Nehemiah

Nehemiah 1:3–4

³And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”

⁴When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

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Nehemiah 1:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And they told	וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
me	לִי֒	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
The remnant	הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞ים	han·niš·’ā·rîm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H7604 remain, be left over
who	אֲשֶֽׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
survived	נִשְׁאֲר֤וּ	niš·’ă·rū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7604 remain, be left over
the exile	הַשְּׁבִי֙	haš·šə·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives
there	שָׁ֣ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
in the province	בַּמְּדִינָ֔ה	bam·mə·ḏî·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4082 province
in great	גְדֹלָ֖ה	ḡə·ḏō·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
trouble	בְּרָעָ֥ה	bə·rā·‘āh	Preposition-b; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and disgrace	וּבְחֶרְפָּ֑ה	ū·ḇə·ḥer·pāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach
The wall	וְחוֹמַ֤ת	wə·ḥō·w·maṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
broken down	מְפֹרָ֔צֶת	mə·p̄ō·rā·ṣeṯ	Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular	H6555 break through
and its gates	וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ	ū·šə·‘ā·re·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8179 gate
have been burned	נִצְּת֥וּ	niṣ·ṣə·ṯū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3341 kindle, burn
with fire	בָאֵֽשׁ׃	ḇā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire

Nehemiah 1:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When I heard	כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀	kə·šā·mə·‘î	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H8085 hear
these	הָאֵ֗לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
words	הַדְּבָרִ֣ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
I sat down	יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙	yā·šaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
and wept	וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔ה	wā·’eḇ·keh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1058 weep, bewail
I mourned	וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה	wā·’eṯ·’ab·bə·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H56 mourn
for days	יָמִ֑ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
fasting	צָם֙	ṣām	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6684 abstain from food, fast
and praying	וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל	ū·miṯ·pal·lêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H6419 intervene, interpose
before	לִפְנֵ֖י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of heaven	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

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Nehemiah 1:3 Nehemiah 2:17 · 2 Kings 25:10 · Ezra 5:8 · Nehemiah 2:3 · Nehemiah 2:13 · Nehemiah 9:36–37 · Nehemiah 7:6

Nehemiah 1:4 Daniel 9:3 · Psalm 137:1 · Ezra 10:1 · Psalm 69:9–10 · Psalm 102:13–14 · Nehemiah 2:4 · Zephaniah 3:18 · Romans 12:15 · Daniel 2:18 · Jonah 1:9 · Ezra 5:11–12 · Ezra 9:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.