Nehemiah

Nehemiah 13:19

¹⁹When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the evening shadows	צָֽלֲלוּ֩	ṣā·lă·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6751 be or grow dark
began to fall on the gates	שַׁעֲרֵ֨י	ša·‘ă·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8179 gate
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
just before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּ֗ת	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
I ordered	וָאֹֽמְרָה֙	wā·’ō·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
that the gates	הַדְּלָת֔וֹת	had·də·lā·ṯō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1817 door
be shut	וַיִּסָּגְר֣וּ	way·yis·sā·ḡə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5462 shut, close
and not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
opened	יִפְתָּח֔וּם	yip̄·tā·ḥūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H6605 open
until	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
after	אַחַ֣ר	’a·ḥar	Adverb	H310 behind
the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
I posted	הֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙	he·‘ĕ·maḏ·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
some of my servants	וּמִנְּעָרַ֗י	ū·min·nə·‘ā·ray	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the gates	הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים	haš·šə·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8179 gate
so that no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
load	מַשָּׂ֖א	maś·śā	Noun - masculine singular	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
could enter	יָב֥וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
on the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day

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