Nehemiah
Nehemiah 13:5
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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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.