Nehemiah
Nehemiah 9:35
35For even while they were in their kingdom,
with the abundant goodness
that You had given them,
and in the spacious and fertile land
that You had set before them,
they would not serve You
or turn from their wicked ways.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For even while | וְהֵ֣ם | wə·hêm | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| they were in their kingdom | בְּמַלְכוּתָם֩ | bə·mal·ḵū·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom |
| with the abundant | הָרָ֜ב | hā·rāḇ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| goodness | וּבְטוּבְךָ֨ | ū·ḇə·ṭū·ḇə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2898 good things, goods, goodness |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| You had given | נָתַ֣תָּ | nā·ṯa·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | לָהֶ֗ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| and in the spacious | הָרְחָבָ֧ה | hā·rə·ḥā·ḇāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7342 wide, broad |
| and fertile | וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛ה | wə·haš·šə·mê·nāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H8082 fat, robust |
| land | וּבְאֶ֨רֶץ | ū·ḇə·’e·reṣ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| You had set | נָתַ֥תָּ | nā·ṯa·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| before them | לִפְנֵיהֶ֖ם | lip̄·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| they would not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| serve You | עֲבָד֑וּךָ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏū·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| or turn | שָׁ֔בוּ | šā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| from their wicked | הָרָעִֽים׃ | hā·rā·‘îm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| ways | מִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖ם | mim·ma·‘al·lê·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4611 deed, practice |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 28:47 · Jeremiah 5:19 · Deuteronomy 32:12–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.