Nehemiah 13:6

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Nehemiah 13:6, word by word

I was notהָיִיתִיhayiti

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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in the thirty-second yearשְׁנַתshenat

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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in the thirty-second yearשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim

thirty

Thirty; also "thirtieth".

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in the thirty-second yearשְׁתַּיִםshetayim

double

Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.

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of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּאartachshast

Artaxerxes

Artaxerxes: a name borne by several kings of Persia. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the king under whom the building was stopped and, later, the one who sent Ezra and Nehemiah.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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I had goneבָּאתִיbati

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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and at the endקֵץkets

end

What comes when something finishes: "some days later".

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of some daysיָמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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I asked leaveנִשְׁאַלְתִּיnishalti

ask for

To ask for something, or borrow.

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Translation note

Artaxerxes, king of Persia, is called here “king of Babylon” because he also reigned over it (like Cyrus in Ezra 5:13).

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