Nehemiah 9:37 Go deeper
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And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. (KJV)
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וּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּu.te.vu.'a.Tahand produce its
Lemma: תְּבוּאָה (te.vu.ah) · Strong's: H8393
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: produce
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 47:24, Exodus 23:10, Leviticus 19:25, Leviticus 23:39, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8393; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:37 word 1
מַרְבָּ֗הmar.Bah[is] increasing
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrfsa)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:37 word 2
לַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.Khimfor the kings
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:37 word 3
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whom
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 9:37 word 4
נָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahyou have appointed
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
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 9:37 word 5
עָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuover us
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 9:37 word 6
בְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuin sins our
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 9:37 word 7
וְעַ֣לve.'Aland over
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 9:37 word 8
גְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nubodies our
Lemma: גְּוִיָּה (ge.viy.yah) · Strong's: H1472
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: body
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 47:18, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 1 Samuel 31:10, 1 Samuel 31:12, Psalms 110:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1472; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:37 word 9
מֹשְׁלִ֤יםmo.she.Lim[they are] ruling
Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to rule
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:37 word 10
וּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuand over cattle our
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:37 word 11
כִּרְצוֹנָ֔םkir.tzo.Namaccording to will their
Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: acceptance
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:37 word 12
וּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.Rahand [are] in distress
Lemma: צָרָה (tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6869B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 35:3, Genesis 42:21, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Judges 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6869B; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:37 word 13
גְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.Lahgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
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 9:37 word 14
אֲנָֽחְנוּ\׃\ \פ'a.Na.che.nuwe
Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנוּ (a.nach.nu) · Strong's: H0587
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)
Meaning: we
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0587; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:37 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Its abundant | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| harvest | → | תְּבוּאָה H8393 produce |
| goes to the kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| You have set | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| over us | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| because of our sins | → | חַטָּאת H2403B sin |
| And they rule | → | מָשַׁל H4910 to rule |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| our bodies | → | גְּוִיָּה H1472 body |
| and our livestock | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| as they please | → | רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance |
| We | → | אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we |
| are in great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| distress | → | צָרָה H6869B distress |
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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