had madeוַיַּעַשׂfor himלוֹa largeגְדוֹלָהchamber,לִשְׁכָּהwhereוְשָׁםpreviouslyלְפָנִיםthey had beenהָיוּputtingנֹתְנִיםthe grain offering,הַמִּנְחָהthe frankincense,הַלְּבוֹנָהand the utensils,וְהַכֵּלִיםand the titheוּמַעְשַׂרof the grain,הַדָּגָןthe new wine,הַתִּירוֹשׁand the oil,וְהַיִּצְהָרwhat was commandedמִצְוַתfor the Levites,הַלְוִיִּםthe singers,וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִיםand the gatekeepers,וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִיםand the contributionוּתְרוּמַתof the priests.הַכֹּהֲנִים
Nehemiah 13:5
Study it in the app“had made for him a large chamber, where previously they had been putting the grain offering, the frankincense, and the utensils, and the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, what was commanded for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the contribution of the priests.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 13:5, word by word
- had madeיַּעַשׂyaas
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaas” appears- a largeגְדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- chamberלִשְׁכָּהlishka
room, hall
Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.
Where else “lishka” appears- previouslyפָנִיםfanim
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanim” appears- they had beenהָיוּhayu
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayu” appears- puttingנֹתְנִיםnotnim
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “notnim” appears- the grain offeringמִּנְחָהmincha
grain offering
The grain offering.
Where else “mincha” appears- the frankincenseלְּבוֹנָהlevona
frankincense
Frankincense: a white resin that gives off sweet-smelling smoke when burned.
Where else “levona” appears- and the utensilsכֵּלִיםkelim
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kelim” appears- and the titheמַעְשַׂרmasar
tithe
Tithe: a tenth of something.
Where else “masar” appears- of the grainדָּגָןdagan
grain
Grain: wheat and barley.
Where else “dagan” appears- the new wineתִּירוֹשׁtirosh
new wine
New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.
Where else “tirosh” appears- and the oilיִּצְהָרyitshar
fresh oil
Fresh olive oil.
Where else “yitshar” appears- what was commandedמִצְוַתmitsvat
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvat” appears- for the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- the singersמְשֹׁרְרִיםmeshorrim
singer
Levites in charge of leading the singing in the house of YHWH, with instruments.
Where else “meshorrim” appears- and the gatekeepersשֹּׁעֲרִיםshoarim
gatekeeper
Gatekeeper: one who guards the gate of a city, a palace or the temple. In Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah it is an office of the Levites.
Where else “shoarim” appears- and the contributionתְרוּמַתterumat
contribution
Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.
Where else “terumat” appears- of the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears
The context
4Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was placed in the chamber of the house of our Elohim, and was related to Tobiah,
5 · This verse (above)
6And during all this I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had gone to the king; and at the end of some days I asked leave of the king