Nehemiah
Nehemiah 8:10
10Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| them | לָהֶ֡ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| Go | לְכוּ֩ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and eat | אִכְל֨וּ | ’iḵ·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H398 eat |
| what is rich | מַשְׁמַנִּ֜ים | maš·man·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4924 fatness |
| drink | וּשְׁת֣וּ | ū·šə·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8354 drink |
| what is sweet | מַֽמְתַקִּ֗ים | mam·ṯaq·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4477 sweet |
| and send out | וְשִׁלְח֤וּ | wə·šil·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7971 send |
| portions | מָנוֹת֙ | mā·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4490 part, portion |
| to those who have nothing | לְאֵ֣ין | lə·’ên | Preposition-l; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| prepared | נָכ֣וֹן | nā·ḵō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| since | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| today | הַיּ֖וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| is holy | קָד֥וֹשׁ | qā·ḏō·wōš | Adjective - masculine singular | H6918 sacred, holy |
| to our Lord | לַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ | la·’ă·ḏō·nê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H113 lord |
| Do not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| grieve | תֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּ | tê·‘ā·ṣê·ḇū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6087 hurt, pain, grieve |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the joy | חֶדְוַ֥ת | ḥeḏ·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2304 joy |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is | הִ֥יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| your strength | מָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃ | mā·‘uz·zə·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H4581 place or means of safety, protection |
Cross-references
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Psalm 28:7–8 · Proverbs 17:22 · 2 Corinthians 12:8–9 · Ecclesiastes 9:7 · Isaiah 12:1–3 · Isaiah 61:10 · Psalm 149:2 · Esther 9:19 · 2 Corinthians 8:2 · Esther 9:22 · Ecclesiastes 2:24 · Ecclesiastes 3:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.