Nehemiah
Nehemiah 12:43
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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On that | הַ֠הוּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַיּוֹם־ | ḇay·yō·wm- | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| they offered | וַיִּזְבְּח֣וּ | way·yiz·bə·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| great | גְּדוֹלִ֜ים | gə·ḏō·w·lîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H1419 great |
| sacrifices | זְבָחִ֨ים | zə·ḇā·ḥîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2077 sacrifice |
| rejoicing | וַיִּשְׂמָ֗חוּ | way·yiś·mā·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| because | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִים֙ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| had given them great | גְדוֹלָ֔ה | ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| joy | שִׂמְּחָם֙ | śim·mə·ḥām | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| The women | הַנָּשִׁ֛ים | han·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and children | וְהַיְלָדִ֖ים | wə·hay·lā·ḏîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| also | וְגַ֧ם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| rejoiced | שָׂמֵ֑חוּ | śā·mê·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| so that the joy | שִׂמְחַ֥ת | śim·ḥaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| was heard | וַתִּשָּׁמַ֛ע | wat·tiš·šā·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H8085 hear |
| from afar | מֵרָחֽוֹק׃ | mê·rā·ḥō·wq | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular | H7350 distant, far |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.