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And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר\׀vai.Yo.merand he 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 4:2 word 1

לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

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

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 2

אֶחָ֗יו'e.Chavbrothers his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I

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

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 4:2 word 3

וְחֵיל֙ve.Cheiland [the] army of

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A

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

Meaning: strength: soldiers

Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:28, Exodus 15:4, Numbers 31:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 4

שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonSamaria

Lemma: שֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) · Strong's: H8111

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Samaria

Used 109 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:32, 1 Kings 16:24, 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:32, 1 Kings 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8111; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 5

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he 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 4:2 word 6

מָ֛הmahwhat?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 7

הַיְּהוּדִ֥יםhai.ye.hu.Dim[are] the Jews

Lemma: יְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) · Strong's: H3064

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Jew

Used 69 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3064; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 8

הָאֲמֵלָלִ֖יםha.'a.me.la.Lim<the> feeble

Lemma: אֲמֵלָל (a.me.lal) · Strong's: H0537

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: weak

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0537; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 9

עֹשִׂ֑ים'o.Simdoing

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

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

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 10

הֲיַעַזְב֨וּha.ya.'az.Vu¿ will they restore

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800C

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to leave: release

Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 23:5, Deuteronomy 32:36, 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 21:21, 2 Kings 9:8, 2 Kings 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800C; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 11

הֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙ha.yiz.Ba.chu¿ will they offer sacrifices

Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to sacrifice

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 12

הַיְכַלּ֣וּhay.kha.Lu¿ will they finish

Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to end: finish

Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3615G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 13

בַיּ֔וֹםvai.Yomin the day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 14

הַיְחַיּ֧וּhay.chai.Yu¿ will they restore

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 15

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 4:2 word 16

הָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.Nimthe stones

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

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

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 17

מֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹתme.'a.re.Motfrom [the] heaps of

Lemma: עֲרֵמָה (a.re.mah) · Strong's: H6194

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

Meaning: heap

Used 11 times. Also: Ruth 3:7, 2 Chronicles 31:6, 2 Chronicles 31:7, 2 Chronicles 31:8, 2 Chronicles 31:9, Nehemiah 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6194; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 18

הֶעָפָ֖רhe.'a.Far<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 4:2 word 19

וְהֵ֥מָּהve.He.mahand they

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 20

שְׂרוּפֽוֹת\׃se.ru.Fot[are] burned

Lemma: שָׂרַף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8313

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsfpa)

Meaning: to burn

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:34, Exodus 32:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8313; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:2 word 21

How the BSB renders it

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

before	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
his associates	→	אָח H0251I brother: compatriot
and the army	→	חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers
of Samaria	→	שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111 Samaria
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
are these feeble	→	אֲמֵלָל H0537 weak
Jews	→	יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew
doing	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
Can they restore [the wall]	→	עָזַב H5800C to leave: release
by themselves	→
Will they offer sacrifices	→	זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice
Will they complete it	→	כָּלָה H3615G to end: finish
in a day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
{Can they bring} these	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
burnt	→	שָׂרַף H8313 to burn
stones	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
back to life	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
from the mounds	→	עֲרֵמָה H6194 heap
of rubble	→	עָפָר H6083 dust

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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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