And I toldוָאֹמְרָהthe Levitesלַלְוִיִּםthatאֲשֶׁרthey shouldיִהְיוּpurify themselvesמִטַּהֲרִיםand comeוּבָאִיםand guardשֹׁמְרִיםthe gates,הַשְּׁעָרִיםto sanctifyלְקַדֵּשׁthe dayיוֹםof the Sabbath.הַשַּׁבָּתThis tooגַּם זֹאתrememberזָכְרָהfor me,לִּיmy Elohim,אֱלֹהַיand have compassionוְחוּסָהon meעָלַיaccording to the abundanceכְּרֹבof your loyal love.חַסְדֶּךָ
Nehemiah 13:22
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With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 13:22, word by word
- And I toldאֹמְרָomra
command
To give someone an order with authority, so that it is done.
Where else “omra” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- they shouldיִהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- purify themselvesמִטַּהֲרִיםmitaharim
be clean
To be free of uncleanness under the law.
Where else “mitaharim” appears- and comeבָאִיםvaim
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vaim” appears- and guardשֹׁמְרִיםshomrim
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomrim” appears- the gatesשְּׁעָרִיםshearim
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shearim” appears- to sanctifyקַדֵּשׁkadesh
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “kadesh” appears- 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- rememberזָכְרָzachra
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “zachra” appears- my Elohimאֱלֹהַeloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appears- and have compassionחוּסָchusa
pity, spare
Have pity, take compassion; spare. "Let your eye not pity" means do not worry about what you leave behind.
Where else “chusa” appears- according to the abundanceרֹבrov
abundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rov” appears- of your loyal loveחַסְדֶּchasde
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasde” appears
The context
21But 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.
22 · This verse (above)
23Also in those days I saw the Jews who had married Ashdodite, Ammonite, and Moabite women.