Hebrew Interlinear
Nehemiah 13:19 Interlinear
“ began to be dark And it came to pass that when the gates of Jerusalem before on the sabbath I commanded should be shut that the gates I commanded that they should not be opened till after on the sabbath and some of my servants set And it came to pass that when the gates be brought in that there should no burden day on the sabbath”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֡י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 3 | צָֽלֲלוּ֩ | H6751 | began to be dark | to shade, as twilight or an opaque object |
| 4 | הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים | H8179 | And it came to pass that when the gates | an opening, i.e., door or gate |
| 5 | יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֜ם | H3389 | of Jerusalem | jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine |
| 6 | לִפְנֵ֣י | H6440 | before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 7 | הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ | H7676 | on the sabbath | intermission, i.e (specifically) the sabbath |
| 8 | וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה | H559 | I commanded | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 9 | וַיִּסָּֽגְר֣וּ | H5462 | should be shut | to shut up; figuratively, to surrender |
| 10 | הַדְּלָת֔וֹת | H1817 | that the gates | something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door |
| 11 | וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה | H559 | I commanded | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 12 | אֲשֶׁר֙ | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 13 | לֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 14 | יִפְתָּח֔וּם | H6605 | that they should not be opened | to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve |
| 15 | עַ֖ד | H5704 | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | |
| 16 | אַחַ֣ר | H310 | till after | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 17 | הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ | H7676 | on the sabbath | intermission, i.e (specifically) the sabbath |
| 18 | וּמִנְּעָרַ֗י | H5288 | and some of my servants | (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit |
| 19 | הֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙ | H5975 | set | to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) |
| 20 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 21 | הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים | H8179 | And it came to pass that when the gates | an opening, i.e., door or gate |
| 22 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 23 | יָב֥וֹא | H935 | be brought in | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 24 | מַשָּׂ֖א | H4853 | that there should no burden | a burden; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire |
| 25 | בְּי֥וֹם | H3117 | day | a 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 |
| 26 | הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ | H7676 | on the sabbath | intermission, i.e (specifically) the sabbath |
Verse Context
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