Nehemiah
Nehemiah 9:36
36So here we are today as slaves
in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—
here we are as slaves!
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So here | הִנֵּ֛ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| we | אֲנַ֥חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| today | הַיּ֖וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| as slaves | עֲבָדִ֑ים | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| in the land | וְהָאָ֜רֶץ | wə·hā·’ā·reṣ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| You gave | נָתַ֣תָּה | nā·ṯat·tāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| our fathers | לַאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ | la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| to enjoy | לֶאֱכֹ֤ל | le·’ĕ·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| its fruit | פִּרְיָהּ֙ | pir·yāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6529 fruit |
| and goodness | טוּבָ֔הּ | ṭū·ḇāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H2898 good things, goods, goodness |
| here | הִנֵּ֛ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| we | אֲנַ֥חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| as slaves | עֲבָדִ֖ים | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.