Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 9:21 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Nehemiah 9:21, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

Yea forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness so that they lacked nothing their clothes waxed not old and their feet swelled

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםH705Yea fortyforty
2שָׁנָ֛הH8141yearsa year (as a revolution of time)
3כִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥םH3557didst thou sustainproperly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
4בַּמִּדְבָּ֖רH4057them in the wildernessa pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
5לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
6חָסֵ֑רוּH2637so that they lackedto lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
7שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙H8008nothing their clothesa dress
8לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
9בָל֔וּH1086waxed not oldto fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)
10וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םH7272and their feeta foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
11לֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
12בָצֵֽקוּ׃H1216swelledperhaps to swell up, i.e., blister

Verse Context

Nehemiah 9:20spirit also thy good Thou gavest to instruct not thy manna ...
Nehemiah 9:21 (current)Yea forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness so that they lacked nothing their clothes waxed not old and their feet swelled
Nehemiah 9:22Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations and didst divide them into corners...

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