Nehemiah
Nehemiah 5:4
4Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.