Nehemiah

Nehemiah 13:4–5

⁴Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God ⁵and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.

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Nehemiah 13:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now before	וְלִפְנֵ֣י	wə·lip̄·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
this	מִזֶּ֔ה	miz·zeh	Preposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
Eliashib	אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙	’el·yā·šîḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H475 Eljashib
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
a relative	קָר֖וֹב	qā·rō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7138 near
of Tobiah	לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃	lə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2900 Tobijah
had been put in charge of	נָת֖וּן	nā·ṯūn	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the storerooms	בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת	bə·liš·kaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3957 room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka
of the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of our God	אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God

Nehemiah 13:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and had prepared	וַיַּ֨עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for	ל֜וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a large	גְדוֹלָ֗ה	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
room	לִשְׁכָּ֣ה	liš·kāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3957 room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka
where	וְשָׁ֣ם	wə·šām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
they had previously	לְפָנִ֟ים	lə·p̄ā·nîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
stored	נֹ֠תְנִים	nō·ṯə·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
the grain offerings	הַמִּנְחָ֨ה	ham·min·ḥāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
the frankincense	הַלְּבוֹנָ֜ה	hal·lə·ḇō·w·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3828 frankincense
the	וְהַכֵּלִ֗ים	wə·hak·kê·lîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
and the tithes	וּמַעְשַׂ֤ר	ū·ma‘·śar	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4643 tenth part, tithe
of grain	הַדָּגָן֙	had·dā·ḡān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1715 corn, grain
new wine	הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ	hat·tî·rō·wōš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8492 must, fresh or new wine
and oil	וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר	wə·hay·yiṣ·hār	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3323 fresh oil
prescribed	מִצְוַת֙	miṣ·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4687 commandment
for the Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
singers	וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים	wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7891 sing
and gatekeepers	וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים	wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7778 porter
along with the contributions	וּתְרוּמַ֖ת	ū·ṯə·rū·maṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8641 contribution, offering
for the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest

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