Nehemiah

Nehemiah 4:18

¹⁸And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And each	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of the builders	וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔ים	wə·hab·bō·w·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1129 build
worked	וּבוֹנִ֑ים	ū·ḇō·w·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1129 build
with his sword	חַרְבּ֛וֹ	ḥar·bōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2719 sword
strapped	אֲסוּרִ֥ים	’ă·sū·rîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H631 tie, bind, imprison
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his side	מָתְנָ֖יו	mā·ṯə·nāw	Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H4975 waist, loins
But the trumpeter	וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ	wə·hat·tō·w·qê·a‘	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
stayed beside me	אֶצְלִֽי׃	’eṣ·lî	Preposition; first person common singular	H681 conjunction, proximity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.