Nehemiah 9:37

“And its produce increases for the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins; and over our bodies they rule, and over our livestock, according to their will; and in great distress are we.””

Nehemiah 9:37 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 9:37, word by word

And its produceתְבוּאָתָtevuata

produce

What the land brings forth.

Where else “tevuata” appears
increasesמַרְבָּהmarba

increase

To make an amount larger, adding and adding.

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for the kingsמְּלָכִיםmelachim

king

A king who rules a people.

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you have setנָתַתָּהnatata

put

To place something somewhere.

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because of our sinsחַטֹּאותֵיchatovte

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

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and over our bodiesגְּוִיֹּתֵיgeviyote

body

The physical frame of a living being.

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they ruleמֹשְׁלִיםmoshlim

rule

To hold sway over something or someone.

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and over our livestockבְהֶמְתֵּvehemte

livestock

A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.

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according to their willרְצוֹנָretsona

will

What one decides as one likes.

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and in greatגְדוֹלָהgedola

great

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

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distressצָרָהtsara

distress

A time of hardship or danger.

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The context

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.

37 · This verse (above)

38And because of all this we are making a firm agreement and writing it; and on what was sealed are our officials, our Levites, and our priests.

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