Nehemiah

Nehemiah 6:11

¹¹But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I replied	וָאֹמְרָ֗ה	wā·’ō·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Should a man	הַאִ֤ישׁ	ha·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
like me	כָּמ֙וֹנִי֙	kā·mō·w·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H3644 like, as, when
run away	יִבְרָ֔ח	yiḇ·rāḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
Should	וּמִ֥י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
one like me	כָמ֛וֹנִי	ḵā·mō·w·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H3644 like, as, when
go	יָב֥וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the temple	הַהֵיכָ֖ל	ha·hê·ḵāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1964 palace, temple
to save his own life	וָחָ֑י	wā·ḥāy	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
I will not	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	אָבֽוֹא׃	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

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