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And I learnedוָאֵדְעָהthatכִּיthe portionsמְנָיוֹתof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםhad notלֹאbeen given,נִתָּנָהand the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםand the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִיםwho didעֹשֵׂיthe workהַמְּלָאכָהhad fled,וַיִּבְרְחוּeachאִישׁto his field.לְשָׂדֵהוּ
Nehemiah 13:10
Study it in the app“And I learned that the portions of the Levites had not been given, and the Levites and the singers who did the work had fled, each to his field.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 13:10, word by word
- And I learnedאֵדְעָeda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “eda” appears- the portionsמְנָיוֹתmenayot
portion
Portion: the share that falls to someone, by law or by distribution.
Where else “menayot” appears- of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- been givenנִתָּנָהnitana
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “nitana” appears- and the singersמְשֹׁרְרִיםmeshorrim
singer
Levites in charge of leading the singing in the house of YHWH, with instruments.
Where else “meshorrim” appears- who didעֹשֵׂיose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- had fledיִּבְרְחוּyivrchu
flee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “yivrchu” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- to his fieldשָׂדֵsade
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appears
The context
9And I said, and they purified the chambers; and I brought back there the utensils of the house of Elohim, the grain offering and the frankincense.
10 · This verse (above)
11So I contended with the officials and said, “Why is the house of Elohim abandoned?” And I gathered them and set them in their place.