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And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. (KJV)

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וָאַכִּ֕ירָהva.'a.Ki.rahand I recognized !

Lemma: נָכַר (na.khar) · Strong's: H5234A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)

Meaning: to recognize

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 27:23, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 38:25, Genesis 38:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5234A; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:12 word 1

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:12 word 2

לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:12 word 3

אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 6:12 word 4

שְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.Chohe had sent him

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:12 word 5

כִּ֤יkifor

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 6:12 word 6

הַנְּבוּאָה֙ha.ne.vu.'Ahthe prophecy

Lemma: נְבוּאָה (ne.vu.ah) · Strong's: H5016

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

Meaning: prophecy

Used 3 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 9:29, 2 Chronicles 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5016; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:12 word 7

דִּבֶּ֣רdi.Berhe had spoken

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696I

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to speak: promise

Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 21:1, Genesis 23:16, Genesis 28:15, Exodus 12:25, Leviticus 23:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696I; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:12 word 8

עָלַ֔י'a.Laion 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 6:12 word 9

וְטוֹבִיָּ֥הve.toi.Yahand Tobiah

Lemma: טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ (to.viy.yah) · Strong's: H2900I

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Tobiah

Used 13 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:3, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 6:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2900I; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:12 word 10

וְסַנְבַלַּ֖טve.san.va.Latand Sanballat

Lemma: סַנְבַלַּט (san.val.lat) · Strong's: H5571

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Sanballat

Used 10 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5571; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:12 word 11

שְׂכָרֽוֹ\׃se.kha.Rohe had hired him

Lemma: שָׂכַר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7936B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to hire

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 30:16, Deuteronomy 23:4, Judges 9:4, Judges 18:4, 1 Samuel 2:5, 2 Samuel 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7936B; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:12 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

I realized	→	נָכַר H5234A to recognize
. . .	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
that God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
had not	→	לֹא H3808 not
sent him	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
but that he had uttered	→	דָבַר H1696I to speak: promise
[this] prophecy	→	נְבוּאָה H5016 prophecy
against me	→	עַל H5921A upon
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
Tobiah	→	טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ H2900I Tobiah
and Sanballat	→	סַנְבַלַּט H5571 Sanballat
had hired him	→	שָׂכַר H7936B to hire

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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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