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Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: (KJV)

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שְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'hear

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 1

אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuO God our

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 2

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 3

הָיִ֣ינוּha.Yi.nuwe are

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 4

בוּזָ֔הvu.Zahcontempt

Lemma: בּוּזָה (bu.zah) · Strong's: H0939

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: contempt

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0939; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 5

וְהָשֵׁ֥בve.ha.Shevand return

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 6

חֶרְפָּתָ֖םcher.pa.Tamreproach their

Lemma: חֶרְפָּה (cher.pah) · Strong's: H2781

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

Meaning: reproach

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 30:23, Genesis 34:14, Joshua 5:9, 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 25:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2781; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 7

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 4:4 word 8

רֹאשָׁ֑םro.Shamown head their

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

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

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 9

וּתְנֵ֥םu.te.Nemand give them

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 10

לְבִזָּ֖הle.vi.Zahto plunder

Lemma: בִּזָּה (biz.zah) · Strong's: H0961

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: plunder

Used 10 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 14:14, 2 Chronicles 25:13, 2 Chronicles 28:14, Ezra 9:7, Esther 9:10, Esther 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0961; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 11

בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin a land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 12

שִׁבְיָֽה\׃shiv.Yahcaptivity

Lemma: שִׁבְיָה (shiv.yah) · Strong's: H7633

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: captive

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 21:11, Deuteronomy 32:42, 2 Chronicles 28:5, 2 Chronicles 28:11, 2 Chronicles 28:13, 2 Chronicles 28:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7633; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:4 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Hear us	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
O God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
we are	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
despised	→	בּוּזָה H0939 contempt
Turn	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
their scorn	→	חֶרְפָּה H2781 reproach
back upon	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
their own heads	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
and let them be taken	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
as plunder	→	בִּזָּה H0961 plunder
to a land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
of captivity	→	שִׁבְיָה H7633 captive

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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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