Nehemiah
Nehemiah 13:7
7to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to return | וָאָב֖וֹא | wā·’ā·ḇō·w | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Jerusalem | לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | lî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| Then I discovered | וָאָבִ֣ינָה | wā·’ā·ḇî·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H995 discern |
| the evil | בָרָעָ֗ה | ḇā·rā·‘āh | Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Eliashib | אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ | ’el·yā·šîḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H475 Eljashib |
| had done | עָשָׂ֤ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| on behalf of Tobiah | לְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔ה | lə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2900 Tobijah |
| by providing | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| him | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| a room | נִשְׁכָּ֔ה | niš·kāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5393 chamber |
| in the courts | בְּחַצְרֵ֖י | bə·ḥaṣ·rê | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct | H2691 enclosure, court |
| of the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
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Nehemiah 13:5 · Matthew 21:12–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.