Nehemiah 6:4 Go deeper
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Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.Chuand they sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 6:4 word 1
אֵלַ֛י'e.Laito me
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 6:4 word 2
כַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.Varaccording to the manner
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697O
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Chronicles
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 18:25, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:7, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 13:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697O; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:4 word 3
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:4 word 4
אַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:4 word 5
פְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.Mimtimes
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:4 word 6
וָאָשִׁ֥יבva.'a.Shivand I sent back to
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725M
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)
Meaning: to return: reply
Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 19:8, Judges 5:29, 2 Samuel 3:11, 1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:9, 1 Kings 12:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725M; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:4 word 7
אוֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:4 word 8
כַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.Varaccording to the manner
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697O
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Chronicles
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 18:25, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:7, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 13:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697O; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:4 word 9
הַזֶּֽה\׃\ \סha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:4 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| times | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
| they sent me | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the same | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| message | → | דָּבָר H1697O Chronicles |
| and each time I gave | → | שׁוּב H7725M to return: reply |
| the same | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| reply | → | דָּבָר H1697O Chronicles |
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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