Hebrew Interlinear
Nehemiah 1:5 Interlinear
“And said I beseech thee O LORD God of heaven God the great and terrible him and observe covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וָֽאֹמַ֗ר | H559 | And said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | אָֽנָּ֤א | H577 | I beseech | oh now! |
| 3 | יְהוָה֙ | H3068 | thee O LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 4 | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | H430 | God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 5 | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | H8064 | of heaven | the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r |
| 6 | הָאֵ֥ל | H410 | God | strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity) |
| 7 | הַגָּד֖וֹל | H1419 | the great | great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent |
| 8 | וְהַנּוֹרָ֑א | H3372 | and terrible | to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten |
| 9 | וּלְשֹֽׁמְרֵ֥י | H8104 | him and observe | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 10 | הַבְּרִית֙ | H1285 | covenant | a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) |
| 11 | וָחֶ֔סֶד | H2617 | and mercy | kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty |
| 12 | לְאֹֽהֲבָ֖יו | H157 | for them that love | to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) |
| 13 | וּלְשֹֽׁמְרֵ֥י | H8104 | him and observe | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 14 | מִצְוֹתָֽיו׃ | H4687 | his commandments | a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law) |
Verse Context
Nehemiah 1:4 And it came to pass when I heard these words that I sat down...
Nehemiah 1:5 (current)And said I beseech thee O LORD God of heaven God the great and terrible him and observe covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments
Nehemiah 1:6 Let thine ear now be attentive and thine eyes open...