Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:24

²⁴So their descendants went in and possessed the land;

You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land.

You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land,

to do with them as they wished.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So their descendants	הַבָּנִים֙	hab·bā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
went in	וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and possessed	וַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ	way·yî·rə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
You subdued	וַתַּכְנַ֨ע	wat·taḵ·na‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3665 be humble
before them	לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם	lip̄·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
the Canaanites	הַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔ים	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3669 trader, merchant
dwelling	יֹשְׁבֵ֤י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
You delivered	וַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖ם	wat·tit·tə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
into their hands	בְּיָדָ֑ם	bə·yā·ḏām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
the kings	מַלְכֵיהֶם֙	mal·ḵê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4428 king
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
peoples	עַֽמְמֵ֣י	‘am·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5971 people
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to do	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
with them	בָּהֶ֖ם	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
as they wished	כִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃	kir·ṣō·w·nām	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will

Cross-references

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

Joshua 21:43 · Joshua 18:1 · Joshua 11:23 · 1 Chronicles 22:18 · Psalm 44:2–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.