Nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:16
16When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| our enemies | א֣וֹיְבֵ֔ינוּ | ’ō·wy·ḇê·nū | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H341 be hostile to |
| heard about this | שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the surrounding | סְבִֽיבֹתֵ֔ינוּ | sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·nū | Adverb; first person common plural | H5439 circuit, round about |
| nations | הַגּוֹיִם֙ | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| were afraid | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| and disheartened | וַיִּפְּל֥וּ | way·yip·pə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| for they realized | וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּ | way·yê·ḏə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this | הַזֹּֽאת׃ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| task | הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה | ham·mə·lā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| had been accomplished | נֶעֶשְׂתָ֖ה | ne·‘eś·ṯāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| by | מֵאֵ֣ת | mê·’êṯ | Preposition-m | H854 with |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 126:2 · Joshua 5:1 · Nehemiah 4:7 · Nehemiah 4:1 · Nehemiah 2:10 · Acts 5:38 · Numbers 23:23 · Exodus 14:25 · Nehemiah 6:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.