Nehemiah

Nehemiah 12:28–30

²⁸The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites, ²⁹from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem. ³⁰After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

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Nehemiah 12:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The singers were also	הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים	ham·šō·rə·rîm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7891 sing
assembled	וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ	way·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
from	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the region	הַכִּכָּר֙	hak·kik·kār	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3603 a round
around	סְבִיב֣וֹת	sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
from	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the villages	חַצְרֵ֖י	ḥaṣ·rê	Noun - common plural construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the Netophathites	נְטֹפָתִֽי׃	nə·ṭō·p̄ā·ṯî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5200 Netophathite

Nehemiah 12:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
from Beth-gilgal	וּמִבֵּית֙	ū·mib·bêṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1019 Beth-hag-Gilgal
and from the fields	וּמִשְּׂד֥וֹת	ū·miś·śə·ḏō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7704 id.
of Geba	גֶּ֖בַע	ge·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1387 Geba
and Azmaveth	וְעַזְמָ֑וֶת	wə·‘az·mā·weṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5820 Azmaveth
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
had built	בָּנ֤וּ	bā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1129 build
villages	חֲצֵרִ֗ים	ḥă·ṣê·rîm	Noun - common plural	H2691 enclosure, court
for themselves	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
around	סְבִיב֖וֹת	sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

Nehemiah 12:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
and Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם	wə·hal·wî·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
had purified themselves	וַיִּֽטַּהֲר֔וּ	way·yiṭ·ṭa·hă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2891 be clean, pure
they purified	וַֽיְטַהֲרוּ֙	way·ṭa·hă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2891 be clean, pure
the people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
the gates	הַשְּׁעָרִ֖ים	haš·šə·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8179 gate
and the wall	הַחוֹמָֽה׃	ha·ḥō·w·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall

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Nehemiah 12:28 1 Chronicles 9:16 · 1 Chronicles 2:54

Nehemiah 12:30 2 Chronicles 29:5 · Exodus 19:10 · Job 1:5 · Ezra 6:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.