Nehemiah
Nehemiah 13:2
2because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they had not | לֹ֧א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| met | קִדְּמ֛וּ | qid·də·mū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H6923 come or be in front, meet |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| with food | בַּלֶּ֣חֶם | bal·le·ḥem | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| and water | וּבַמָּ֑יִם | ū·ḇam·mā·yim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| but had hired | וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר | way·yiś·kōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7936 hire |
| Balaam | בִּלְעָם֙ | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| to call down a curse | לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ | lə·qal·lōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| against them | עָלָ֤יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| although our God | אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| had turned | וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ | way·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| the curse | הַקְּלָלָ֖ה | haq·qə·lā·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7045 curse |
| into a blessing | לִבְרָכָֽה׃ | liḇ·rā·ḵāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H1293 blessing |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 23:5 · Joshua 24:9–10 · Micah 6:5 · Psalm 109:28 · Matthew 25:40 · Numbers 23:8–11 · Numbers 24:5–10 · Numbers 23:18 · Numbers 22:3–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.