Nehemiah
Nehemiah 1:6
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.