Nehemiah
Nehemiah 4:21
21So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So we | וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ | wa·’ă·naḥ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| continued | עֹשִׂ֣ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| the work | בַּמְּלָאכָ֑ה | bam·mə·lā·ḵāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| while half of | וְחֶצְיָ֗ם | wə·ḥeṣ·yām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2677 half |
| held | מַחֲזִיקִים֙ | ma·ḥă·zî·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| spears | בָּֽרְמָחִ֔ים | bā·rə·mā·ḥîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7420 spear, lance |
| from the break | מֵעֲל֣וֹת | mê·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| of dawn | הַשַּׁ֔חַר | haš·ša·ḥar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7837 dawn |
| until | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the stars | הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃ | hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3556 star |
| came out | צֵ֥את | ṣêṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3318 go or come out |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.