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Nehemiah 9:16 Interlinear

“ But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their necks and hearkened not to thy commandments”

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Nehemiah 9 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְהֵ֥ם	H1992		they (only used when emphatic)
2	וַֽאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ	H1	But they and our fathers	father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
3	הֵזִ֑ידוּ	H2102	dealt proudly	to seethe; figuratively, to be insolent
4	וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙	H7185	and hardened	properly, to be dense, i.e., tough or severe (in various applications)
5	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
6	עָרְפָּ֔ם	H6203	their necks	the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)
7	וְלֹ֥א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
8	שָֽׁמְע֖וּ	H8085	and hearkened	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
9	אֶל	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
10	מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃	H4687	not to thy commandments	a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)

Nehemiah 9:16 (current) But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their necks and hearkened not to thy commandments