Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:1

¹Now in the month of Nisan,^a in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,

Footnotes

a 2:1 Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of March and April.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַיְהִ֣י׀	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in the month	בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ	bə·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of Nisan	נִיסָ֗ן	nî·sān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5212 Nisan
in the twentieth	עֶשְׂרִ֛ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
year	שְׁנַ֥ת	šə·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of King	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Artaxerxes	לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא	lə·’ar·taḥ·šast	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H783 Artaxerxes
when wine	יַ֣יִן	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
was set before him	לְפָנָ֑יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
I took	וָאֶשָּׂ֤א	wā·’eś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
the wine	הַיַּ֙יִן֙	hay·ya·yin	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
and gave	וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה	wā·’et·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
it to the king	לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
I had never	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been	הָיִ֥יתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
sad	רַ֖ע	ra‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in his presence	לְפָנָֽיו׃	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

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Ezra 7:1 · Nehemiah 1:11 · Nehemiah 1:1

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