Hebrew Interlinear
Nehemiah 2:20 Interlinear
“Then answered I them and said unto them The God of heaven he will prosper us therefore we his servants will arise and build but ye have no portion nor right nor memorial in Jerusalem”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וָֽאָשִׁ֨יב | H7725 | Then answered | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 2 | אוֹתָ֜ם | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | דָּבָ֗ר | H1697 | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause | |
| 4 | וָֽאוֹמַ֤ר | H559 | I them and said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 5 | לָהֶם֙ | H0 | ||
| 6 | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | H430 | unto them The God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 7 | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | H8064 | of heaven | the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r |
| 8 | ה֚וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 9 | יַצְלִ֣יחַֽ | H6743 | he will prosper | to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive) |
| 10 | לָ֔נוּ | H0 | ||
| 11 | וַֽאֲנַ֥חְנוּ | H587 | we | |
| 12 | עֲבָדָ֖יו | H5650 | us therefore we his servants | a servant |
| 13 | נָק֣וּם | H6965 | will arise | to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) |
| 14 | וּבָנִ֑ינוּ | H1129 | and build | to build (literally and figuratively) |
| 15 | וְלָכֶ֗ם | H0 | ||
| 16 | אֵֽין | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 17 | חֵ֧לֶק | H2506 | but ye have no portion | properly, smoothness (of the tongue) |
| 18 | וּצְדָקָ֛ה | H6666 | nor right | rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) |
| 19 | וְזִכָּר֖וֹן | H2146 | nor memorial | a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing) |
| 20 | בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | H3389 | in Jerusalem | jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine |
Verse Context
Nehemiah 2:19heard But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite...
Nehemiah 2:20 (current)Then answered I them and said unto them The God of heaven he will prosper us therefore we his servants will arise and build but ye have no portion nor right nor memorial in Jerusalem