Nehemiah

Nehemiah 1:4

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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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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.