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Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. (KJV)

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וְיֵשׁ֙ve.Yeshand there

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: there

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:3 word 1

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher[were those] who

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:3 word 2

אֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.Rim[were] saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

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 5:3 word 3

שְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּse.do.Tei.nufields our

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

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

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:3 word 4

וּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuand vineyards our

Lemma: כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) · Strong's: H3754

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

Meaning: vineyard

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 9:20, Exodus 22:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3754; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:3 word 5

וּבָתֵּ֖ינוּu.va.Tei.nuand houses our

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:3 word 6

אֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuwe

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 5:3 word 7

עֹרְבִ֑ים'o.re.Vim[are] mortgaging

Lemma: עָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H6148

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

Meaning: to pledge

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32, 2 Kings 18:23, Ezra 9:2, Job 17:3, Psalms 106:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6148; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:3 word 8

וְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.Chahand we will get

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:3 word 9

דָגָ֖ןda.Gangrain

Lemma: דָּגָן (da.gan) · Strong's: H1715

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

Meaning: grain

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:37, Numbers 18:12, Numbers 18:27, Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1715; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:3 word 10

בָּרָעָֽב\׃ba.ra.'Avin the famine

Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458

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

Meaning: famine

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:3 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Others	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
were saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
We	→	אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we
are mortgaging	→	עָרַב H6148 to pledge
our fields	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
our vineyards	→	כֶּרֶם H3754 vineyard
and our homes	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
to get	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
grain	→	דָּגָן H1715 grain
during the famine	→	רָעָב H7458 famine

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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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