Nehemiah 5:4 Go deeper

There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. (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 5:4 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 5:4 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 5:4 word 3

לָוִ֥ינוּla.Vi.nuwe have borrowed

Lemma: לָוָה (la.vah) · Strong's: H3867B

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

Meaning: to borrow

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 28:44, Psalms 37:21, Psalms 37:26, Psalms 112:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3867B; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:4 word 4

כֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefmoney

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

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

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:4 word 5

לְמִדַּ֣תle.mi.Datfor [the] tribute of

Lemma: מִדָּה (mid.dah) · Strong's: H4060B

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

Meaning: tribute

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4060B; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:4 word 6

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:4 word 7

שְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּse.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 5:4 word 8

וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ\׃u.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 5:4 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Still others	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
were saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
We have borrowed	→	לָוָה H3867B to borrow
money [to pay]	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
the king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
tax	→	מִדָּה H4060B tribute
[on] our fields	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
and vineyards	→	כֶּרֶם H3754 vineyard

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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