and as for the peoplesוְעַמֵּיof the landהָאָרֶץwho bringהַמְבִיאִיםthe merchandiseהַמַּקָּחוֹתand anyוְכָלgrainשֶׁבֶרon the dayבְּיוֹםof the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּתto sell,לִמְכּוֹרwe will notלֹאtake anythingנִקַּחfrom themמֵהֶםon the Sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּתorוּon a holyבְ קֹדֶשׁday;יוֹםand we will leaveוְנִטֹּשׁthe seventhהַ הַשְּׁבִיעִיתyearשָּׁנָהand the loanוּמַשָּׁאof everyכָלhand.יָד
Nehemiah 10:31
Study it in the app“and as for the peoples of the land who bring the merchandise and any grain on the day of the Sabbath to sell, we will not take anything from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day; and we will leave the seventh year and the loan of every hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 10:31, word by word
- and as for the peoplesעַמֵּיame
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “ame” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- who bringמְבִיאִיםmeviim
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “meviim” appears- the merchandiseמַּקָּחוֹתmakachot
merchandise, wares
Merchandise: what is brought to be sold.
Where else “makachot” appears- grainשֶׁבֶרshever
grain
Grain bought or sold.
Where else “shever” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of the Sabbathשַּׁבָּתshabat
Sabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appears- to sellמְכּוֹרmekor
sell
To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.
Where else “mekor” appears- take anythingנִקַּחnikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “nikach” appears- on a holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- and we will leaveנִטֹּשׁnitosh
abandon
To turn away from someone or something and leave it behind.
Where else “nitosh” appears- the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיתsheviit
seventh
Seventh.
Where else “sheviit” appears- yearשָּׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- and the loanמַשָּׁאmasha
loan, interest
Loan at interest: what is lent demanding something more in return; the burden of a debt.
Where else “masha” appears- handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears
Translation note
“We will leave the seventh year”: to let the land rest that year (Exodus 23:11). “The loan of every hand”: to forgive that year what each one had lent (Deuteronomy 15:2).
The context
30and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we will not take for our sons;
31 · This verse (above)
32And we laid on ourselves commandments, to put on ourselves the third of a shekel a year for the service of the house of our Elohim: