Nehemiah

Nehemiah 5:16

¹⁶Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Instead	וְ֠גַם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
I devoted myself	הֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּי	he·ḥĕ·zaq·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
to the construction	בִּמְלֶ֜אכֶת	bim·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4399 occupation, work
of the	הַזֹּאת֙	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
wall	הַחוֹמָ֤ה	ha·ḥō·w·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my servants	נְעָרַ֔י	nə·‘ā·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
were gathered	קְבוּצִ֥ים	qə·ḇū·ṣîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H6908 gather, collect
there	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the work	הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃	ham·mə·lā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
we did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
acquire	קָנִ֑ינוּ	qā·nî·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H7069 get, acquire
any land	וְשָׂדֶ֖ה	wə·śā·ḏeh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.

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