Nehemiah

Nehemiah 7:3

³And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I told	וַיֹּאמֶר	way·yō·mɛr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
them	לָהֶ֗ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
open	יִפָּֽתְח֞וּ	yip·pā·ṯə·ḥū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6605 open
the gates	שַׁעֲרֵ֤י	ša·‘ă·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8179 gate
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the sun	הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
is hot	חֹ֣ם	ḥōm	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2552 be or become warm
While	וְעַ֨ד	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the guards	הֵ֥ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are on duty	עֹמְדִ֛ים	‘ō·mə·ḏîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
keep the doors	הַדְּלָת֖וֹת	had·də·lā·ṯō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1817 door
shut	יָגִ֥יפוּ	yā·ḡî·p̄ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1479 shut, close
and securely fastened	וֶאֱחֹ֑זוּ	we·’ĕ·ḥō·zū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
And appoint	וְהַעֲמֵ֗יד	wə·ha·‘ă·mêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H5975 take one's stand, stand
the residents	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
as guards	מִשְׁמְרוֹת֙	miš·mə·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4931 guard, watch
some	אִ֚ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
at their posts	בְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹ	bə·miš·mā·rōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4929 place of confinement, goal, prison
and some	וְאִ֖ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
at	נֶ֥גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
their own homes	בֵּיתֽוֹ׃	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.