Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:19

¹⁹You in Your great compassion

did not forsake them in the wilderness.

By day the pillar of cloud never turned away

from guiding them on their path;

and by the night the pillar of fire

illuminated the way they should go.

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	וְאַתָּה֙	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
in Your great	הָֽרַבִּ֔ים	hā·rab·bîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
compassion	בְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָ	bə·ra·ḥă·me·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H7356 womb
did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
forsake them	עֲזַבְתָּ֖ם	‘ă·zaḇ·tām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
By day	בְּיוֹמָם֙	bə·yō·w·mām	Preposition-b; Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
the pillar	עַמּ֣וּד	‘am·mūḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5982 pillar, column
of cloud	הֶ֠עָנָן	he·‘ā·nān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
turned away	סָ֨ר	sār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from guiding them	לְהַנְחֹתָ֣ם	lə·han·ḥō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5148 lead, guide
on their path	בְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְ	bə·had·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and by the night	בְּלַ֙יְלָה֙	bə·lay·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
the pillar	עַמּ֨וּד	‘am·mūḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5982 pillar, column
of fire	הָאֵ֤שׁ	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
illuminated	לְהָאִ֣יר	lə·hā·’îr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H215 be or become light
the way	הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
they should go	יֵֽלְכוּ־	yê·lə·ḵū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk

Cross-references

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

Nehemiah 9:27 · Psalm 106:45 · Nehemiah 9:12 · Malachi 3:6 · Numbers 14:14 · Daniel 9:18 · Daniel 9:9 · Exodus 40:38 · Psalm 106:7–8 · Exodus 13:21–22 · Lamentations 3:22 · 1 Corinthians 10:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.