Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 13:9 Interlinear

Then I commanded and they cleansed the chambers and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God with the meat offering and the frankincense

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הH559Then I commandedto say (used with great latitude)
2וַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּH2891and they cleansedto be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
3הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹתH3957the chambersa room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging)
4וָֽאָשִׁ֣יבָהH7725and thither brought I againto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
5שָּׁ֗םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
6כְּלֵי֙H3627the vesselssomething prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
7בֵּ֣יתH1004of the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
8הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430of 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
9אֶתH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
10הַמִּנְחָ֖הH4503with the meat offeringa donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
11וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃H3828and the frankincensefrankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)

Verse Context

Nehemiah 13:8 me sore therefore I cast forth ...
Nehemiah 13:9 (current)Then I commanded and they cleansed the chambers and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God with the meat offering and the frankincense
Nehemiah 13:10And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given...

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