But I testifiedוָאָעִידָהagainst themבָהֶםand saidוָאֹמְרָהto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Whyמַדּוּעַare youאַתֶּםspending the nightלֵנִיםin front ofנֶגֶדthe wall?הַחוֹמָהIfאִםyou do it again,תִּשְׁנוּI will layאֶשְׁלַחa handיָדon you.”בָּכֶםFromמִןthatהַהִיאtimeהָעֵתthey did notלֹאcomeבָאוּon the Sabbath.בַּשַּׁבָּת
Nehemiah 13:21
Study it in the app“But I testified against them and said to them, “Why are you spending the night in front of the wall? If you do it again, I will lay a hand on you.” From that time they did not come on the Sabbath.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 13:21, word by word
- But I testifiedאָעִידָaida
testify
To declare what one knows, or summon others to vouch for one's words.
Where else “aida” 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- spending the nightלֵנִיםlenim
spend the night
To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.
Where else “lenim” appears- in front ofנֶגֶדneged
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appears- the wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears- you do it againתִּשְׁנוּtishnu
repeat
To do or say something again, a second time.
Where else “tishnu” appears- I will layאֶשְׁלַחeshlach
stretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “eshlach” appears- a handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- comeבָאוּvau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vau” appears- on the Sabbathשַּׁבָּתshabat
Sabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appears
The context
20And the traders and the sellers of all kinds of merchandise spent the night outside Jerusalem once or twice.
21 · This verse (above)
22And I told the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to sanctify the day of the Sabbath. This too remember for me, my Elohim, and have compassion on me according to the abundance of your loyal love.