Nehemiah
Nehemiah 9:16
16But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked
and did not obey Your commandments.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nehemiah 9:29 · Psalm 81:11–14 · Romans 2:5 · Deuteronomy 31:27 · Hebrews 3:15 · Nehemiah 9:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.