Nehemiah
Nehemiah 13:27
27Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Must we now hear | הֲנִשְׁמַ֗ע | hă·niš·ma‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| that you too are doing | לַעֲשֹׂת֙ | la·‘ă·śōṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | הַזֹּ֔את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| terrible | הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ | hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| evil | הָרָעָ֤ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| and acting unfaithfully | לִמְעֹ֖ל | lim·‘ōl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously |
| against our God | בֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | bê·lō·hê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| by marrying | לְהֹשִׁ֖יב | lə·hō·šîḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| foreign | נָכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ | nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H5237 foreign, alien |
| women | נָשִׁ֥ים | nā·šîm | Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.