Nehemiah

Nehemiah 1:8–9

⁸Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, ⁹but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon,^c I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’^d

Footnotes

c 1:9 Or to the extremity of the heavens
d 1:9 Deuteronomy 30:1–4|DEU 30:1-4

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Nehemiah 1:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Remember	זְכָר־	zə·ḵār-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2142 remember
I pray	נָא֙	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
the word	הַדָּבָ֔ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You commanded	צִוִּ֛יתָ	ṣiw·wî·ṯā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֖	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֥ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
when You said	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
If you	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are unfaithful	תִּמְעָ֔לוּ	tim·‘ā·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously
I	אֲנִ֕י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will scatter	אָפִ֥יץ	’ā·p̄îṣ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
among the nations	בָּעַמִּֽים׃	bā·‘am·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people

Nehemiah 1:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
but	וְשַׁבְתֶּ֣ם	wə·šaḇ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to Me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
and keep	וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙	ū·šə·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
and practice	וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם	wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
My commandments	מִצְוֺתַ֔י	miṣ·wō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H4687 commandment
then even if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
your exiles	נִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜ם	nid·da·ḥă·ḵem	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
have been	יִהְיֶ֨ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to the farthest	בִּקְצֵ֤ה	biq·ṣêh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
horizon	הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
I will gather them	אֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם	’ă·qab·bə·ṣêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H6908 gather, collect
from there	מִשָּׁ֣ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
and bring them	וַהֲבוֹאֹתִים	wa·hă·ḇō·ʾō·ṯīm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the place	הַמָּק֔וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
I have chosen	בָּחַ֔רְתִּי	bā·ḥar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H977 choose
as a dwelling	לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן	lə·šak·kên	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
for	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
My Name	שְׁמִ֖י	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name

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Nehemiah 1:8 Deuteronomy 28:64 · Deuteronomy 4:25–27 · Leviticus 26:33–46 · 1 Kings 9:6–7 · Deuteronomy 32:26–28 · Luke 1:72

Nehemiah 1:9 Jeremiah 29:11–14 · Deuteronomy 30:2–5 · Deuteronomy 4:29–31 · Jeremiah 32:37 · Leviticus 26:39–42 · Psalm 147:2 · Matthew 24:31 · Deuteronomy 12:5 · Isaiah 56:8 · Ezra 6:12 · Jeremiah 12:15 · Ezekiel 36:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.