Nehemiah

Nehemiah 1:5

⁵Then I said:

“O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion^b with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Footnotes

b 1:5 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I said	וָאֹמַ֗ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
O	אָֽנָּ֤א	’ān·nā	Interjection	H577 ah, now! I (or we) beseech thee!
LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
the great	הַגָּד֖וֹל	hag·gā·ḏō·wl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
and awesome	וְהַנּוֹרָ֑א	wə·han·nō·w·rā	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3372 fear
God	הָאֵ֥ל	hā·’êl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
who keeps	שֹׁמֵ֤ר	šō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
His covenant	הַבְּרִית֙	hab·bə·rîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
of loving devotion	וָחֶ֔סֶד	wā·ḥe·seḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
with those who love Him	לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו	lə·’ō·hă·ḇāw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H157 love
and keep	וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י	ū·lə·šō·mə·rê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
His commandments	מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃	miṣ·wō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4687 commandment

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 20:6 · Daniel 9:4–19 · Deuteronomy 7:21 · Deuteronomy 7:9 · Nehemiah 4:14 · Nehemiah 9:32 · 1 Kings 8:23 · Hebrews 6:13–18 · 1 Chronicles 17:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.