- 1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,דִּבְרֵ֥י נְחֶמְיָ֖ה בֶּן חֲכַלְיָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י בְחֹֽדֶשׁ כסלו כִּסְלֵיו֙ שְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וַאֲנִ֥י הָיִ֖יתִי בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָֽה
- 2That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.וַיָּבֹ֨א חֲנָ֜נִי אֶחָ֧ד מֵאַחַ֛י ה֥וּא וַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים מִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞ם עַל הַיְּהוּדִ֧ים הַפְּלֵיטָ֛ה אֲשֶֽׁר נִשְׁאֲר֥וּ מִן הַשֶּׁ֖בִי וְעַל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
- 3And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮ הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞ים אֲשֶֽׁר נִשְׁאֲר֤וּ מִן הַשְּׁבִי֙ שָׁ֣ם בַּמְּדִינָ֔ה בְּרָעָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה וּבְחֶרְפָּ֑ה וְחוֹמַ֤ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ מְפֹרָ֔צֶת וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ נִצְּת֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ
- 4And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,וַיְהִ֞י כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י אֶת הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה יָשַׁ֨בְתִּי֙ וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔ה וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה יָמִ֑ים וָֽאֱהִ֥י צָם֙ וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
- 5And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:וָאֹמַ֗ר אָֽנָּ֤א יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם הָאֵ֥ל הַגָּד֖וֹל וְהַנּוֹרָ֑א שֹׁמֵ֤ר הַבְּרִית֙ וָחֶ֔סֶד לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽיו
- 6Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.תְּהִ֣י נָ֣א אָזְנְךָֽ קַשֶּׁ֣בֶת וְֽעֵינֶ֪יךָ פְתֻוּח֟וֹת לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֶל תְּפִלַּ֣ת עַבְדְּךָ֡ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָנֹכִי֩ מִתְפַּלֵּ֨ל לְפָנֶ֤יךָ הַיּוֹם֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה עַל בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ וּמִתְוַדֶּ֗ה עַל חַטֹּ֤אות בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֣אנוּ וַאֲנִ֥י וּבֵית אָבִ֖י חָטָֽאנוּ
- 7We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.חֲבֹ֖ל חָבַ֣לְנוּ וְלֹא שָׁמַ֣רְנוּ אֶת הַמִּצְוֺ֗ת וְאֶת הַֽחֻקִּים֙ וְאֶת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֖יתָ אֶת מֹשֶׁ֥ה עַבְדֶּֽךָ
- 8Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:זְכָר נָא֙ אֶת הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֛יתָ אֶת מֹשֶׁ֥ה עַבְדְּךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר אַתֶּ֣ם תִּמְעָ֔לוּ אֲנִ֕י אָפִ֥יץ אֶתְכֶ֖ם בָּעַמִּֽים
- 9But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.וְשַׁבְתֶּ֣ם אֵלַ֔י וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ מִצְוֺתַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם אִם יִהְיֶ֨ה נִֽדַּחֲכֶ֜ם בִּקְצֵ֤ה הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ מִשָּׁ֣ם אֲקַבְּצֵ֔ם והבואתים וַהֲבִֽיאוֹתִים֙ אֶל הַמָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחַ֔רְתִּי לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן אֶת שְׁמִ֖י שָֽׁם
- 10Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.וְהֵ֥ם עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ וְעַמֶּ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּדִ֨יתָ֙ בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ הַגָּד֔וֹל וּבְיָדְךָ֖ הַחֲזָקָֽה
- 11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.אָנָּ֣א אֲדֹנָ֗י תְּהִ֣י נָ֣א אָזְנְךָֽ קַ֠שֶּׁבֶת אֶל תְּפִלַּ֨ת עַבְדְּךָ֜ וְאֶל תְּפִלַּ֣ת עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ הַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ לְיִרְאָ֣ה אֶת שְׁמֶ֔ךָ וְהַצְלִֽיחָה נָּ֤א לְעַבְדְּךָ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וּתְנֵ֣הוּ לְרַחֲמִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֑ה וַאֲנִ֛י הָיִ֥יתִי מַשְׁקֶ֖ה לַמֶּֽלֶךְ
Nehemiah 1 KJV
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201 tagged Hebrew tokens104 distinct lexical entries11 of 11 verses source-tagged
עֶבֶדH5650
a servant
נָאH4994
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
אֲנִיH589
I
שָׁמַרH8104
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
גָּדוֹלH1419
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
דָּבָרH1697
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יוֹםH3117
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 associated term), (often used adverb)
מִצְוָהH4687
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
Hebrew verse gematria
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| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Nehemiah 1:1 | 5,653 | study verse |
| Nehemiah 1:2 | 6,442 | study verse |
| Nehemiah 1:3 | 9,031 | study verse |
| Nehemiah 1:4 | 6,064 | study verse |
| Nehemiah 1:5 | 4,105 | study verse |
| Nehemiah 1:6 | 12,543 | study verse |
| Nehemiah 1:7 | 6,621 | study verse |
| Nehemiah 1:8 | 7,832 | study verse |
| Nehemiah 1:9 | 16,700 | study verse |
| Nehemiah 1:10 | 4,033 | study verse |
| Nehemiah 1:11 | 12,110 | study verse |
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