Nehemiah
Nehemiah 8:14
14And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in boothsb during the feast of the seventh month,
Footnotes
- b 8:14 Or tabernacles or shelters; also in verses 15, 16, and 17
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And they found | וַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּ | way·yim·ṣə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| written | כָּת֣וּב | kā·ṯūḇ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H3789 write |
| in the Law | בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה | bat·tō·w·rāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had commanded | צִוָּ֤ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| through | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the Israelites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| were to dwell | יֵשְׁב֨וּ | yê·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in booths | בַּסֻּכּ֛וֹת | bas·suk·kō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5521 thicket, booth |
| during the feast | בֶּחָ֖ג | be·ḥāḡ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast |
| of the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| month | בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ | ba·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 23:34 · Leviticus 23:40–43 · Deuteronomy 16:13–15 · Zechariah 14:16–19 · Genesis 33:17 · John 7:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.