Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Nehemiah.13.20", "source": "וַיָּלִ֨ינוּ הָרֹכְלִ֜ים וּמֹכְרֵ֧י כָל־מִמְכָּ֛ר מִח֥וּץ לִירוּשָׁלָ֖͏ִם פַּ֥עַם וּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃", "text": "And *yālînû* the *rōkəlîm* and *mōkərê* all-*mimkār* outside to *yərûšālaim* *paʿam* and *štāyim*.", "grammar": { "*yālînû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they spent the night/lodged", "*rōkəlîm*": "masculine plural with definite article - the merchants/traders", "*mōkərê*": "Qal participle masculine plural construct - sellers of", "*mimkār*": "masculine singular - merchandise/sale/wares", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun with preposition - to Jerusalem", "*paʿam*": "feminine singular - once/one time", "*štāyim*": "feminine dual - twice/two times" }, "variants": { "*yālînû*": "spent the night/lodged/remained overnight", "*rōkəlîm*": "merchants/traders/peddlers", "*mimkār*": "merchandise/wares/goods for sale", "*paʿam* and *štāyim*": "once or twice/a time or two" } }

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