Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:15

¹⁵In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven;

in their thirst You brought them water from the rock.

You told them to go in and possess the land

that You had sworn to give them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In their hunger	לִרְעָבָ֔ם	lir·‘ā·ḇām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7458 famine, hunger
You gave	נָתַ֤תָּה	nā·ṯat·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
bread	וְ֠לֶחֶם	wə·le·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
from heaven	מִשָּׁמַ֜יִם	miš·šā·ma·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
in their thirst	לִצְמָאָ֑ם	liṣ·mā·’ām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6772 thirst
You brought	הוֹצֵ֥אתָ	hō·w·ṣê·ṯā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
water	וּמַ֗יִם	ū·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
from the rock	מִסֶּ֛לַע	mis·se·la‘	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
You told	וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	לָהֶ֗ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
to go in	לָבוֹא֙	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and possess	לָרֶ֣שֶׁת	lā·re·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You had sworn	נָשָׂ֥אתָ	nā·śā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to give	לָתֵ֥ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָהֶֽם׃	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Corinthians 10:3–4 · Deuteronomy 1:8 · Exodus 17:6 · Exodus 16:4 · Exodus 16:14–15 · John 6:31–35 · Psalm 105:40–41 · Ezekiel 20:15 · Deuteronomy 8:3 · Psalm 114:8 · Psalm 78:24–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.