Nehemiah

Nehemiah 13:11

¹¹So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?”

Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I rebuked	וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙	wā·’ā·rî·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H7378 strive, contend
the officials	הַסְּגָנִ֔ים	has·sə·ḡā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5461 prefect, ruler
and asked	וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה	wā·’ō·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	מַדּ֖וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
has the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
been neglected	נֶעֱזַ֣ב	ne·‘ĕ·zaḇ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
Then I gathered the Levites and singers together	וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔ם	wā·’eq·bə·ṣêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H6908 gather, collect
and stationed them	וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖ם	wā·’a·‘ă·mi·ḏêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their posts	עָמְדָֽם׃	‘ā·mə·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5977 standing-place

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 10:39 · Nehemiah 13:17 · Nehemiah 13:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.