Verse 38

{ "verseID": "Nehemiah.3.38", "source": "וַנִּבְנֶה֙ אֶת־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה וַתִּקָּשֵׁ֥ר כָּל־הַחוֹמָ֖ה עַד־חֶצְיָ֑הּ וַיְהִ֧י לֵ֦ב לָעָ֖ם לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פ", "text": "*wa*-*nnibneh* *ʾet*-*haḥômāh* *wa*-*ttiqqāšēr* *kol*-*haḥômāh* *ʿad*-*ḥeṣyāh* *wa*-*yəhî* *lēb* *lāʿām* *laʿăśôt* *p*", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and then", "*nnibneh*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 1st plural - we built", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*haḥômāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the wall", "*ttiqqāšēr*": "Niphal imperfect consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - it was joined", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʿad*": "preposition - up to/until", "*ḥeṣyāh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its half", "*yəhî*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - there was", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart", "*lāʿām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the people", "*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to do/work", "*p*": "paragraph marker in Masoretic text" }, "variants": { "*nnibneh*": "we built/we constructed", "*ttiqqāšēr*": "was joined/was connected/was bound together", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/will/inner desire", "*laʿăśôt*": "to do/to work/to labor/to accomplish" } }

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