Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 8:11 Interlinear

“So the Levites stilled all the people saying Hold your peace for the day is holy neither be ye grieved”

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Nehemiah 8 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם	H3881	So the Levites	a levite or descendant of levi
2	מַחְשִׁ֤ים	H2814	stilled	to hush or keep quiet
3	לְכָל	H3605		properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
4	הָעָם֙	H5971	all the people	a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
5	לֵאמֹ֣ר	H559	saying	to say (used with great latitude)
6	הַ֔סּוּ	H2013	Hold your peace	to hush
7	כִּ֥י	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
8	הַיּ֖וֹם	H3117	for the day	a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
9	קָדֹ֑שׁ	H6918	is holy	sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) god (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
10	וְאַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
11	תֵּֽעָצֵֽבוּ׃	H6087	neither be ye grieved	properly, to carve, i.e., fabricate or fashion

Nehemiah 8:11 (current)So the Levites stilled all the people saying Hold your peace for the day is holy neither be ye grieved