Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 1:6 Interlinear

Let thine ear now be attentive and thine eyes open that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant which I pray before thee now day and night for the children of Israel of thy servant and confess the sins for the children of Israel have sinned house against thee both I and my father's have sinned

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1תְּהִ֣יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2נָ֣אH4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
3אָזְנְךָֽH241Let thine earbroadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
4קַשֶּׁ֣בֶתH7183now be attentivehearkening
5וְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָH5869and thine eyesan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
6פְתֻוּח֟וֹתH6605opento open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
7לִשְׁמֹ֣עַH8085that thou mayest hearto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
8אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
9תְּפִלַּ֣תH8605the prayerintercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
10עֲבָדֶ֑יךָH5650of thy servanta servant
11אֲשֶׁ֣רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
12אָֽנֹכִי֩H595i
13מִתְפַּלֵּ֨לH6419which I prayto judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
14לְפָנֶ֤יךָH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
15הַיּוֹם֙H3117thee nowa day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
16יוֹמָ֣םH3119daydaily
17וָלַ֔יְלָהH3915and nightproperly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
18עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
19בְּנֵֽיH1121for the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
20יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
21עֲבָדֶ֑יךָH5650of thy servanta servant
22וּמִתְוַדֶּ֗הH3034and confessphysically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the ha
23עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
24חַטֹּ֤אותH2403the sinsan offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
25בְּנֵֽיH1121for the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
26יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
27אֲשֶׁ֣רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
28חָטָֽאנוּ׃H2398have sinnedproperly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
29לָ֔ךְH0
30וַֽאֲנִ֥יH589i
31וּבֵיתH1004housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
32אָבִ֖יH1against thee both I and my father'sfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
33חָטָֽאנוּ׃H2398have sinnedproperly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

Verse Context

Nehemiah 1:5And said I beseech thee O LORD God of heaven God...
Nehemiah 1:6 (current) Let thine ear now be attentive and thine eyes open that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant which I pray before thee now day and night for the children of Israel of thy servant and confess the sins for the children of Israel have sinned house against thee both I and my father's have sinned
Nehemiah 1:7We have dealt very We have dealt very against thee and have not kept ...

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