Nehemiah

Nehemiah 4:12

¹²At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At that time	וַֽיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
who lived	הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים	hay·yō·šə·ḇîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
nearby	אֶצְלָ֑ם	’eṣ·lām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H681 conjunction, proximity
came	בָּ֣אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and told	וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
us	לָ֙נוּ֙	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
ten	עֶ֣שֶׂר	‘e·śer	Number - feminine singular construct	H6235 ten
times	פְּעָמִ֔ים	pə·‘ā·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
Wherever	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
you turn	תָּשׁ֥וּבוּ	tā·šū·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
they will attack us	עָלֵֽינוּ׃	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.