Nehemiah

Nehemiah 10:34

³⁴We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We have cast	הִפַּ֜לְנוּ	hip·pal·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
lots	וְהַגּוֹרָל֨וֹת	wə·hag·gō·w·rā·lō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1486 lot
among the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
Levites	הַלְוִיִּם֮	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
and people	וְהָעָם֒	wə·hā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the donation	קֻרְבַּ֣ן	qur·ban	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7133 offering, oblation
of wood	הָעֵצִ֗ים	hā·‘ê·ṣîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
by our families	לְבֵית־	lə·ḇêṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
at the appointed	מְזֻמָּנִ֖ים	mə·zum·mā·nîm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H2163 be fixed, appointed
times	לְעִתִּ֥ים	lə·‘it·tîm	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural	H6256 time
each year	שָׁנָ֣ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
They are to bring it	לְ֠הָבִיא	lə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the house	לְבֵ֨ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of our God	אֱלֹהֵ֧ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
to burn	לְבַעֵ֗ר	lə·ḇa·‘êr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1197 burn, consume
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the altar	מִזְבַּח֙	miz·baḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4196 altar
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
as it is written	כַּכָּת֖וּב	kak·kā·ṯūḇ	Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H3789 write
in the Law	בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃	bat·tō·w·rāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law

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