Nehemiah

Nehemiah 12:42–43

42and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the choirs sang out under the direction of Jezrahiah.

43On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.

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Nehemiah 12:42

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and also Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֨הū·ma·‘ă·śê·yāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4641 Maasejah
Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הū·šə·ma‘·yāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8098 Shemajah
Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רwə·’el·‘ā·zārConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH499 Elazar
Uzziוְעֻזִּ֛יwə·‘uz·zîConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5813 Uzzi
Jehohananוִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ןwî·hō·w·ḥā·nānConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3076 Jehochanan
Malchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֖הū·mal·kî·yāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4441 Malkijah
Elamוְעֵילָ֣םwə·‘ê·lāmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5867 Elam
and Ezerוָעָ֑זֶרwā·‘ā·zerConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5829 Ezer
Then the choirsהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham·šō·rə·rîmArticle; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralH7891 sing
sang outוַיַּשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙way·yaš·mî·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8085 hear
under the directionהַפָּקִֽיד׃hap·pā·qîḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6496 commissioner, deputy, overseer
of Jezrahiahוְיִֽזְרַחְיָ֖הwə·yiz·raḥ·yāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3156 Jizrachjah

Nehemiah 12:43

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On thatהַ֠הוּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַיּוֹם־ḇay·yō·wm-Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
they offeredוַיִּזְבְּח֣וּway·yiz·bə·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
greatגְּדוֹלִ֜יםgə·ḏō·w·lîmAdjective - masculine pluralH1419 great
sacrificesזְבָחִ֨יםzə·ḇā·ḥîmNoun - masculine pluralH2077 sacrifice
rejoicingוַיִּשְׂמָ֗חוּway·yiś·mā·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8055 rejoice, be glad
becauseכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙hā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
had given them greatגְדוֹלָ֔הḡə·ḏō·w·lāhAdjective - feminine singularH1419 great
joyשִׂמְּחָם֙śim·mə·ḥāmVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH8055 rejoice, be glad
The womenהַנָּשִׁ֛יםhan·nā·šîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH802 woman, wife, female
and childrenוְהַיְלָדִ֖יםwə·hay·lā·ḏîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH3206 child, son, boy, youth
alsoוְגַ֧םwə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
rejoicedשָׂמֵ֑חוּśā·mê·ḥūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8055 rejoice, be glad
so that the joyשִׂמְחַ֥תśim·ḥaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8057 joy, gladness, mirth
of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
was heardוַתִּשָּׁמַ֛עwat·tiš·šā·ma‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH8085 hear
from afarמֵרָחֽוֹק׃mê·rā·ḥō·wqPreposition-m; Adjective - masculine singularH7350 distant, far

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Nehemiah 12:42 Psalm 81:1

Nehemiah 12:43 Psalm 92:4 · Ezra 3:13 · Jeremiah 31:13 · Psalm 148:11–13 · 2 Chronicles 7:10 · 1 Samuel 4:5 · 2 Chronicles 29:35–36 · Job 34:29 · Numbers 10:10 · Jeremiah 33:11 · Psalm 28:7 · 1 Chronicles 29:21–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.