Nehemiah
Nehemiah 4:19
19Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I said | וָאֹמַ֞ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the nobles | הַחֹרִ֤ים | ha·ḥō·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2715 noble |
| the officials | הַסְּגָנִים֙ | has·sə·ḡā·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5461 prefect, ruler |
| and the rest | יֶ֣תֶר | ye·ṯer | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3499 remainder, excellence, excess |
| of the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| The work | הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה | ham·mə·lā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| great | הַרְבֵּ֖ה | har·bêh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| and extensive | וּרְחָבָ֑ה | ū·rə·ḥā·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular | H7342 wide, broad |
| and we | וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ | wa·’ă·naḥ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| are spread out | נִפְרָדִים֙ | nip̄·rā·ḏîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H6504 divide |
| far | רְחוֹקִ֖ים | rə·ḥō·w·qîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7350 distant, far |
| from one | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| another | מֵאָחִֽיו׃ | mê·’ā·ḥîw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| along | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the wall | הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה | ha·ḥō·w·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2346 wall |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.