Nehemiah
Nehemiah 5:12
12“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.”
So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We will restore | נָשִׁ֗יב | nā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| they replied | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| and will require | נְבַקֵּ֔שׁ | nə·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural | H1245 seek |
| nothing | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| more from them | וּמֵהֶם֙ | ū·mê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| We will do | נַעֲשֶׂ֔ה | na·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| say | אוֹמֵ֑ר | ’ō·w·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| So I summoned | וָאֶקְרָא֙ | wā·’eq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the priests | הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and required | וָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔ם | wā·’aš·bî·‘êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7650 swear |
| would do | לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| what they had promised | כַּדָּבָ֥ר | kad·dā·ḇār | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.