Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:23

²³You multiplied their descendants

like the stars of heaven

and brought them to the land

You had told their fathers to enter and possess.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You multiplied	הִרְבִּ֔יתָ	hir·bî·ṯā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
their descendants	וּבְנֵיהֶ֣ם	ū·ḇə·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
like the stars	כְּכֹכְבֵ֖י	kə·ḵō·ḵə·ḇê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3556 star
of heaven	הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and brought them	וַתְּבִיאֵם֙	wat·tə·ḇî·’êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
You had told	אָמַ֥רְתָּ	’ā·mar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
their fathers	לַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם	la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
to enter	לָב֥וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and possess	לָרָֽשֶׁת׃	lā·rā·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.