Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:20–21

²⁰You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them.

You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths,

and You gave them water for their thirst.

²¹For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness,

so that they lacked nothing.

Their clothes did not wear out

and their feet did not swell.

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Nehemiah 9:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You gave	נָתַ֖תָּ	nā·ṯa·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
Your good	הַטּוֹבָ֔ה	haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
Spirit	וְרוּחֲךָ֨	wə·rū·ḥă·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
to instruct them	לְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑ם	lə·haś·kî·lām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H7919 be prudent
You did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
withhold	מָנַ֣עְתָּ	mā·na‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
Your manna	וּמַנְךָ֙	ū·man·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4478 manna
from their mouths	מִפִּיהֶ֔ם	mip·pî·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
and You gave	נָתַ֥תָּה	nā·ṯat·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
water	וּמַ֛יִם	ū·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
for their thirst	לִצְמָאָֽם׃	liṣ·mā·’ām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6772 thirst

Nehemiah 9:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For forty	וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים	wə·’ar·bā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H705 forty
years	שָׁנָ֛ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
You sustained them	כִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥ם	kil·kal·tām	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3557 comprehend, contain
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
they lacked	חָסֵ֑רוּ	ḥā·sê·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease
nothing	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
Their clothes	שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙	śal·mō·ṯê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8008 id.
did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
wear out	בָל֔וּ	ḇā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1086 become old and worn out
and their feet	וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם	wə·raḡ·lê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H7272 foot
did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
swell	בָצֵֽקוּ׃	ḇā·ṣê·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1216 swell

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 9:20 Psalm 143:10 · Numbers 11:17 · Isaiah 63:11–14 · John 4:10 · 2 Peter 1:21 · Isaiah 48:21 · Isaiah 41:17–18 · Exodus 17:6 · Psalm 105:41 · Ephesians 5:9 · Exodus 16:15 · John 7:37–39

Nehemiah 9:21 Deuteronomy 2:7 · Deuteronomy 8:4 · Deuteronomy 29:5 · Psalm 34:10 · Numbers 14:33–34 · Acts 13:18 · Deuteronomy 8:2 · Exodus 16:35 · Amos 5:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.