Nehemiah

Nehemiah 10:28–32

²⁸“The rest of the people— the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants,^b and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God— along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand, ²⁹hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.

³⁰We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.

³¹When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt.

³²We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel^c yearly for the service of the house of our God:

Footnotes

b 10:28 Hebrew Nethinim
c 10:32 A third of a shekel is approximately 0.13 ounces or 3.8 grams, probably of silver.

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Nehemiah 10:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The rest	וּשְׁאָ֣ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7605 remain, be left over
of the people	הָעָ֡ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
Levites	הַ֠לְוִיִּם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
gatekeepers	הַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֨ים	haš·šō·w·‘ă·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7778 porter
singers	הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜ים	ham·šō·rə·rîm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7891 sing
temple servants	הַנְּתִינִ֗ים	han·nə·ṯî·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5411 Nethinim, Temple-servants
and all	וְֽכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who had separated themselves	הַנִּבְדָּ֞ל	han·niḇ·dāl	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H914 be divided, separate
from the people	מֵעַמֵּ֤י	mê·‘am·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5971 people
of the land	הָאֲרָצוֹת֙	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
obey the Law	תּוֹרַ֣ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
along with their wives	נְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם	nə·šê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
and all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
their sons	בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם	bə·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑ם	ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
who are able to understand	מֵבִֽין׃	mê·ḇîn	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H995 discern

Nehemiah 10:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
hereby join	מַחֲזִיקִ֣ים	ma·ḥă·zî·qîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their noble	אַדִּירֵיהֶם֒	’ad·dî·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H117 majestic
brothers	אֲחֵיהֶם֮	’ă·ḥê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H251 brother
and commit	וּבָאִ֞ים	ū·ḇā·’îm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
themselves with a sworn	וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה	ū·ḇiš·ḇū·‘āh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7621 oath, curse
oath	בְּאָלָ֣ה	bə·’ā·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H423 oath
to follow	לָלֶ֙כֶת֙	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
the Law	בְּתוֹרַ֣ת	bə·ṯō·w·raṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
given	נִתְּנָ֔ה	nit·tə·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
through	בְּיַ֖ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
servant	עֶֽבֶד־	‘e·ḇeḏ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5650 slave, servant
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and to obey	וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹת	wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
carefully	וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹר	wə·liš·mō·wr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the commandments	מִצְוֺת֙	miṣ·wōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4687 commandment
ordinances	וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו	ū·miš·pā·ṭāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and statutes	וְחֻקָּֽיו׃	wə·ḥuq·qāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our Lord	אֲדֹנֵ֔ינוּ	’ă·ḏō·nê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H113 lord

Nehemiah 10:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
give	נִתֵּ֥ן	nit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
our daughters	בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ	bə·nō·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H1323 daughter
to the people	לְעַמֵּ֣י	lə·‘am·mê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5971 people
of the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and we will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
take	נִקַּ֖ח	niq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H3947 take
their daughters	בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם	bə·nō·ṯê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
for our sons	לְבָנֵֽינוּ׃	lə·ḇā·nê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1121 son

Nehemiah 10:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the people	וְעַמֵּ֣י	wə·‘am·mê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5971 people
of the land	הָאָ֡רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
bring	הַֽמְבִיאִים֩	ham·ḇî·’îm	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
merchandise	הַמַּקָּח֨וֹת	ham·maq·qā·ḥō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4728 ware
or any	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
kind of grain	שֶׁ֜בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H7668 corn, grain
to sell	לִמְכּ֔וֹר	lim·kō·wr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4376 sell
on the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּת֙	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
day	בְּי֤וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
we will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
buy	נִקַּ֥ח	niq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H3947 take
from them	מֵהֶ֛ם	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
on a Sabbath	בַּשַּׁבָּ֖ת	baš·šab·bāṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
or holy	קֹ֑דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
day	וּבְי֣וֹם	ū·ḇə·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
Every seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית	haš·šə·ḇî·‘îṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7637 seventh
year	הַשָּׁנָ֥ה	haš·šā·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
we will let the fields lie fallow	וְנִטֹּ֛שׁ	wə·niṭ·ṭōš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural	H5203 leave, forsake, permit
and will cancel every	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
debt	וּמַשָּׁ֥א	ū·maš·šā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4855 lending on interest, or usury

Nehemiah 10:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We also place	וְהֶעֱמַ֤דְנוּ	wə·he·‘ĕ·maḏ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
ourselves	עָלֵ֛ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
under	עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
the obligation	מִצְוֺ֔ת	miṣ·wōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4687 commandment
to contribute	לָתֵ֥ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
a third	שְׁלִשִׁ֥ית	šə·li·šîṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular construct	H7992 third
of a shekel	הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל	haš·še·qel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8255 shekel
yearly	בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
for the service	לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת	la·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5656 labour, service
of the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of our God	אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God