Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 9:23 Interlinear

Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven and broughtest them into the land concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers and broughtest to possess

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּבְנֵיהֶ֣םH1121Their childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
2הִרְבִּ֔יתָH7235also multipliedstto increase (in whatever respect)
3כְּכֹֽכְבֵ֖יH3556thou as the starsa star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
4הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםH8064of heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
5לָב֥וֹאH935and broughtestto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
6אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
7הָאָ֔רֶץH776them into the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
8אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
9אָמַ֥רְתָּH559concerning which thou hadst promisedto say (used with great latitude)
10לַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֖םH1to their fathersfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
11לָב֥וֹאH935and broughtestto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
12לָרָֽשֶׁת׃H3423to possessto occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish

Verse Context

Nehemiah 9:22Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations and didst divide them into corners...
Nehemiah 9:23 (current)Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven and broughtest them into the land concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers and broughtest to possess
Nehemiah 9:24went in So the children and possessed of the land and thou subduedst...

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