Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:1–3

¹On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads. ²Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

³While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.

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Nehemiah 9:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the twenty-fourth	עֶשְׂרִ֨ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
day	וּבְיוֹם֩	ū·ḇə·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of the same	הַזֶּ֗ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
month	לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
the Israelites	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
gathered together	נֶאֶסְפ֤וּ	ne·’es·p̄ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H622 gather, remove
fasting	בְּצ֣וֹם	bə·ṣō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6685 fasting, fast
and wearing sackcloth	וּבְשַׂקִּ֔ים	ū·ḇə·śaq·qîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H8242 sack, sackcloth
with dust	וַאֲדָמָ֖ה	wa·’ă·ḏā·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
on their heads	עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height

Nehemiah 9:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those of Israelite	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
descent	זֶ֣רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
separated themselves	וַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ֙	way·yib·bā·ḏə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H914 be divided, separate
from all	מִכֹּ֖ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the foreigners	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and they stood	וַיַּעַמְד֗וּ	way·ya·‘am·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
and confessed	וַיִּתְוַדּוּ֙	way·yiṯ·wad·dū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3034 throw, cast
their sins	חַטֹּ֣אתֵיהֶ֔ם	ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
and the iniquities	וַעֲוֺנ֖וֹת	wa·‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common plural construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of their fathers	אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father

Nehemiah 9:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
While they stood	וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙	way·yā·qū·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their places	עָמְדָ֔ם	‘ā·mə·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5977 standing-place
they read	וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּ	way·yiq·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
from the Book	בְּסֵ֨פֶר	bə·sê·p̄er	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Law	תּוֹרַ֧ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
for a quarter	רְבִעִ֣ית	rə·ḇi·‘îṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular construct	H7243 fourth
of the day	הַיּ֑וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and they spent another quarter of the day	וּרְבִעִית֙	ū·rə·ḇi·‘îṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7243 fourth
in confession	מִתְוַדִּ֣ים	miṯ·wad·dîm	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H3034 throw, cast
and worship	וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים	ū·miš·ta·ḥă·wîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H7812 bow down
of the LORD	לַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃פ	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God

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Nehemiah 9:1 Ezra 8:23 · Joshua 7:6 · Acts 13:2–3 · Nehemiah 8:2 · 1 Samuel 4:12 · Leviticus 23:34 · 2 Chronicles 7:10 · Esther 4:16 · 2 Samuel 1:2 · Job 2:12 · Judges 20:26 · Leviticus 23:39

Nehemiah 9:2 Nehemiah 13:3 · Daniel 9:3–10 · Ezra 10:11 · Nehemiah 13:30 · Daniel 9:20 · Ezra 9:2 · Hosea 5:7 · 1 John 1:7–9 · Psalm 144:11 · Psalm 144:7 · Nehemiah 1:6 · Ezra 9:6–7

Nehemiah 9:3 Nehemiah 8:7–8 · Nehemiah 8:3–4

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