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And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? (KJV)
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וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הva.'esh.le.Chahand I sent !
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
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 6:3 word 1
עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם'a.lei.Hemto them
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 6:3 word 2
מַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.Khimmessengers
Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: messenger
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 32:6, Numbers 20:14, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4397G; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 3
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 6:3 word 4
מְלָאכָ֤הme.la.Khaha work
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 5
גְדוֹלָה֙ge.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 6:3 word 6
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 7
עֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.Seh[am] doing
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 8
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 6:3 word 9
אוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalI am able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 10
לָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detto go down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 11
לָ֣מָּהLa.mah<to> why?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 12
תִשְׁבַּ֤תtish.Batwill it cease
Lemma: שָׁבַת (sha.vat) · Strong's: H7673A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to cease
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:22, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7673A; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 13
הַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.Khahthe work
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 14
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sher<just> when
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 15
אַרְפֶּ֔הָ'ar.Pe.haI will let drop it
Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to slacken
Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 4:26, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 16
וְיָרַדְתִּ֖יve.ya.rad.Tiand I will go down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:3 word 17
אֲלֵיכֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Khemto you
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 6:3 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So I sent | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| messengers | → | מַלְאָךְ H4397G messenger |
| to them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am doing | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| a great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| work | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
| and cannot | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| come down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| Why | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| should the work | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
| stop | → | שָׁבַת H7673A to cease |
| while | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| I leave it | → | רָפָה H7503 to slacken |
| to go down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| to you | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
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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