Nehemiah 8:18 Go deeper
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Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. (KJV)
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וַ֠יִּקְרָאVai.yik.ra'and he read aloud
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to call: read out
Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 24:7, Deuteronomy 17:19, Deuteronomy 31:11, Joshua 8:34, Joshua 8:35, 2 Kings 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121J; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 1
בְּסֵ֨פֶרbe.Se.ferin [the] scroll of
Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: scroll: book
Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:7, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33, Numbers 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5612H; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 2
תּוֹרַ֤תto.Rat[the] law of
Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: instruction
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 3
הָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.Him<the> God
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 8:18 word 4
י֣וֹם\׀Yoma day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: daily
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 5
בְּי֔וֹםbe.Yomin a day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: daily
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 6
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 7
הַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: daily
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 8
הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.Shon<the> first
Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223G
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: first
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 28:19, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7223G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 9
עַ֖ד'aduntil
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 10
הַיּ֣וֹםhai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: daily
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 11
הָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.Ron<the> last
Lemma: אַחֲרוֹן (a.cha.ron) · Strong's: H0314
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: last
Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 33:2, Exodus 4:8, Numbers 2:31, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 13:9, Deuteronomy 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0314; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 12
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ\־vai.ya.'a.su-and they celebrated
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 8:18 word 13
חָג֙chaga festival
Lemma: חַג (chag) · Strong's: H2282
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: feast
Used 62 times. Also: Exodus 10:9, Exodus 12:14, Exodus 13:6, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2282; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 14
שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'Atseven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 15
יָמִ֔יםya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 16
וּבַיּ֧וֹםu.vai.Yomand on the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: daily
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 17
הַשְּׁמִינִ֛יha.she.mi.Ni<the> eighth
Lemma: שְׁמִינִי (she.mi.ni) · Strong's: H8066
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: eighth
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 22:30, Leviticus 9:1, Leviticus 12:3, Leviticus 14:10, Leviticus 14:23, Leviticus 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8066; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 18
עֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retan assembly
Lemma: עֲצָרָה (a.tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6116
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: assembly
Used 11 times. Also: Leviticus 23:36, Numbers 29:35, Deuteronomy 16:8, 2 Kings 10:20, 2 Chronicles 7:9, Isaiah 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6116; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 19
כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט\׃\ \פka.mish.Pataccording to the ordinance
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: justice: judgement
Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:18 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Day | → | יוֹם H3117J day: daily |
| after day | → | יוֹם H3117J day: daily |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the first | → | רִאשׁוֹן H7223G first |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117J day: daily |
| to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the last | → | אַחֲרוֹן H0314 last |
| Ezra read | → | קָרָא H7121J to call: read out |
| from the Book | → | סֵ֫פֶר H5612H scroll: book |
| of the Law | → | תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| The Israelites kept | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| the feast | → | חַג H2282 feast |
| for seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117J day: daily |
| and on the eighth | → | שְׁמִינִי H8066 eighth |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117J day: daily |
| . . . | → | יוֹם H3117J day: daily |
| they held an assembly | → | עֲצָרָה H6116 assembly |
| according to the ordinance | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement |
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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