Nehemiah 9:17

With the Hebrew beneath

Nehemiah 9:17, word by word

They refusedיְמָאֲנוּyemaanu

refuse

Refuse, be unwilling.

Where else “yemaanu” appears

to listenשְׁמֹעַshemoa

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shemoa” appears

rememberזָכְרוּzachru

remember

To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.

Where else “zachru” appears

your wondersנִפְלְאֹתֶיniflote

wonder

What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.

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you had doneעָשִׂיתָasita

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asita” appears

and they hardenedיַּקְשׁוּyakshu

harden

To make the heart unyielding.

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their neckעָרְפָּarpa

stubbornness

Unbending: "hard-necked".

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and appointedיִּתְּנוּyitnu

make

To make someone something: "I have made you a father".

Where else “yitnu” appears

a headרֹאשׁrosh

chief

Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.

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to returnשׁוּבshuv

return

To go back to a place.

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to their servitudeעַבְדֻתָavduta

servitude, bondage

Servitude: the condition of one who is subject to another and serves him. Ezra says it of the people under the kings of Persia.

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in their rebellionמִרְיָmirya

rebellion

Rebellion. "Sons of rebellion" are rebels.

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an Eloahאֱלוֹהַּeloha

Eloah, god

Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.

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of pardonsסְלִיחוֹתselichot

pardon, forgiveness

Pardon. "A God of pardons" is a God always ready to forgive.

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graciousחַנּוּןchanun

gracious

Gracious, merciful: who shows favor to one in need. Said almost always of God.

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and mercifulרַחוּםrachum

merciful

Merciful: who feels tenderness and compassion. Said almost always of God.

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slowאֶרֶךְerech

slow

Patient, unhurried to anger.

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to angerאַפַּיִםapayim

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

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and aboundingרַבrav

much

In great quantity, more than expected.

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in loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed

loyal love

God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.

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abandon themעֲזַבְתָּazavta

forsake

To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.

Where else “azavta” appears

Translation note

“Eloah” is another form, in the singular, of the Hebrew word for God (Elohim); it is used above all in the book of Job. The words that follow are those of Exodus 34:6. “They appointed a head”: Numbers 14:4.

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