Nehemiah
Nehemiah 13:30
30Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thus I purified | וְטִֽהַרְתִּ֖ים | wə·ṭi·har·tîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H2891 be clean, pure |
| from everything | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| foreign | נֵכָ֑ר | nê·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H5236 that which is foreign, foreignness |
| and I assigned | וָאַעֲמִ֧ידָה | wā·’a·‘ă·mî·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| specific | בִּמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ | bim·laḵ·tōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| duties | מִשְׁמָר֛וֹת | miš·mā·rō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4931 guard, watch |
| to each | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of the priests | לַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים | lak·kō·hă·nîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and Levites | וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם | wə·lal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.