Nehemiah 9:25

“And 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.”

Nehemiah 9:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 9:25, word by word

And they capturedיִּלְכְּדוּyilkdu

capture

To conquer a city or seize someone.

Where else “yilkdu” appears
fortifiedבְּצֻרוֹתbetsurot

fortify

To surround a city with walls.

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citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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and fertileשְׁמֵנָהshemena

rich, fat

Rich, fat, abundant.

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groundאֲדָמָהadama

soil

Farmland, or dust.

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and they possessedיִּירְשׁוּyirshu

possess

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

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housesבָּתִּיםbatim

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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fullמְלֵאִיםmeleim

full

Full, complete. "Full silver" is the full price.

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good thingsטוּבtuv

good things

The best the land gives: its goods, wealth and plenty.

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cisternsבֹּרוֹתborot

cistern

A hole dug to hold water.

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dugחֲצוּבִיםchatsuvim

hew

To shape rock, or carve wells or tombs in it.

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vineyardsכְּרָמִיםkeramim

vineyard

Vineyard.

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and olive treesזֵיתִיםzetim

olive tree

A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.

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and fruitמַאֲכָלmaachal

food

Food.

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treesעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

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in abundanceרֹבrov

abundance

A great amount, so large that it is not measured.

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and they ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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and were satisfiedיִּשְׂבְּעוּyisbu

be satisfied

To eat until one wants no more.

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and grew fatיַּשְׁמִינוּyashminu

grow fat

Grow fat, become thick.

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and delighted themselvesיִּתְעַדְּנוּyitadnu

delight oneself

To delight oneself, to live with pleasure and abundance. From the same root as "Eden".

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in your greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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The context

24So 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.

25 · This verse (above)

26But they were rebellious and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their back, and your prophets they killed, who testified against them to turn them back to you; and they committed great acts of contempt.

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