Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:26

²⁶But they were disobedient and rebelled against You;

they flung Your law behind their backs.

They killed Your prophets,

who had admonished them to return to You.

They committed terrible blasphemies.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they were disobedient	וַיַּמְר֨וּ	way·yam·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
and rebelled	וַֽיִּמְרְד֜וּ	way·yim·rə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4775 rebel
against You	בָּ֗ךְ	bāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular
they flung	וַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּ	way·yaš·li·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
Your law	תּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙	tō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
behind	אַחֲרֵ֣י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
their backs	גַוָּ֔ם	ḡaw·wām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1458 back
They killed	הָרָ֔גוּ	hā·rā·ḡū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2026 kill, slay
Your prophets	נְבִיאֶ֣יךָ	nə·ḇî·’e·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had admonished	הֵעִ֥ידוּ	hê·‘î·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
them	בָ֖ם	ḇām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
to return	לַהֲשִׁיבָ֣ם	la·hă·šî·ḇām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to You	אֵלֶ֑יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
They committed	וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
terrible	גְּדוֹלֹֽת׃	gə·ḏō·w·lōṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H1419 great
blasphemies	נֶאָצ֖וֹת	ne·’ā·ṣō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5007 contempt, contumely

Cross-references

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

1 Kings 14:9 · Judges 2:11–12 · Nehemiah 9:18 · Acts 7:52 · 1 Kings 18:4 · 1 Kings 19:10 · Psalm 50:17 · Matthew 21:35 · 2 Chronicles 24:20–21 · Matthew 23:34–37 · Ezekiel 20:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.