Nehemiah 9:29 Go deeper
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And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. (KJV)
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וַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'adand you warned
Lemma: עוּד (ud) · Strong's: H5749B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhw2ms)
Meaning: to testify
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 43:3, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 21:29, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 8:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5749B; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 1
לַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.Vamto bring back them
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725O
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to return: repent
Used 81 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 1 Kings 13:33, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725O; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 3
תּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khalaw your
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 9:29 word 4
וְהֵ֨מָּהve.He.mahand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 5
הֵזִ֜ידוּhe.Zi.duthey acted presumptuously
Lemma: זִיד (zud) · Strong's: H2102
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to boil
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 25:29, Exodus 18:11, Exodus 21:14, Deuteronomy 1:43, Deuteronomy 17:13, Deuteronomy 18:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2102; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 6
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 7
שָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'Uthey listened
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to hear: obey
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 21:12, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:8, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085H; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 8
לְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙le.mitz.vo.Tei.khato commandments your
Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: commandment
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 9
וּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָu.ve.mish.pa.Tei.khaand in judgments your
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 9:29 word 10
חָֽטְאוּ\־cha.te.'u-they sinned
Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to sin
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 11
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
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 9:29 word 12
יַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.Sehhe will do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 9:29 word 13
אָדָ֖ם'a.Damanyone
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 14
וְחָיָ֣הve.cha.Yahand he will live
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 15
וַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 16
כָתֵף֙kha.Tefa shoulder
Lemma: כָּתֵף (ka.teph) · Strong's: H3802
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: shoulder
Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 27:14, Exodus 27:15, Exodus 28:7, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 28:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3802; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 17
סוֹרֶ֔רֶתso.Re.retstubborn
Lemma: סָרַר (sa.rar) · Strong's: H5637
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: to rebel
Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 21:18, Deuteronomy 21:20, Psalms 66:7, Psalms 68:6, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 78:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5637; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 18
וְעָרְפָּ֥םve.'a.re.Pamand neck their
Lemma: עֹ֫רֶף (o.reph) · Strong's: H6203
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neck
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 49:8, Exodus 23:27, Exodus 32:9, Exodus 33:3, Exodus 33:5, Exodus 34:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6203; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 19
הִקְשׁ֖וּhik.Shuthey stiffened
Lemma: קָשָׁה (qa.shah) · Strong's: H7185
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to harden
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 35:16, Genesis 35:17, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 7:3, Exodus 13:15, Deuteronomy 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7185; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 20
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 21
שָׁמֵֽעוּ\׃sha.Me.'uthey listened
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to hear: obey
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 21:12, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:8, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085H; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:29 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You admonished | → | עוּד H5749B to testify |
| them | → | |
| to turn back | → | שׁוּב H7725O to return: repent |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Your law | → | תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction |
| but they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| were arrogant | → | זִיד H2102 to boil |
| and disobeyed | → | שָׁמַע H8085H to hear: obey |
| Your commandments | → | מִצְוָה H4687 commandment |
| They sinned | → | חָטָא H2398 to sin |
| against | → | |
| Your ordinances | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement |
| by which a man | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| will live | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
| if he practices | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| them | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| They turned | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| a stubborn | → | סָרַר H5637 to rebel |
| shoulder | → | כָּתֵף H3802 shoulder |
| they stiffened | → | קָשָׁה H7185 to harden |
| their necks | → | עֹ֫רֶף H6203 neck |
| and would not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| obey | → | שָׁמַע H8085H to hear: obey |
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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