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It happenedוַיְהִיthat when they heardכְּשָׁמְעָםthe law,הַתּוֹרָהthey separatedוַיַּבְדִּילוּallכָלthe mixed peopleעֵרֶבfrom Israel.מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל
Nehemiah 13:3
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Nehemiah 13:3, word by word
- It happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- that when they heardשָׁמְעָshama
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shama” appears- the lawתּוֹרָהtora
law
Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.
Where else “tora” appears- they separatedיַּבְדִּילוּyavdilu
separate
Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.
Where else “yavdilu” appears- the mixed peopleעֵרֶבerev
mixed people
People of other nations who join a people and go along with it.
Where else “erev” appears- from Israelיִּשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
2because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and with water, and he hired against him Balaam to curse him; but our Elohim turned the curse into a blessing.
3 · This verse (above)
4Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was placed in the chamber of the house of our Elohim, and was related to Tobiah,