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Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. (KJV)
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וְיֵשׁ֡וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'and Jeshua
Lemma: יֵשׁוּעַ (ye.shu.a) · Strong's: H3442J
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jeshua
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 2:40, Ezra 3:9, Nehemiah 7:43, Nehemiah 9:4, Nehemiah 9:5, Nehemiah 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3442J; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 1
וּבָנִ֡יu.va.Niand Bani
Lemma: בָּנִי (ba.ni) · Strong's: H1137M
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Bani
Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 9:4, Nehemiah 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1137M; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 2
וְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה\׀ve.she.Re.ve.Yahand Sherebiah
Lemma: שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה (she.re.ve.yah) · Strong's: H8274G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sherebiah
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 8:18, Ezra 8:24, Nehemiah 9:4, Nehemiah 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8274G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 3
יָמִ֡יןya.MinJamin
Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3226I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jamin
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3226I; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 4
עַקּ֡וּב'a.KuvAkkub
Lemma: עַקּוּב (aq.quv) · Strong's: H6126J
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Akkub
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6126J; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 5
שַׁבְּתַ֣י\׀sha.be.TaiShabbethai
Lemma: שַׁבְּתַי (shab.b.tay) · Strong's: H7678H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shabbethai
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7678H; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 6
הֽוֹדִיָּ֡הho.di.YahHodiah
Lemma: הוֹדִיָּה (ho.diy.yah) · Strong's: H1941G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hodiah
Used 3 times. Also: Nehemiah 9:5, Nehemiah 10:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1941G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 7
מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahMaaseiah
Lemma: מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ (ma.a.se.yah) · Strong's: H4641R
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Maaseiah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4641R; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 8
קְלִיטָ֣אke.li.Ta'Kelita
Lemma: קְלִיטָא (qe.li.ta) · Strong's: H7042G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Kelita
Used 2 times. Also: Nehemiah 10:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7042G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 9
עֲזַרְיָה֩'a.zar.YahAzariah
Lemma: עֲזַרְיָה (a.zar.yah) · Strong's: H5838Y
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Azariah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5838Y; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 10
יוֹזָבָ֨דyo.za.VadJozabad
Lemma: יוֹזָבָד (yo.za.vad) · Strong's: H3107P
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jozabad
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3107P; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 11
חָנָ֤ןcha.NanHanan
Lemma: חָנָן (cha.nan) · Strong's: H2605K
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hanan
Used 2 times. Also: Nehemiah 10:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2605K; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 12
פְּלָאיָה֙pe.la.YahPelaiah
Lemma: פְּלָאיָה (pe.la.yah) · Strong's: H6411A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Pelaiah
Used 2 times. Also: Nehemiah 10:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6411A; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 13
וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.Yimand the Levites
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Levi
Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 14
מְבִינִ֥יםme.vi.Nim[were] causing to understand
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)
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 8:7 word 15
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
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 8:7 word 16
הָעָ֖םha.'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 8:7 word 17
לַתּוֹרָ֑הla.to.Rah<to> the law
Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 8:7 word 18
וְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'Amand the 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 8:7 word 19
עַל\־'al-[were] at
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 8:7 word 20
עָמְדָֽם\׃'a.me.Damplace their
Lemma: עֹ֫מֶד (o.med) · Strong's: H5977
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: post
Used 9 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 30:16, 2 Chronicles 34:31, 2 Chronicles 35:10, Nehemiah 9:3, Nehemiah 13:11, Daniel 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5977; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:7 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The Levites | → | לֵוִי H3881 Levi |
| Jeshua | → | יֵשׁוּעַ H3442J Jeshua |
| Bani | → | בָּנִי H1137M Bani |
| Sherebiah | → | שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה H8274G Sherebiah |
| Jamin | → | יָמִין H3226I Jamin |
| Akkub | → | עַקּוּב H6126J Akkub |
| Shabbethai | → | שַׁבְּתַי H7678H Shabbethai |
| Hodiah | → | הוֹדִיָּה H1941G Hodiah |
| Maaseiah | → | מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ H4641R Maaseiah |
| Kelita | → | קְלִיטָא H7042G Kelita |
| Azariah | → | עֲזַרְיָה H5838Y Azariah |
| Jozabad | → | יוֹזָבָד H3107P Jozabad |
| Hanan | → | חָנָן H2605K Hanan |
| and Pelaiah | → | פְּלָאיָה H6411A Pelaiah |
| instructed | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| in the Law | → | תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction |
| as [they] | → | עַם H5971A people |
| [stood] in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their places | → | עֹ֫מֶד H5977 post |
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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