And they,וְהֵםin their kingdom,בְּמַלְכוּתָםand in your abundantוּבְ הָרָבgoodnessטוּבְךָthatאֲשֶׁרyou gaveנָתַתָּthem,לָהֶםand in the wideוּבְ הָרְחָבָהand fertileוְהַשְּׁמֵנָהlandאֶרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרyou setנָתַתָּbefore them,לִפְנֵיהֶםdid notלֹאserve you,עֲבָדוּךָnorוְלֹאturnשָׁבוּfromמִtheir evilהָרָעִיםdeeds.מַּעַלְלֵיהֶם
Nehemiah 9:35
Study it in the app“And they, in their kingdom, and in your abundant goodness that you gave them, and in the wide and fertile land that you set before them, did not serve you, nor turn from their evil deeds.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 9:35, word by word
- in their kingdomמַלְכוּתָmalchuta
kingdom
A kingdom: the people and territory a king rules, or the one YHWH rules.
Where else “malchuta” appears- and in your abundantרָבrav
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “rav” appears- goodnessטוּבְtuv
goodness
What is good in a person, shown in how he treats others, like God's character.
Where else “tuv” appears- you gaveנָתַתָּnatata
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natata” appears- and in the wideרְחָבָהrechava
broad, wide
Broad, wide, roomy. "Broad on both hands": spacious on every side.
Where else “rechava” appears- and fertileשְּׁמֵנָהshemena
rich, fat
Rich, fat, abundant.
Where else “shemena” appears- landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- before themפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- serve youעֲבָדוּavadu
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “avadu” appears- turnשָׁבוּshavu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shavu” appears- their evilרָעִיםraim
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raim” appears- deedsמַּעַלְלֵיmaalle
deeds, doings
Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.
Where else “maalle” appears
The context
34And our kings, our officials, our priests, and our fathers did not do your law, nor pay attention to your commandments or to your testimonies with which you testified against them.
35 · This verse (above)
36Look, we are slaves today; and the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good things, look, we are slaves on it.