Nehemiah 4:18 Go deeper

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For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. (KJV)

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וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔יםve.Ha.bo.Nimand the builders

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

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 4:18 word 1

אִ֥ישׁ'isheach one

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

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

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:18 word 2

חַרְבּ֛וֹchar.Bosword his

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 4:18 word 3

אֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.Rim[were] girded

Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)

Meaning: to bind

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:18 word 4

עַל\־'al-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 4:18 word 5

מָתְנָ֖יוma.te.Navhips his

Lemma: מׇתְנַ֫יִם (mo.ten) · Strong's: H4975

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: loin

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Exodus 12:11, Exodus 28:42, Deuteronomy 33:11, 2 Samuel 20:8, 1 Kings 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4975; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:18 word 6

וּבוֹנִ֑יםu.vo.Nimand [were] building

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

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 4:18 word 7

וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַve.ha.to.Ke.a'and the [one who] gave a blast

Lemma: תָּקַע (ta.qa) · Strong's: H8628

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

Meaning: to blow

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Exodus 10:19, Numbers 10:3, Numbers 10:4, Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8628; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:18 word 8

בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.Faron the ram's horn

Lemma: שֹׁפָר (sho.phar) · Strong's: H7782

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

Meaning: trumpet

Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Leviticus 25:9, Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7782; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:18 word 9

אֶצְלִֽי\׃'etz.Li[was] beside me

Lemma: אֵ֫צֶל (e.tsel) · Strong's: H0681

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: beside

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 39:10, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0681; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:18 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

And each	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
of the builders	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
worked	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
with his sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
strapped	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
at	→	עַל H5921A upon
his side	→	מׇתְנַ֫יִם H4975 loin
But the trumpeter	→	תָּקַע H8628 to blow
. . .	→	שֹׁפָר H7782 trumpet
stayed beside me	→	אֵ֫צֶל H0681 beside

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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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