Nehemiah 9:18 Go deeper
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Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations; (KJV)
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אַ֗ף'Afeven
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: also
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:18 word 1
כִּֽי\־ki-for
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 9:18 word 2
עָשׂ֤וּ'a.Suthey had made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 9:18 word 3
עֵ֣גֶל'E.gela calf of
Lemma: עֵ֫גֶל (e.gel) · Strong's: H5695
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: calf
Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 32:4, Exodus 32:8, Exodus 32:19, Exodus 32:20, Exodus 32:24, Exodus 32:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5695; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:18 word 4
מַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.Khahmolten metal
Lemma: מַסֵּכָה (mas.se.khah) · Strong's: H4541A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: liquid
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 32:4, Exodus 32:8, Exodus 34:17, Leviticus 19:4, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 9:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4541A; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:18 word 5
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they had said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 9:18 word 6
זֶ֣הzehthis
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 9:18 word 7
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha[is] god your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 9:18 word 8
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho
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 9:18 word 9
הֶעֶלְךָ֖he.'el.Khahe brought up you
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: establish
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927H; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:18 word 10
מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom Egypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:18 word 11
וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they had done
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 9:18 word 12
נֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.Tzotblasphemies
Lemma: נֶאָצָה (ne.a.tsah) · Strong's: H5007B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: contempt
Used 3 times. Also: Nehemiah 9:26, Ezekiel 35:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5007B; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:18 word 13
גְּדֹלֽוֹת\׃ge.do.Lotgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)
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 9:18 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Even | → | אַף H0637 also |
| when | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they cast | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| for themselves | → | |
| an image | → | מַסֵּכָה H4541A liquid |
| of a calf | → | עֵ֫גֶל H5695 calf |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| This | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| is your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| brought you up | → | עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish |
| out of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| and when they committed | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| terrible | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| blasphemies | → | נֶאָצָה H5007B contempt |
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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