Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 5:15 Interlinear

governors But the former not I because me were chargeable over the people and had taken of them bread and wine beside of silver shekels forty yea even their servants bare rule over the people but so did not I because of the fear of God

Word-by-Word Analysis

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1וְהַפַּחוֹת֩H6346governorsa prefect (of a city or small district)
2הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֨יםH7223But the formerfirst, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
3אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
4מִפְּנֵ֖יH6440not I becausethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
5הִכְבִּ֣ידוּH3513me were chargeableto be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same
6עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7הָעָ֑םH5971over the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
8וַיִּקְח֨וּH3947and had takento take (in the widest variety of applications)
9מֵהֶ֜םH1992they (only used when emphatic)
10בְּלֶ֤חֶםH3899of them breadfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
11וָיַ֙יִן֙H3196and winewine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
12אַחַר֙H310besideproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
13כֶּֽסֶףH3701of silversilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
14שְׁקָלִ֣יםH8255shekelsprobably a weight; used as a commercial standard
15אַרְבָּעִ֔יםH705fortyforty
16גַּ֥םH1571yea evenproperly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
17נַֽעֲרֵיהֶ֖םH5288their 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
18שָֽׁלְט֣וּH7980bare ruleto dominate, i.e., govern; by implication, to permit
19עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
20הָעָ֑םH5971over the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
21וַֽאֲנִי֙H589i
22לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
23עָשִׂ֣יתִיH6213but so didto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
24כֵ֔ןH3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
25מִפְּנֵ֖יH6440not I becausethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
26יִרְאַ֥תH3374of the fearfear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
27אֱלֹהִֽים׃H430of 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

Verse Context

Nehemiah 5:14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed ...
Nehemiah 5:15 (current)governors But the former not I because me were chargeable over the people and had taken of them bread and wine beside of silver shekels forty yea even their servants bare rule over the people but so did not I because of the fear of God
Nehemiah 5:16 in the work of this wall Yea also I continued we any land...

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