Nehemiah
Nehemiah 8:13
13On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the second | הַשֵּׁנִ֡י | haš·šê·nî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H8145 second |
| day | וּבַיּ֣וֹם | ū·ḇay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the heads | רָאשֵׁ֨י | rā·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7218 head |
| of all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the families | הָאָב֜וֹת | hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| along with the priests | הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and Levites | וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם | wə·hal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| gathered | נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ | ne·’es·p̄ū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H622 gather, remove |
| around | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ezra | עֶזְרָ֖א | ‘ez·rā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5830 Ezra |
| the scribe | הַסֹּפֵ֑ר | has·sō·p̄êr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5608 count |
| to study | וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל | ū·lə·haś·kîl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7919 be prudent |
| the words | דִּבְרֵ֥י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the Law | הַתּוֹרָֽה׃ | hat·tō·w·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 2:1–6 · Proverbs 12:1 · Proverbs 8:33–34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.