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So I contendedוָאָרִיבָהwith the officialsאֶת הַסְּגָנִיםand said,וָאֹמְרָה“Whyמַדּוּעַis the houseבֵּיתof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםabandoned?”נֶעֱזַבAnd I gathered themוָאֶקְבְּצֵםand set themוָאַעֲמִדֵםin their place.עַל עָמְדָם
Nehemiah 13:11
Study it in the app“So I contended with the officials and said, “Why is the house of Elohim abandoned?” And I gathered them and set them in their place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 13:11, word by word
- So I contendedאָרִיבָariva
quarrel
To fight with words.
Where else “ariva” appears- with the officialsסְּגָנִיםseganim
official, magistrate
Official, magistrate: one who holds a government office under a higher chief. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the authorities of the people together with the leaders.
Where else “seganim” appears- and saidאֹמְרָomra
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omra” appears- “Whyמַדּוּעַmadua
why?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appears- is the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- abandonedנֶעֱזַבneezav
forsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “neezav” appears- And I gathered themאֶקְבְּצֵekbtse
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “ekbtse” appears- and set themאַעֲמִדֵaamide
appoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “aamide” appears- in their placeעָמְדָamda
place, post
Post: the fixed place where someone is to stand to do his service.
Where else “amda” appears
The context
10And 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.
11 · This verse (above)
12Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the treasuries.