Nehemiah
Nehemiah 3:18
18Next to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnuig son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.
Footnotes
- g 3:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also LXX and Nehemiah 3:24|NEH 3:24); most Hebrew manuscripts Bavvai
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next to him | אַחֲרָיו֙ | ’a·ḥă·rāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| their countrymen | אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ă·ḥê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| made repairs | הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּ | he·ḥĕ·zî·qū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| under Binnui | בַּוַּ֖י | baw·way | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H942 Bavvai |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Henadad | חֵנָדָ֑ד | ḥê·nā·ḏāḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2582 Chenadad |
| ruler | שַׂ֕ר | śar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the other half-district | חֲצִ֖י | ḥă·ṣî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2677 half |
| of Keilah | קְעִילָֽה׃ס | qə·‘î·lāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7084 Keilah |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.