Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 13:25 Interlinear

And I contended with them and cursed them and smote of them and plucked off their hair and made them swear by God saying Ye shall not give their daughters unto their sons nor take their daughters unto their sons

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וָֽאָרִ֤יבH7378And I contendedproperly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
2עִמָּם֙H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
3וָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔םH7043with them and cursedto be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
4וָֽאַכֶּ֥הH5221them and smoteto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
5מֵהֶ֛םH1992they (only used when emphatic)
6אֲנָשִׁ֖יםH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
7וָֽאֶמְרְטֵ֑םH4803of them and plucked off their hairto polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen
8וָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֣םH7650and made them swearto seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
9בֵּֽאלֹהִ֗יםH430by Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
10אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
11תִּתְּנ֤וּH5414saying Ye shall not giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
12מִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םH1323their daughtersa daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
13לִבְנֵיכֶ֖םH1121unto their sonsa son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
14וְאִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
15תִּשְׂאוּ֙H5375nor taketo lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
16מִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םH1323their daughtersa daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
17לִבְנֵיכֶ֖םH1121unto their sonsa son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
18וְלָכֶֽם׃H0

Verse Context

Nehemiah 13:24And their children half not speak in the speech of Ashdod and could...
Nehemiah 13:25 (current)And I contended with them and cursed them and smote of them and plucked off their hair and made them swear by God saying Ye shall not give their daughters unto their sons nor take their daughters unto their sons
Nehemiah 13:26 cause to sin Did not Solomon him king...

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