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Nehemiah 3:26 Interlinear

“Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel gate unto the place over against the water toward the east and the tower that lieth out”

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Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְהַ֨נְּתִינִ֔ים	H5411	Moreover the Nethinims	the nethinim, or temple-servants (as given to that duty)
2	הָי֥וּ	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
3	יֹֽשְׁבִ֖ים	H3427	dwelt	properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
4	בָּעֹ֑פֶל	H6077	in Ophel	ophel, a ridge in jerusalem
5	עַ֠ד	H5704		as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
6	נֶ֜גֶד	H5048		a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
7	שַׁ֤עַר	H8179	gate	an opening, i.e., door or gate
8	הַמַּ֙יִם֙	H4325	unto the place over against the water	water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
9	לַמִּזְרָ֔ח	H4217	toward the east	sunrise, i.e., the east
10	וְהַמִּגְדָּ֖ל	H4026	and the tower	a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
11	הַיּוֹצֵֽא׃	H3318	that lieth out	to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim

Nehemiah 3:26 (current)Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel gate unto the place over against the water toward the east and the tower that lieth out