Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:20

²⁰So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I answered	וָאָשִׁ֨יב	wā·’ā·šîḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
them	אוֹתָ֜ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
and said	וָאוֹמַ֤ר	wā·’ō·w·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
The God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
is the One	ה֚וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
who will grant us success	יַצְלִ֣יחַֽ	yaṣ·lî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6743 rush
We	וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ	wa·’ă·naḥ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
His servants	עֲבָדָ֖יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
will start	נָק֣וּם	nā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
rebuilding	וּבָנִ֑ינוּ	ū·ḇā·nî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H1129 build
but you	וְלָכֶ֗ם	wə·lā·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine plural
have no	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
portion	חֵ֧לֶק	ḥê·leq	Noun - masculine singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
right	וּצְדָקָ֛ה	ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
or claim	וְזִכָּר֖וֹן	wə·zik·kā·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2146 memorial, remembrance
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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Ezra 4:3 · Acts 8:21 · Nehemiah 2:4 · Acts 10:31 · Isaiah 56:5 · Ecclesiastes 7:18 · Psalm 35:27 · Psalm 20:5 · Psalm 51:18 · Zechariah 6:14 · Psalm 122:6 · 2 Chronicles 26:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.