Nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:17–18
17Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters kept coming to them. 18For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
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Nehemiah 6:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also | גַּ֣ם׀ | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| in those | הָהֵ֗ם | hā·hêm | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| days | בַּיָּמִ֣ים | bay·yā·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| the nobles | חֹרֵ֤י | ḥō·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H2715 noble |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| sent many | מַרְבִּ֞ים | mar·bîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| letters | אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ig·gə·rō·ṯê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H107 letter, letter-missive |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Tobiah | טוֹבִיָּ֑ה | ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2900 Tobijah |
| and Tobiah’s | לְטוֹבִיָּ֖ה | lə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2900 Tobijah |
| letters | וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | wa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| kept coming | בָּא֥וֹת | bā·’ō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
Nehemiah 6:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| many | רַבִּ֣ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| in Judah | בִּֽיהוּדָ֗ה | bî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| were bound | בַּעֲלֵ֤י | ba·‘ă·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1167 owner, lord |
| by oath | שְׁבוּעָה֙ | šə·ḇū·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H7621 oath, curse |
| to him | ל֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| since | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was a son-in-law | חָתָ֥ן | ḥā·ṯān | Noun - masculine singular | H2860 daughter's husband, bride-groom |
| of Shecaniah | לִשְׁכַנְיָ֣ה | liš·ḵan·yāh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7935 Shekanjah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Arah | אָרַ֑ח | ’ā·raḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H733 Arach |
| and his son | בְּנ֔וֹ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| Jehohanan | וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ן | wî·hō·w·ḥā·nān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3076 Jehochanan |
| had married | לָקַ֕ח | lā·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| the daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Meshullam | מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם | mə·šul·lām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4918 Meshullam |
| son | בֶּ֥ן | ben | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Berechiah | בֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃ | be·reḵ·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1296 Berekjah |
Cross-references
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Nehemiah 6:18 Ezra 2:5 · Nehemiah 7:10 · Nehemiah 3:30 · Nehemiah 3:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.