Nehemiah - Interlinear Bible

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דִּבְרֵ֥י diḇ·rê N-mpc H1697 [These are] the words

נְחֶמְיָ֖ה nə·ḥem·yāh N-proper-ms H5166 of Nehemiah

בֶּן־ ben- N-msc H1121 son

חֲכַלְיָ֑ה ḥă·ḵal·yāh N-proper-ms H2446 of Hacaliah:

וַיְהִ֤י way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 vvv

בְחֹֽדֶשׁ־ ḇə·ḥō·ḏeš- Prep-b | N-msc H2320 In the month

כִּסְלֵו kis·lēw N-proper-fs H3691 of Chislev,

עֶשְׂרִ֔ים ‘eś·rîm Number-cp H6242 in the twentieth

שְׁנַ֣ת šə·naṯ N-fsc H8141 year,

וַאֲנִ֥י wa·’ă·nî Conj-w | Pro-1cs H589 while I

הָיִ֖יתִי hā·yî·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H1961 was

הַבִּירָֽה׃ hab·bî·rāh Art | N-fs H1002 in the citadel

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן bə·šū·šan Prep-b | N-proper-fs H7800 of Susa,

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חֲנָ֜נִי ḥă·nā·nî N-proper-ms H2607 Hanani,

אֶחָ֧ד ’e·ḥāḏ Number-ms H259 one

מֵאַחַ֛י mê·’a·ḥay Prep-m | N-mpc | 1cs H251 of my brothers,

ה֥וּא hū Pro-3ms H1931 . . .

וַיָּבֹ֨א way·yā·ḇō Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H935 arrived

וַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים wa·’ă·nā·šîm Conj-w | N-mp H582 with men

מִֽיהוּדָ֑ה mî·hū·ḏāh Prep-m | N-proper-ms H3063 from Judah.

וָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞ם wā·’eš·’ā·lêm Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs | 3mp H7592 So I questioned them

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 about

הַפְּלֵיטָ֛ה hap·pə·lê·ṭāh Art | N-fs H6413 the remnant

הַיְּהוּדִ֧ים hay·yə·hū·ḏîm Art | N-proper-mp H3064 of the Jews

אֲשֶֽׁר־ ’ă·šer- Pro-r H834 who

נִשְׁאֲר֥וּ niš·’ă·rū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H7604 had survived

מִן־ min- Prep H4480

הַשֶּׁ֖בִי haš·še·ḇî Art | N-ms H7628 the exile,

וְעַל־ wə·‘al- Conj-w | Prep H5921 and also about

יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ yə·rū·šā·lim N-proper-fs H3389 Jerusalem.

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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮ way·yō·mə·rū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H559 And they told

לִי֒ lî Prep | 1cs me,

הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞ים han·niš·’ā·rîm Art | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp H7604 The remnant

אֲשֶֽׁר־ ’ă·šer- Pro-r H834 who

נִשְׁאֲר֤וּ niš·’ă·rū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H7604 survived

מִן־ min- Prep H4480 . . .

הַשְּׁבִי֙ haš·šə·ḇî Art | N-ms H7628 the exile

שָׁ֣ם šām Adv H8033 [are] there

בַּמְּדִינָ֔ה bam·mə·ḏî·nāh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H4082 in the province,

גְדֹלָ֖ה ḡə·ḏō·lāh Adj-fs H1419 in great

בְּרָעָ֥ה bə·rā·‘āh Prep-b | Adj-fs H7451 trouble

וּבְחֶרְפָּ֑ה ū·ḇə·ḥer·pāh Conj-w, Prep-b | N-fs H2781 and disgrace.

וְחוֹמַ֤ת wə·ḥō·w·maṯ Conj-w | N-fsc H2346 The wall

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ yə·rū·šā·lim N-proper-fs H3389 of Jerusalem

מְפֹרָ֔צֶת mə·p̄ō·rā·ṣeṯ V-Pual-Prtcpl-fs H6555 [is] broken down,

וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ ū·šə·‘ā·re·hā Conj-w | N-mpc | 3fs H8179 and its gates

נִצְּת֥וּ niṣ·ṣə·ṯū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H3341 have been burned

בָאֵֽשׁ׃ ḇā·’êš Prep-b, Art | N-cs H784 with fire.

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וַיְהִ֞י way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 -

כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ kə·šā·mə·‘î Prep-k | V-Qal-Inf | 1cs H8085 When I heard

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

הָאֵ֗לֶּה hā·’êl·leh Art | Pro-cp H428 these

הַדְּבָרִ֣ים had·də·ḇā·rîm Art | N-mp H1697 words,

יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ yā·šaḇ·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H3427 I sat down

וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔ה wā·’eḇ·keh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs H1058 and wept.

וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה wā·’eṯ·’ab·bə·lāh Conj-w | V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-1cs | 3fs H56 I mourned

יָמִ֑ים yā·mîm N-mp H3117 for days,

וָֽאֱהִ֥י wā·’ĕ·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs H1961 . . .

צָם֙ ṣām V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H6684 fasting

וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל ū·miṯ·pal·lêl Conj-w | V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms H6419 and praying

לִפְנֵ֖י lip̄·nê Prep-l | N-cpc H6440 before

אֱלֹהֵ֥י ’ĕ·lō·hê N-mpc H430 the God

הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ haš·šā·mā·yim Art | N-mp H8064 of heaven.

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וָאֹמַ֗ר wā·’ō·mar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs H559 Then I said:

אָֽנָּ֤א ’ān·nā Interjection H577 O

יְהוָה֙ Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 LORD,

אֱלֹהֵ֣י ’ĕ·lō·hê N-mpc H430 God

הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם haš·šā·ma·yim Art | N-mp H8064 of heaven,

הַגָּד֖וֹל hag·gā·ḏō·wl Art | Adj-ms H1419 the great

וְהַנּוֹרָ֑א wə·han·nō·w·rā Conj-w, Art | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms H3372 and awesome

הָאֵ֥ל hā·’êl Art | N-ms H410 God

שֹׁמֵ֤ר šō·mêr V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H8104 who keeps

הַבְּרִית֙ hab·bə·rîṯ Art | N-fs H1285 His covenant

וָחֶ֔סֶד wā·ḥe·seḏ Conj-w | N-ms H2617 of loving devotion

לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו lə·’ō·hă·ḇāw Prep-l | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 3ms H157 with those who love Him

וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י ū·lə·šō·mə·rê Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H8104 and keep

מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃ miṣ·wō·ṯāw N-fpc | 3ms H4687 His commandments,

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וְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָ wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā Conj-w | N-cdc | 2ms H5869 let Your eyes

תְּהִ֣י tə·hî V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3fs H1961 be

נָ֣א nā Interjection H4994 . . .

פְתֻוּח֟וֹת p̄ə·ṯuw·w·ḥōṯ V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fp H6605 open

אָזְנְךָֽ־ ’ā·zə·nə·ḵā- N-fsc | 2ms H241 and Your ears

קַשֶּׁ֣בֶת qaš·še·ḇeṯ Adj-fs H7183 attentive

לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ liš·mō·a‘ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H8085 to hear

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 . . .

תְּפִלַּ֣ת tə·p̄il·laṯ N-fsc H8605 the prayer

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 that

אָנֹכִי֩ ’ā·nō·ḵî Pro-1cs H595 I,

עַבְדְּךָ֡ ‘aḇ·də·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H5650 Your servant,

הַיּוֹם֙ hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 now

מִתְפַּלֵּ֨ל miṯ·pal·lêl V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms H6419 pray

לְפָנֶ֤יךָ lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā Prep-l | N-cpc | 2ms H6440 before You

יוֹמָ֣ם yō·w·mām Adv H3119 day

וָלַ֔יְלָה wā·lay·lāh Conj-w | N-ms H3915 and night

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 for

עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H5650 Your servants,

בְּנֵ֥י bə·nê N-mpc H1121 the Israelites

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yiś·rā·’êl N-proper-ms H3478 . . ..

וּמִתְוַדֶּ֗ה ū·miṯ·wad·deh Conj-w | V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms H3034 I confess

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 . . .

חַטֹּ֤אות ḥaṭ·ṭō·wṯ N-fpc H2403 the sins

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 that

בְּנֵֽי־ bə·nê- N-mpc H1121 we Israelites

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ yiś·rā·’êl N-proper-ms H3478 . . .

חָטָ֣אנוּ ḥā·ṭā·nū V-Qal-Perf-1cp H2398 have committed

לָ֔ךְ lāḵ Prep | 2ms against You.

וַאֲנִ֥י wa·’ă·nî Conj-w | Pro-1cs H589 Both I

אָבִ֖י ’ā·ḇî N-msc | 1cs H1 and my father’s

וּבֵית־ ū·ḇêṯ- Conj-w | N-msc H1004 house

חָטָֽאנוּ׃ ḥā·ṭā·nū V-Qal-Perf-1cp H2398 have sinned.

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חֲבֹ֖ל ḥă·ḇōl V-Qal-Inf H2254 We have behaved corruptly

חָבַ֣לְנוּ ḥā·ḇal·nū V-Qal-Perf-1cp H2254 . . .

לָ֑ךְ lāḵ Prep | 2fs against You

וְלֹא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 and have not

שָׁמַ֣רְנוּ šā·mar·nū V-Qal-Perf-1cp H8104 kept

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

הַמִּצְוֺ֗ת ham·miṣ·wōṯ Art | N-fp H4687 the commandments,

וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -

הַֽחֻקִּים֙ ha·ḥuq·qîm Art | N-mp H2706 statutes,

וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -

הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים ham·miš·pā·ṭîm Art | N-mp H4941 and ordinances

אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 that

צִוִּ֖יתָ ṣiw·wî·ṯā V-Piel-Perf-2ms H6680 You gave

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ ‘aḇ·de·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H5650 Your servant

מֹשֶׁ֥ה mō·šeh N-proper-ms H4872 Moses.

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זְכָר־ zə·ḵār- V-Qal-Imp-ms H2142 Remember,

נָא֙ nā Interjection H4994 I pray,

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

הַדָּבָ֔ר had·dā·ḇār Art | N-ms H1697 the word

אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 that

צִוִּ֛יתָ ṣiw·wî·ṯā V-Piel-Perf-2ms H6680 You commanded

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

עַבְדְּךָ֖ ‘aḇ·də·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H5650 Your servant

מֹשֶׁ֥ה mō·šeh N-proper-ms H4872 Moses

לֵאמֹ֑ר lê·mōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H559 when You said,

אַתֶּ֣ם ’at·tem Pro-2mp H859 If you

תִּמְעָ֔לוּ tim·‘ā·lū V-Qal-Imperf-2mp H4603 are unfaithful,

אֲנִ֕י ’ă·nî Pro-1cs H589 I

אָפִ֥יץ ’ā·p̄îṣ V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs H6327 will scatter

אֶתְכֶ֖ם ’eṯ·ḵem DirObjM | 2mp H853 you

בָּעַמִּֽים׃ bā·‘am·mîm Prep-b, Art | N-mp H5971 among the nations,

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וְשַׁבְתֶּ֣ם wə·šaḇ·tem Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp H7725 but [if] you return

אֵלַ֔י ’ê·lay Prep | 1cs H413 to Me

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ ū·šə·mar·tem Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp H8104 and keep

וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp H6213 and practice

אֹתָ֑ם ’ō·ṯām DirObjM | 3mp H853 -

מִצְוֺתַ֔י miṣ·wō·ṯay N-fpc | 1cs H4687 My commandments,

אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 then even if

נִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜ם nid·da·ḥă·ḵem V-Nifal-Prtcpl-msc | 2mp H5080 your exiles

יִהְיֶ֨ה yih·yeh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H1961 have been

בִּקְצֵ֤ה biq·ṣêh Prep-b | N-msc H7097 {banished} to the farthest

הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ haš·šā·ma·yim Art | N-mp H8064 horizon,

אֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם ’ă·qab·bə·ṣêm V-Piel-Imperf-1cs | 3mp H6908 I will gather them

מִשָּׁ֣ם miš·šām Prep-m | Adv H8033 from there

וַהֲבוֹאֹתִים wa·hă·ḇō·ʾō·ṯīm Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs | 3mp H935 and bring them

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

הַמָּק֔וֹם ham·mā·qō·wm Art | N-ms H4725 the place

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -

בָּחַ֔רְתִּי bā·ḥar·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H977 I have chosen

לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן lə·šak·kên Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf H7931 as a dwelling

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 for

שְׁמִ֖י šə·mî N-msc | 1cs H8034 My Name.

שָֽׁם׃ šām Adv H8033

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וְהֵ֥ם wə·hêm Conj-w | Pro-3mp H1992 They

עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H5650 are Your servants

וְעַמֶּ֑ךָ wə·‘am·me·ḵā Conj-w | N-msc | 2ms H5971 and Your people.

פָּדִ֙יתָ֙ pā·ḏî·ṯā V-Qal-Perf-2ms H6299 You redeemed

אֲשֶׁ֤ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 them

הַגָּד֔וֹל hag·gā·ḏō·wl Art | Adj-ms H1419 by Your great

בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ bə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵā Prep-b | N-msc | 2ms H3581 power

הַחֲזָקָֽה׃ ha·ḥă·zā·qāh Art | Adj-fs H2389 and mighty

וּבְיָדְךָ֖ ū·ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵā Conj-w, Prep-b | N-fsc | 2ms H3027 hand.

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אֲדֹנָ֗י ’ă·ḏō·nāy N-proper-ms H136 O Lord,

אָנָּ֣א ’ān·nā Interjection H577 -

אָזְנְךָֽ־ ’ā·zə·nə·ḵā- N-fsc | 2ms H241 may Your ear

תְּהִ֣י tə·hî V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3fs H1961 be

נָ֣א nā Interjection H4994 . . .

קַ֠שֶּׁבֶת qaš·še·ḇeṯ Adj-fs H7183 attentive

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

תְּפִלַּ֨ת tə·p̄il·laṯ N-fsc H8605 [my] prayer

עַבְדְּךָ֜ ‘aḇ·də·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H5650 . . .

וְאֶל־ wə·’el- Conj-w | Prep H413 and to

תְּפִלַּ֣ת tə·p̄il·laṯ N-fsc H8605 the prayers

עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H5650 of Your servants

הַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ ha·ḥă·p̄ê·ṣîm Art | Adj-mp H2655 who delight

לְיִרְאָ֣ה lə·yir·’āh Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3fs H3372 to revere

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

שְׁמֶ֔ךָ šə·me·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H8034 Your name.

לְעַבְדְּךָ֙ lə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā Prep-l | N-msc | 2ms H5650 Give Your servant

וְהַצְלִֽיחָה־ wə·haṣ·lî·ḥāh- Conj-w | V-Hifil-Imp-ms | 3fs H6743 success

הַיּ֔וֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 this day,

נָּ֤א nā Interjection H4994 I pray,

וּתְנֵ֣הוּ ū·ṯə·nê·hū Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms | 3ms H5414 and grant him

לְרַחֲמִ֔ים lə·ra·ḥă·mîm Prep-l | N-mp H7356 mercy

לִפְנֵ֖י lip̄·nê Prep-l | N-cpc H6440 in the sight

הַזֶּ֑ה haz·zeh Art | Pro-ms H2088 of this

הָאִ֣ישׁ hā·’îš Art | N-ms H376 man.

וַאֲנִ֛י wa·’ă·nî Conj-w | Pro-1cs H589 At that time I

הָיִ֥יתִי hā·yî·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H1961 was

מַשְׁקֶ֖ה maš·qeh N-ms H4945 the cupbearer

לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃פ lam·me·leḵ Prep-l, Art | N-ms H4428 to the king.)

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