Nehemiah
Nehemiah 10:31
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nehemiah 13:15–22 · Leviticus 23:3 · Exodus 23:10–11 · Exodus 20:10 · Jeremiah 17:21–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.