Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:18

¹⁸I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me.

“Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I also told	וָאַגִּ֨יד	wā·’ag·gîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5046 be conspicuous
them	לָהֶ֜ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
about	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the gracious	טוֹבָ֣ה	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
hand	יַ֣ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of my God	אֱלֹהַ֗י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
upon me	עָלַ֔י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
and	וְאַף־	wə·’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
had said	אָֽמַר־	’ā·mar-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Let us start	נָק֣וּם	nā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
rebuilding	וּבָנִ֔ינוּ	ū·ḇā·nî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H1129 build
they replied	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
and they set	וַיְחַזְּק֥וּ	way·ḥaz·zə·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
their hands	יְדֵיהֶ֖ם	yə·ḏê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
to	לַטּוֹבָֽה׃פ	laṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Philippians 2:13 · Ephesians 6:10 · 2 Chronicles 32:5 · 1 Chronicles 19:13 · Haggai 1:13–14 · 2 Samuel 2:7 · Ezra 6:22 · 1 Chronicles 11:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.