Nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:9
9For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.”
But now, my God,d strengthen my hands.
Footnotes
- d 6:9 Hebrew But now; for clarity, my God has been included.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they were all | כֻלָּ֗ם | ḵul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| to frighten | מְיָֽרְאִ֤ים | mə·yā·rə·’îm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| us | אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ | ’ō·w·ṯā·nū | Direct object marker; first person common plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Their hands | יְדֵיהֶ֛ם | yə·ḏê·hem | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| will be weakened | יִרְפּ֧וּ | yir·pū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7503 sink, relax |
| in | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the work | הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה | ham·mə·lā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| and it will never | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be finished | תֵעָשֶׂ֑ה | ṯê·‘ā·śeh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| But now | וְעַתָּ֖ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| my God | וְעַתָּ֖ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| strengthen | חַזֵּ֥ק | ḥaz·zêq | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| my hands | יָדָֽי׃ | yā·ḏāy | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 138:3 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · 1 Samuel 30:6 · Ephesians 6:10 · 1 Peter 5:10 · Philippians 4:13 · Nehemiah 4:10–14 · Isaiah 41:10 · Ephesians 3:16 · Hebrews 12:12 · Isaiah 35:3–4 · 2 Chronicles 15:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.