Nehemiah

Nehemiah 13:17–18

¹⁷Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing— profaning the Sabbath day? ¹⁸Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”

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Nehemiah 13:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I rebuked	וָאָרִ֕יבָה	wā·’ā·rî·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H7378 strive, contend
the nobles	חֹרֵ֣י	ḥō·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2715 noble
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and asked	וָאֹמְרָ֣ה	wā·’ō·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is this	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
evil	הָרָ֤ע	hā·rā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
you	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are doing	עֹשִׂ֔ים	‘ō·śîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
profaning	וּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖ים	ū·mə·ḥal·lə·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H2490 bore, pierce
the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day

Nehemiah 13:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Did not	הֲל֨וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
your forefathers	אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
do	עָשׂוּ֙	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
the same things	כֹ֤ה	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
so that our God	אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
brought	וַיָּבֵ֨א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
this	הַזֹּ֔את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
disaster	הָרָעָ֣ה	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
on us	עָלֵ֗ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
and on	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
this	הַזֹּ֑את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
city	הָעִ֣יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
And now	וְאַתֶּ֞ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
you are rekindling	מוֹסִיפִ֤ים	mō·w·sî·p̄îm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H3254 add
His wrath	חָרוֹן֙	ḥā·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H2740 (burning of) anger
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
by profaning	לְחַלֵּ֖ל	lə·ḥal·lêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2490 bore, pierce
the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃פ	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath

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Nehemiah 13:17 Nehemiah 13:11 · Nehemiah 13:25

Nehemiah 13:18 Jeremiah 17:21–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.