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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֡יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
3צָֽלֲלוּ֩H6751began to be darkto shade, as twilight or an opaque object
4הַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםH8179And it came to pass that when the gatesan opening, i.e., door or gate
5יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֜םH3389of Jerusalemjerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine
6לִפְנֵ֣יH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
7הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃H7676on the sabbathintermission, i.e (specifically) the sabbath
8וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הH559I commandedto say (used with great latitude)
9וַיִּסָּֽגְר֣וּH5462should be shutto shut up; figuratively, to surrender
10הַדְּלָת֔וֹתH1817that the gatessomething swinging, i.e., the valve of a door
11וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הH559I commandedto say (used with great latitude)
12אֲשֶׁר֙H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
13לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
14יִפְתָּח֔וּםH6605that they should not be openedto open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
15עַ֖דH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
16אַחַ֣רH310till afterproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
17הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃H7676on the sabbathintermission, i.e (specifically) the sabbath
18וּמִנְּעָרַ֗יH5288and 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
19הֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙H5975setto stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
20עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
21הַשְּׁעָרִ֔יםH8179And it came to pass that when the gatesan opening, i.e., door or gate
22לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
23יָב֥וֹאH935be brought into go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
24מַשָּׂ֖אH4853that there should no burdena burden; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire
25בְּי֥וֹםH3117daya 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
26הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃H7676on the sabbathintermission, i.e (specifically) the sabbath

Verse Context

Nehemiah 13:18 Did not your fathers bring not our God...
Nehemiah 13:19 (current) 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
Nehemiah 13:20lodged So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware without...

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