Nehemiah 5:18

“And what was prepared for one day was one ox, six choice sheep, and birds were prepared for me; and once every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet with this I did not seek the bread of the governor, because the servitude was heavy on this people.”

Nehemiah 5:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 5:18, word by word

wasהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
preparedנַעֲשֶׂהnaase

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

Where else “naase” appears
oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
oxשׁוֹרshor

ox, bull

Ox or bull: a head of cattle.

Where else “shor” appears
sixשֵׁשׁshesh

six

Six; also "sixth".

Where else “shesh” appears
choiceבְּרֻרוֹתberurot

choose

To set apart the best for a task, as clean grain is set apart.

Where else “berurot” appears
sheepצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

Where else “tson” appears
and birdsצִפֳּרִיםtsiporim

bird

Bird, small bird.

Where else “tsiporim” appears
tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret

ten

Ten.

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of wineיַיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

Where else “yayin” appears
in abundanceהַרְבֵּהharbe

greatly

Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.

Where else “harbe” appears
seekבִקַּשְׁתִּיvikashti

try to get

To try to get something.

Where else “vikashti” appears
the breadלֶחֶםlechem

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

Where else “lechem” appears
of the governorפֶּחָהpecha

governor

Governor: one who rules a province or district in the name of the king. A frequent word in the books of the Persian period.

Where else “pecha” appears
the servitudeעֲבֹדָהavoda

bondage

Work imposed by another, or the hard burden of one who does it as a slave.

Where else “avoda” appears
was heavyכָבְדָהchavda

be heavy

To weigh much, like a burden.

Where else “chavda” appears
peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears

The context

17And the Jews and the officials, a hundred and fifty men, and those who came to us from the nations that are around us, were at my table.

18 · This verse (above)

19Remember me, my Elohim, for good, for all that I have done for this people.

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