Nehemiah
Nehemiah 9:18
18Even when they cast for themselves
an image of a calf and said,
‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’
and when they committed terrible blasphemies,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even | אַ֗ף | ’ap̄ | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| when | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they cast | עָשׂ֤וּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| for themselves | לָהֶם֙ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| an image | מַסֵּכָ֔ה | mas·sê·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4541 molten metal, or image |
| of a calf | עֵ֣גֶל | ‘ê·ḡel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5695 calf |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| This | זֶ֣ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| brought you up | הֶעֶלְךָ֖ | he·‘el·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of Egypt | מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם | mim·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and when they committed | וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ | way·ya·‘ă·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| terrible | גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ | gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| blasphemies | נֶאָצ֖וֹת | ne·’ā·ṣō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H5007 contempt, contumely |
Cross-references
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Psalm 106:19–23 · Exodus 32:4–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.