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Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. (KJV)
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וַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְvai.yi.ma.Lekhand it considered
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427B
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to advise
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4427B; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 1
לִבִּ֜יli.Biheart my
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 2
עָלַ֗י'a.Laiwith me
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 5:7 word 3
וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahand I contended !
Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7378
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to contend
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 26:20, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 31:36, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7378; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 4
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 5
הַחֹרִ֣יםha.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 4:19, Nehemiah 6:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2715; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 6
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 7
הַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.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 4:19, Nehemiah 5:17, Nehemiah 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5461; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 8
וָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.Rahand 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 5:7 word 9
מַשָּׁ֥אma.Sha'usury
Lemma: מַשָּׁא (mash.sah) · Strong's: H4855
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: interest
Used 3 times. Also: Nehemiah 5:10, Nehemiah 10:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4855; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 10
אִישׁ\־'ish-each
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 5:7 word 11
בְּאָחִ֖יוbe.'a.Chivon 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 5:7 word 12
אַתֶּ֣ם'a.Temyou
Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)
Meaning: you(m.p.)
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 13
וָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.Tenand I made
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to give: make
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 9:12, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 42:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414I; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 14
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemon them
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 5:7 word 15
קְהִלָּ֥הke.hi.Lahan assembly
Lemma: קְהִלָּה (qe.hil.lah) · Strong's: H6952
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: assembly
Used 2 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6952; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 16
גְדוֹלָֽה\׃ge.do.Lahgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:7 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and after serious | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| thought | → | מָלַךְ H4427B to advise |
| I rebuked | → | רִיב H7378 to contend |
| the nobles | → | חֹר H2715 noble |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| and officials | → | סָגָן H5461 ruler |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| You | → | אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.) |
| are exacting | → | נָשָׁא H5378 to exact |
| usury | → | מַשָּׁא H4855 interest |
| from your own brothers | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| So I called | → | נָתַן H5414I to give: make |
| a large | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| assembly | → | קְהִלָּה H6952 assembly |
| against them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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