Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:34

34Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers

did not obey Your law

or listen to Your commandments

and warnings that You gave them.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Our kingsמְלָכֵ֤ינוּmə·lā·ḵê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH4428 king
and leadersשָׂרֵ֙ינוּ֙śā·rê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
and priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣ינוּkō·hă·nê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH3548 priest
and fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּwa·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nūConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH1 father
did notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
obeyעָשׂ֖וּ‘ā·śūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6213 do, make
Your lawתּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָtō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8451 direction, instruction, law
or listenהִקְשִׁ֙יבוּ֙hiq·šî·ḇūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH7181 incline, attend
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Your commandmentsמִצְוֺתֶ֔יךָmiṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵāNoun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singularH4687 commandment
and warningsוּלְעֵ֣דְוֺתֶ֔יךָū·lə·‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯe·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5715 testimony
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
You gaveהַעִידֹ֖תָha·‘î·ḏō·ṯāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
themבָּהֶֽם׃bā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural

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