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And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness. (KJV)
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וַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.Duand they captured
Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to capture
Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 1
עָרִ֣ים'a.Rimcities
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 2
בְּצֻרוֹת֮be.tzu.rOtfortified
Lemma: בָּצַר (ba.tsar) · Strong's: H1219
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)
Meaning: to gather/restrain/fortify
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Numbers 13:28, Deuteronomy 1:28, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1219; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 3
וַאֲדָמָ֣הva.'a.da.Mahand ground
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 4
שְׁמֵנָה֒she.me.Nahfertile
Lemma: שָׁמֵן (sha.men) · Strong's: H8082
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: rich
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 49:20, Numbers 13:20, Judges 3:29, 1 Chronicles 4:40, Nehemiah 9:35, Isaiah 30:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8082; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 5
וַיִּֽירְשׁ֡וּvai.yi.re.Shuand they took possession of
Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to possess: take
Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 6
בָּתִּ֣יםba.Timhouses
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 7
מְלֵֽאִים\־me.le.'im-full
Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4392
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: full
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 23:9, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:22, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4392; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 8
כָּל\־kol-every
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 9:25 word 9
ט֠וּבtuvgood thing
Lemma: טוּב (tuv) · Strong's: H2898
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: goodness
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 24:10, Genesis 45:18, Genesis 45:20, Genesis 45:23, Exodus 33:19, Deuteronomy 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2898; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 10
בֹּר֨וֹתbo.Rotwells
Lemma: בּוֹר (bor) · Strong's: H0953A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: pit
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 40:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0953A; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 11
חֲצוּבִ֜יםcha.tzu.Vimdug out
Lemma: חָצַב (cha.tsav) · Strong's: H2672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)
Meaning: to hew
Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:9, 1 Kings 5:15, 2 Kings 12:12, 1 Chronicles 22:2, 1 Chronicles 22:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2672; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 12
כְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.Mimvineyards
Lemma: כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) · Strong's: H3754
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: vineyard
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 9:20, Exodus 22:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3754; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 13
וְזֵיתִ֛יםve.zei.Timand olive trees
Lemma: זַ֫יִת (za.yit) · Strong's: H2132H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: olive
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Exodus 23:11, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:24, Leviticus 24:2, Deuteronomy 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2132H; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 14
וְעֵ֥ץve.'Etzand tree[s] of
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 15
מַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.Khalfood
Lemma: מַאֲכָל (ma.a.khal) · Strong's: H3978
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 6:21, Genesis 40:17, Leviticus 19:23, Deuteronomy 20:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3978; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 16
לָרֹ֑בla.Roto abundance
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 17
וַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.Luand they ate
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 9:25 word 18
וַֽיִּשְׂבְּעוּ֙vai.yis.be.'Uand they were satisfied
Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to satisfy
Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 19
וַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuand they grew fat
Lemma: שָׁמֵן (sha.man) · Strong's: H8080
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to grow fat
Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Isaiah 6:10, Jeremiah 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8080; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 20
וַיִּֽתְעַדְּנ֖וּvai.yit.'a.de.Nuand they luxuriated
Lemma: עָדַן (a.dan) · Strong's: H5727
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVtw3mp)
Meaning: to luxuriate
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5727; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 21
בְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.Khain goodness your
Lemma: טוּב (tuv) · Strong's: H2898
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: goodness
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 24:10, Genesis 45:18, Genesis 45:20, Genesis 45:23, Exodus 33:19, Deuteronomy 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2898; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:25 word 22
הַגָּדֽוֹל\׃ha.ga.Dol<the> great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
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 9:25 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They captured | → | לָכַד H3920 to capture |
| fortified cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| . . . | → | בָּצַר H1219 to gather/restrain/fortify |
| and fertile | → | שָׁמֵן H8082 rich |
| land | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
| and took | → | יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take |
| houses | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| full | → | מָלֵא H4392 full |
| of all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| goods | → | טוּב H2898 goodness |
| wells | → | בּוֹר H0953A pit |
| [already] dug | → | חָצַב H2672 to hew |
| vineyards | → | כֶּרֶם H3754 vineyard |
| olive groves | → | זַ֫יִת H2132H olive |
| and fruit | → | מַאֲכָל H3978 food |
| trees | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| in abundance | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| So they ate | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| and were filled | → | שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy |
| they grew fat | → | שָׁמֵן H8080 to grow fat |
| and delighted | → | עָדַן H5727 to luxuriate |
| in Your great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| goodness | → | טוּב H2898 goodness |
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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