Nehemiah 4:19 Go deeper
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And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another. (KJV)
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וָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.Marand I said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
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 4:19 word 1
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 2
הַחֹרִ֤יםha.cho.Rimthe nobles
Lemma: חֹר (chor) · Strong's: H2715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: noble
Used 13 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:11, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 5:7, Nehemiah 6:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2715; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 3
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 4
הַסְּגָנִים֙ha.se.ga.Nimthe officials
Lemma: סָגָן (sa.gan) · Strong's: H5461
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ruler
Used 17 times. Also: Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 5:7, Nehemiah 5:17, Nehemiah 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5461; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 5
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 6
יֶ֣תֶרYe.ter[the] rest of
Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: remainder
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 7
הָעָ֔םha.'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 4:19 word 8
הַמְּלָאכָ֥הha.me.la.Khahthe work
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 9
הַרְבֵּ֖הhar.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 4:19 word 10
וּרְחָבָ֑הu.re.cha.Vahand extensive
Lemma: רָחָב (ra.chav) · Strong's: H7342H
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: broad: wide
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 34:21, Exodus 3:8, Judges 18:10, 1 Chronicles 4:40, Nehemiah 7:4, Nehemiah 9:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7342H; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 11
וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'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 4:19 word 12
נִפְרָדִים֙nif.ra.Dim[are] separate
Lemma: פָּרַד (pa.rad) · Strong's: H6504
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)
Meaning: to separate
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6504; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 13
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 4:19 word 14
הַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.Mahthe 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 4:19 word 15
רְחוֹקִ֖יםre.cho.Kimdistant
Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: distant
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 16
אִ֥ישׁ'isheach
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 4:19 word 17
מֵאָחִֽיו\׃me.'a.Chivfrom brother his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:19 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then I said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the nobles | → | חֹר H2715 noble |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the officials | → | סָגָן H5461 ruler |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| and the rest | → | יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder |
| of the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| The work [is] | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
| great | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| and extensive | → | רָחָב H7342H broad: wide |
| and we | → | אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we |
| are spread out | → | פָּרַד H6504 to separate |
| far | → | רָחֹק H7350 distant |
| from one | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| another | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| along | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the wall | → | חוֹמָה H2346G wall |
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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