Nehemiah 9:2 Go deeper
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And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. (KJV)
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וַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ֙vai.yi.ba.de.Luand they separated themselves
Lemma: בָּדַל (ba.dal) · Strong's: H0914
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)
Meaning: to separate
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 26:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0914; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:2 word 1
זֶ֣רַעZe.ra'[the] offspring of
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed: children
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:2 word 2
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:2 word 3
מִכֹּ֖לmi.Kolfrom 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 9:2 word 4
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Neisons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: type of
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, Judges 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121I; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:2 word 5
נֵכָ֑רne.Kharforeignness
Lemma: נֵכָר (ne.khar) · Strong's: H5236
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: foreign
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5236; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:2 word 6
וַיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.Duand they stood
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:2 word 7
וַיִּתְוַדּוּ֙vai.yit.va.Duand they confessed
Lemma: יָדָה (ya.dah) · Strong's: H3034
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVtw3mp)
Meaning: to give thanks
Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 49:8, Leviticus 5:5, Leviticus 16:21, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3034; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:2 word 8
עַל\־'al-on
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 9:2 word 9
חַטֹּ֣אתֵיהֶ֔םcha.To.tei.Hemsins their
Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: sin
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:2 word 10
וַעֲוֹנ֖וֹתva.'a.vo.Notand [the] iniquities of
Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: iniquity: crime
Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:2 word 11
אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.vo.tei.Hemancestors their
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:2 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Those of Israelite | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| descent | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
| separated themselves | → | בָּדַל H0914 to separate |
| from all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the foreigners | → | בֵּן H1121I son: type of |
| . . . | → | נֵכָר H5236 foreign |
| and they stood | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| and confessed | → | יָדָה H3034 to give thanks |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their sins | → | חַטָּאת H2403B sin |
| and the iniquities | → | עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime |
| of their fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
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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