Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:12

¹²You led them with a pillar of cloud by day

and a pillar of fire by night,

to light for them the way

in which they should travel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You led them	הִנְחִיתָ֖ם	hin·ḥî·ṯām	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5148 lead, guide
with a pillar	וּבְעַמּ֣וּד	ū·ḇə·‘am·mūḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5982 pillar, column
of cloud	עָנָ֔ן	‘ā·nān	Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
by day	יוֹמָ֑ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and a pillar	וּבְעַמּ֥וּד	ū·ḇə·‘am·mūḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5982 pillar, column
of fire	אֵשׁ֙	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
by night	לַ֔יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
to light	לְהָאִ֣יר	lə·hā·’îr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H215 be or become light
for them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
the way	הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
in which	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they should travel	יֵֽלְכוּ־	yê·lə·ḵū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.