Nehemiah
Nehemiah 5:4–5
4Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. 5We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
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Nehemiah 5:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still 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 have borrowed | לָוִ֥ינוּ | lā·wî·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H3867 join |
| money | כֶ֖סֶף | ḵe·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| tax | לְמִדַּ֣ת | lə·mid·daṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment |
| our fields | שְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּ | śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H7704 id. |
| and vineyards | וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃ | ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H3754 vineyard |
Nehemiah 5:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We and our children | כִּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם | kiḇ·nê·hem | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| are just like our countrymen | אַחֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ’a·ḥê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H251 brother |
| and their children | בָּנֵ֑ינוּ | bā·nê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1121 son |
| yet we | אֲנַ֣חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| are subjecting | כֹ֠בְשִׁים | ḵō·ḇə·šîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3533 subdue, bring into bondage |
| our sons | בָּנֵ֨ינוּ | bā·nê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1121 son |
| and daughters | בְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּ | bə·nō·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H1323 daughter |
| to slavery | לַעֲבָדִ֗ים | la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| Some of | וְיֵ֨שׁ | wə·yêš | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| our daughters | מִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּ | mib·bə·nō·ṯê·nū | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H1323 daughter |
| are already enslaved | נִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙ | niḵ·bā·šō·wṯ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural | H3533 subdue, bring into bondage |
| but we are powerless | וְאֵ֣ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| because our fields | וּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּ | ū·śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H7704 id. |
| and vineyards | וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּ | ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H3754 vineyard |
| belong to others | לַאֲחֵרִֽים׃ | la·’ă·ḥê·rîm | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
Cross-references
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Nehemiah 5:4 Ezra 4:13 · Ezra 4:20
Nehemiah 5:5 Leviticus 25:39–43 · 2 Kings 4:1 · Isaiah 58:7 · Genesis 37:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.