Nehemiah
Nehemiah 12:47
47So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So in the days | בִּימֵ֨י | bî·mê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of Zerubbabel | זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל | zə·rub·bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2216 Zerubbabel |
| and | וּבִימֵ֣י | ū·ḇî·mê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| Nehemiah | נְחֶמְיָ֗ה | nə·ḥem·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5166 Nechemjah |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| contributed | נֹֽתְנִ֛ים | nō·ṯə·nîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| the daily portions | מְנָי֛וֹת | mə·nā·yō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4521 portion |
| for the singers | הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֥ים | ham·šō·rə·rîm | Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H7891 sing |
| and gatekeepers | וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים | wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7778 porter |
| They also set aside | וּמַקְדִּשִׁים֙ | ū·maq·di·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| daily | י֣וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| portions | דְּבַר־ | də·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| for the Levites | לַלְוִיִּ֔ם | lal·wî·yim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| and the Levites | וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם | wə·hal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| set aside | מַקְדִּשִׁ֖ים | maq·di·šîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| daily portions for the descendants | לִבְנֵ֥י | liḇ·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Aaron | אַהֲרֹֽן׃פ | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.