Nehemiah 9:24

“So the sons went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hand, both their kings and the peoples of the land, to do with them according to their will.”

Nehemiah 9:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 9:24, word by word

So the sonsבָּנִיםbanim

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “banim” appears
went inיָּבֹאוּyavou

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “yavou” appears
and possessedיִּירְשׁוּyirshu

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

Where else “yirshu” appears
the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
and you subduedתַּכְנַעtachna

subdue

To master an enemy until he is under one's own power.

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before themפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיםkenaanim

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

Where else “kenaanim” appears
and gave themתִּתְּנֵtitne

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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into their handיָדָyada

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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both their kingsמַלְכֵיmalche

king

A king who rules a people.

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and the peoplesעַמְמֵיamme

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amme” appears
to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

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

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according to their willרְצוֹנָretsona

will

What one decides as one likes.

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The context

23And their sons you multiplied like the stars of the heavens, and brought them into the land of which you had told their fathers that they would go in to possess it.

24 · This verse (above)

25And they captured fortified cities and fertile ground, and they possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug, vineyards and olive trees, and fruit trees in abundance; and they ate and were satisfied and grew fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

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