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and for the offeringוּלְקֻרְבַּןof the woodהָעֵצִיםat fixedבְּ מְזֻמָּנוֹתtimes,עִתִּיםand for the firstfruits.וְלַבִּכּוּרִיםRememberזָכְרָהme,לִּיmy Elohim,אֱלֹהַיfor good.לְטוֹבָה
Nehemiah 13:31
Study it in the app“and for the offering of the wood at fixed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, my Elohim, for good.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 13:31, word by word
- and for the offeringקֻרְבַּןkurban
offering
Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.
Where else “kurban” appears- of the woodעֵצִיםetsim
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “etsim” appears- at fixedמְזֻמָּנוֹתmezumanot
appoint (a time)
To fix a time. "Appointed times" are dates set beforehand.
Where else “mezumanot” appears- timesעִתִּיםitim
season
The right moment or the part of the year when something is due.
Where else “itim” appears- and for the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרִיםbikurim
firstfruits
Firstfruits: the first of the harvest to ripen, which was offered to God.
Where else “bikurim” 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- for goodטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears
The context
30So I purified them from everything foreign, and I established the watches for the priests and for the Levites, each in his work;
31 · This verse (above)