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And it seemed wrongוַיֵּרַעto meלִיgreatly,מְאֹדand I threwוָאַשְׁלִיכָהallכָּלthe utensilsכְּלֵיof the houseבֵיתof Tobiahטוֹבִיָּהoutsideהַחוּץofמִןthe chamber.הַלִּשְׁכָּה
Nehemiah 13:8
Study it in the app“And it seemed wrong to me greatly, and I threw all the utensils of the house of Tobiah outside of the chamber.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 13:8, word by word
- And it seemed wrongיֵּרַעyera
displease
To be unpleasant to someone.
Where else “yera” appears- greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- and I threwאַשְׁלִיכָashlicha
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “ashlicha” appears- the utensilsכְּלֵיkele
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kele” appears- of the houseבֵיתvet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vet” appears- of Tobiahטוֹבִיָּהtoviya
Tobijah
Tobijah: name of several people. It means "good is Yah."
Where else “toviya” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears- the chamberלִּשְׁכָּהlishka
room, hall
Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.
Where else “lishka” appears
The context
7and I came to Jerusalem, and I understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in making him a chamber in the courts of the house of Elohim.
8 · This verse (above)
9And I said, and they purified the chambers; and I brought back there the utensils of the house of Elohim, the grain offering and the frankincense.