Nehemiah
Nehemiah 5:2–3
2Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
3Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”
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Nehemiah 5:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Some | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were saying | אֹמְרִ֔ים | ’ō·mə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| We | אֲנַ֣חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| our sons | בָּנֵ֥ינוּ | bā·nê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1121 son |
| and daughters | וּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּ | ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H1323 daughter |
| are numerous | רַבִּ֑ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| We must get | וְנִקְחָ֥ה | wə·niq·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H3947 take |
| grain | דָגָ֖ן | ḏā·ḡān | Noun - masculine singular | H1715 corn, grain |
| in order to eat | וְנֹאכְלָ֥ה | wə·nō·ḵə·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H398 eat |
| and stay alive | וְנִחְיֶֽה׃ | wə·niḥ·yeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H2421 live |
Nehemiah 5:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were saying | אֹמְרִ֔ים | ’ō·mə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| We | אֲנַ֣חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| are mortgaging | עֹרְבִ֑ים | ‘ō·rə·ḇîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange |
| our fields | שְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּ | śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H7704 id. |
| our vineyards | וּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּ | ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H3754 vineyard |
| and our homes | וּבָתֵּ֖ינוּ | ū·ḇāt·tê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1004 house |
| to get | וְנִקְחָ֥ה | wə·niq·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H3947 take |
| grain | דָגָ֖ן | ḏā·ḡān | Noun - masculine singular | H1715 corn, grain |
| during the famine | בָּרָעָֽב׃ | bā·rā·‘āḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
Cross-references
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Nehemiah 5:2 Psalm 128:2–4 · Malachi 2:2
Nehemiah 5:3 Leviticus 25:35–39 · Malachi 3:8–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.