Nehemiah
Nehemiah 7:5
5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then my God | אֱלֹהַי֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| put it | וַיִּתֵּ֤ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| my heart | לִבִּ֔י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to assemble | וָאֶקְבְּצָ֞ה | wā·’eq·bə·ṣāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H6908 gather, collect |
| the nobles | הַחֹרִ֧ים | ha·ḥō·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2715 noble |
| the officials | הַסְּגָנִ֛ים | has·sə·ḡā·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5461 prefect, ruler |
| and the people | הָעָ֖ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| to be enrolled by genealogy | לְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂ | lə·hiṯ·ya·ḥêś | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H3187 enroll |
| I found | וָֽאֶמְצָ֗א | wā·’em·ṣā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| the genealogical | הַיַּ֙חַשׂ֙ | hay·ya·ḥaś | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3188 genealogy |
| register | סֵ֤פֶר | sê·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| of those who had first returned | הָעוֹלִ֣ים | hā·‘ō·w·lîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| and I found | וָאֶמְצָ֖א | wā·’em·ṣā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| the following written | כָּת֥וּב | kā·ṯūḇ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H3789 write |
| in it | בּֽוֹ׃פ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.