Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:29

²⁹You admonished them to turn back to Your law,

but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments.

They sinned against Your ordinances,

by which a man will live if he practices them.

They turned a stubborn shoulder;

they stiffened their necks and would not obey.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You admonished	וַתָּ֨עַד	wat·tā·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
them	בָּהֶ֜ם	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
to turn back	לַהֲשִׁיבָ֣ם	la·hă·šî·ḇām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Your law	תּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ	tō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
but they	וְהֵ֨מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were arrogant	הֵזִ֜ידוּ	hê·zî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H2102 be presumptuous
and disobeyed	שָׁמְע֤וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
Your commandments	לְמִצְוֺתֶ֙יךָ֙	lə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4687 commandment
They sinned	חָֽטְאוּ־	ḥā·ṭə·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2398 miss
against	בָ֔ם	ḇām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Your ordinances	וּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ	ū·ḇə·miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
by which a man	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
will live	וְחָיָ֣ה	wə·ḥā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
if he practices	יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
them	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
They turned	וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ	way·yit·tə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
a stubborn	סוֹרֶ֔רֶת	sō·w·re·reṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H5637 be stubborn, rebellious
shoulder	כָתֵף֙	ḵā·ṯêp̄	Noun - feminine singular	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
they stiffened	הִקְשׁ֖וּ	hiq·šū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7185 be hard, severe, fierce
their necks	וְעָרְפָּ֥ם	wə·‘ā·rə·pām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6203 back of neck, neck
and would not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
obey	שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃	šā·mê·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear

Cross-references

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Leviticus 18:5 · Nehemiah 9:16 · Nehemiah 9:26 · Nehemiah 9:10 · Jeremiah 43:2 · Hosea 6:5 · James 4:6–10 · Zechariah 7:11–12 · 2 Chronicles 24:19 · Jeremiah 13:15–17 · Galatians 3:12 · Jeremiah 44:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.