Nehemiah

Nehemiah 1:6–7

⁶let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites.

I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned. ⁷We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.

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Nehemiah 1:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
let Your eyes	וְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָ	wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
be	תְּהִ֣י	tə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
open	פְתֻוּח֟וֹת	p̄ə·ṯuw·w·ḥōṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H6605 open
and Your ears	אָזְנְךָֽ־	’ā·zə·nə·ḵā-	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H241 ear
attentive	קַשֶּׁ֣בֶת	qaš·še·ḇeṯ	Adjective - feminine singular	H7183 attentive
to hear	לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
the prayer	תְּפִלַּ֣ת	tə·p̄il·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8605 prayer
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I	אָנֹכִי֩	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
Your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֡	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
now	הַיּוֹם֙	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
pray	מִתְפַּלֵּ֨ל	miṯ·pal·lêl	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H6419 intervene, interpose
before You	לְפָנֶ֤יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
day	יוֹמָ֣ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and night	וָלַ֔יְלָה	wā·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Your servants	עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
I confess	וּמִתְוַדֶּ֗ה	ū·miṯ·wad·deh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H3034 throw, cast
the sins	חַטֹּ֤אות	ḥaṭ·ṭō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
we Israelites	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
have committed	חָטָ֣אנוּ	ḥā·ṭā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H2398 miss
against You	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular
Both I	וַאֲנִ֥י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
and my father’s	אָבִ֖י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
house	וּבֵית־	ū·ḇêṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
have sinned	חָטָֽאנוּ׃	ḥā·ṭā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H2398 miss

Nehemiah 1:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We have behaved corruptly	חֲבֹ֖ל	ḥă·ḇōl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2254 bind, pledge
against You	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
and have not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
kept	שָׁמַ֣רְנוּ	šā·mar·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the commandments	הַמִּצְוֺ֗ת	ham·miṣ·wōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4687 commandment
statutes	הַֽחֻקִּים֙	ha·ḥuq·qîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and ordinances	הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים	ham·miš·pā·ṭîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4941 judgment
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You gave	צִוִּ֖יתָ	ṣiw·wî·ṯā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Your servant	עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֥ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 1:6 Daniel 9:20 · Daniel 9:4 · Psalm 34:15 · Psalm 106:6 · Daniel 9:17–18 · 2 Chronicles 29:6 · 2 Chronicles 6:40 · Isaiah 6:5 · 1 John 1:9 · Luke 18:7 · 2 Timothy 1:3 · Lamentations 5:7

Nehemiah 1:7 Daniel 9:5–6 · Daniel 9:11 · Daniel 9:13 · Psalm 106:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.