Nehemiah

Nehemiah 13:23–24

²³In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. ²⁴Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.

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Nehemiah 13:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In those	הָהֵ֗ם	hā·hêm	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
days	בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bay·yā·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
I also	גַּ֣ם׀	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
saw	רָאִ֤יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
Jews	הַיְּהוּדִים֙	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
who had married	הֹשִׁ֗יבוּ	hō·šî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
women	נָשִׁים֙	nā·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
from Ashdod	אַשְׁדּוֹדִיּוֹת	ʾaš·dō·ḏī·yōṯ	Noun - proper - feminine plural	H796 Ashdodite
Ammon	עַמּוֹנִיּוֹת	ʿam·mō·nī·yōṯ	Noun - proper - feminine plural	H5984 Ammonite
and Moab	מוֹאֲבִיּֽוֹת׃	mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yō·wṯ	Noun - proper - feminine plural	H4125 Moabitish

Nehemiah 13:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Half	חֲצִי֙	ḥă·ṣî	Noun - masculine singular	H2677 half
of their children	וּבְנֵיהֶ֗ם	ū·ḇə·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
spoke	מְדַבֵּ֣ר	mə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
the language of Ashdod	אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית	’aš·dō·w·ḏîṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H797 in the language of Ashdod
or of	וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן	wə·ḵil·šō·wn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct	H3956 tongue
the other peoples	עַ֥ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
but could	מַכִּירִ֖ים	mak·kî·rîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H5234 regard, recognize
not	וְאֵינָ֥ם	wə·’ê·nām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person masculine plural	H369 nothing, nought
speak	לְדַבֵּ֣ר	lə·ḏab·bêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
the language of Judah	יְהוּדִ֑ית	yə·hū·ḏîṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3066 in Jewish

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Nehemiah 13:23 Ezra 9:1–2 · Nehemiah 10:30 · Ezra 10:10 · Nehemiah 13:1 · 2 Corinthians 6:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.