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And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them. (KJV)
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וַיֵּלְכ֨וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 1
כָל\־khol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 2
הָעָ֜םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 3
לֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.Kholto eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 4
וְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ve.lish.tOtand to drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 5
וּלְשַׁלַּ֣חu.le.sha.Lachand to send
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
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 8:12 word 6
מָנ֔וֹתma.Notportions
Lemma: מָנָה (ma.nah) · Strong's: H4490
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: portion
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 29:26, Leviticus 7:33, Leviticus 8:29, 1 Samuel 1:4, 1 Samuel 1:5, 1 Samuel 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4490; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 7
וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.Sotand to make
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 8
שִׂמְחָ֣הsim.Chahjoy
Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: joy
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 9
גְדוֹלָ֑הge.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 8:12 word 10
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 8:12 word 11
הֵבִ֙ינוּ֙he.Vi.nuthey had understood
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 12
בַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.Rim<in> the words
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 13
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
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 8:12 word 14
הוֹדִ֖יעוּho.Di.'uthey had made known
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:12 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| began to eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| and drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| to send out | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| portions | → | מָנָה H4490 portion |
| and | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| to rejoice | → | שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy |
| greatly | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they understood | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| the words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| had been made known | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| to them | → |
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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