Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:16–17

¹⁶But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked

and did not obey Your commandments.

¹⁷They refused to listen and failed to remember

the wonders You performed among them.

They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader

to return them to their bondage in Egypt.^b

But You are a forgiving God,

gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger and rich in loving devotion,

and You did not forsake them.

Footnotes

b 9:17 LXX and a few Hebrew manuscripts; MT to return them to their bondage in their rebellion

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Nehemiah 9:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they	וְהֵ֥ם	wə·hêm	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
and our fathers	וַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ	wa·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
became arrogant	הֵזִ֑ידוּ	hê·zî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H2102 be presumptuous
and stiff-necked	וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙	way·yaq·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7185 be hard, severe, fierce
and did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
obey	שָׁמְע֖וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
Your commandments	מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃	miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4687 commandment

Nehemiah 9:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They refused	וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ	way·mā·’ă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3985 refuse
to listen	לִשְׁמֹ֗עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
and failed	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to remember	זָכְר֤וּ	zā·ḵə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2142 remember
the wonders	נִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙	nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯe·ḵā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
You performed	עָשִׂ֣יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
among them	עִמָּהֶ֔ם	‘im·mā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5973 with
They stiffened	וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙	way·yaq·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7185 be hard, severe, fierce
their necks	עָרְפָּ֔ם	‘ā·rə·pām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6203 back of neck, neck
and appointed	וַיִּתְּנוּ־	way·yit·tə·nū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
a leader	רֹ֛אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
to return them	לָשׁ֥וּב	lā·šūḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
to their bondage	לְעַבְדֻתָ֖ם	lə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5659 servitude, bondage
But You	וְאַתָּה֩	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are a forgiving	סְלִיח֜וֹת	sə·lî·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5547 forgiveness
God	אֱל֨וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular construct	H433 god, God
gracious	חַנּ֧וּן	ḥan·nūn	Adjective - masculine singular	H2587 gracious
and compassionate	וְרַח֛וּם	wə·ra·ḥūm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H7349 compassionate
slow	אֶֽרֶךְ־	’e·reḵ-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H750 long
to anger	אַפַּ֥יִם	’ap·pa·yim	Noun - md	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and rich	וְרַב־	wə·raḇ-	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
in loving devotion	וְחֶסֶד	wə·ḥɛ·sɛḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
and You did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
forsake them	עֲזַבְתָּֽם׃	‘ă·zaḇ·tām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 9:16 Nehemiah 9:29 · Psalm 81:11–14 · Romans 2:5 · Deuteronomy 31:27 · Hebrews 3:15 · Nehemiah 9:10

Nehemiah 9:17 Psalm 86:5 · Joel 2:13 · Psalm 145:8–9 · Psalm 86:15 · Micah 7:18–19 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Matthew 16:9–11 · Isaiah 55:7–9 · 1 Kings 6:13 · Psalm 78:38 · Romans 9:15 · Psalm 103:8–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.