.vo.tei.Hemswords their

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 11

רָמְחֵיהֶ֖םra.me.chei.Hemspears their

Lemma: רֹ֫מַח (ro.mach) · Strong's: H7420

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: spear

Used 15 times. Also: Numbers 25:7, Judges 5:8, 1 Kings 18:28, 1 Chronicles 12:8, 1 Chronicles 12:24, 2 Chronicles 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7420; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 12

וְקַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶֽם\׃ve.ka.she.to.tei.Hemand bows their

Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: bow

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:13 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

So I stationed [men]	→	עָמַד H5975J to stand: put
behind	→	אַחַר H0310A after
the lowest	→	תַּחְתִּי H8482 lower
sections	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
of the wall	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall
at the vulnerable areas	→	H6708
I stationed	→	עָמַד H5975J to stand: put
them	→	עַם H5971A people
by families	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
with	→	עִם H5973A with
their swords	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
spears	→	רֹ֫מַח H7420 spear
and bows	→	קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow

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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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