Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Nehemiah.5.4", "source": "וְיֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים לָוִ֥ינוּ כֶ֖סֶף לְמִדַּ֣ת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ שְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּ וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "And *yēš* *ʾăšer* *ʾōmĕrîm* *lāwînû* *kesep* for *lĕmiddat* the *hammelek* [on] *śĕdōtênû* and *ûḵĕrāmênû*.", "grammar": { "*yēš*": "existential particle - there are", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who", "*ʾōmĕrîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - saying", "*lāwînû*": "qal perfect, 1st plural - we have borrowed", "*kesep*": "noun, masculine singular - silver/money", "*lĕmiddat*": "preposition + construct state, feminine singular - for the tribute/tax of", "*hammelek*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the king", "*śĕdōtênû*": "noun with 1st plural suffix - our fields", "*ûḵĕrāmênû*": "conjunction + noun with 1st plural suffix - and our vineyards" }, "variants": { "*kesep*": "silver/money", "*lĕmiddat*": "for the tribute/tax/impost of" } }

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  • Ezra 4:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Ezra.4.13", "source": "כְּעַ֗ן יְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֠י הֵ֣ן קִרְיְתָ֥א דָךְ֙ תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן מִנְדָּֽה־בְל֤וֹ וַהֲלָךְ֙ לָ֣א יִנְתְּנ֔וּן וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם מַלְכִ֖ים תְּהַנְזִֽק׃", "text": "Now *kᵉʿan* let it be known *yᵉdîaʿ* *lehĕwēʾ* to the *lᵉmalkāʾ* that *dî* if *hēn* city *qiryᵉtāʾ* this *dāk* is built *titbᵉnēʾ* and its walls *wᵉšûrayyāh* are completed *yištakᵉlᵉlûn*, tax *mindāh*-toll *bᵉlô* and custom *wahălāk* they will not *lāʾ* give *yintᵉnûn*, and revenue of *wᵉʾappᵉtōm* kings *malkîm* will be damaged *tᵉhanziq*.", "grammar": { "*kᵉʿan*": "adverb - now", "*yᵉdîaʿ*": "peal passive participle, masculine singular - known", "*lehĕwēʾ*": "preposition + peal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive - let it be", "*lᵉmalkāʾ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - to the king", "*dî*": "relative particle - that", "*hēn*": "conditional particle - if", "*qiryᵉtāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular with Aramaic definite article - the city", "*dāk*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*titbᵉnēʾ*": "hitpeel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - is built", "*wᵉšûrayyāh*": "waw-conjunction + noun, feminine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and its walls", "*yištakᵉlᵉlûn*": "hitpaal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - are completed", "*mindāh*": "noun, feminine singular - tax", "*bᵉlô*": "noun, masculine singular - toll/tribute", "*wahălāk*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and custom/duty", "*lāʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yintᵉnûn*": "peal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will give", "*wᵉʾappᵉtōm*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and revenue of", "*malkîm*": "noun, masculine plural - kings", "*tᵉhanziq*": "haphel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will be damaged" }, "variants": { "*qiryᵉtāʾ*": "city/town", "*titbᵉnēʾ*": "is built/will be built", "*yištakᵉlᵉlûn*": "are completed/will be restored/finished", "*mindāh*": "tax/tribute", "*bᵉlô*": "toll/tribute", "*wahălāk*": "custom/duty", "*tᵉhanziq*": "will be damaged/will suffer harm" } }
  • Ezra 4:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Ezra.4.20", "source": "וּמַלְכִ֣ין תַּקִּיפִ֗ין הֲווֹ֙ עַל־יְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔ם וְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔ין בְּכֹ֖ל עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה וּמִדָּ֥ה בְל֛וֹ וַהֲלָ֖ךְ מִתְיְהֵ֥ב לְהֽוֹן׃", "text": "And kings *ûmalkîn* mighty *taqqîpîn* have been *hăwô* over *ʿal*-*yᵉrûšᵉlem* and ruling *wᵉšallîṭîn* in all *bᵉkōl* *ʿăbar* *nahărāh*; and tax *ûmiddāh* toll *bᵉlô* and custom *wahălāk* was given *mityᵉhēb* to them *lᵉhôn*.", "grammar": { "*ûmalkîn*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and kings", "*taqqîpîn*": "adjective, masculine plural - mighty/powerful", "*hăwô*": "peal perfect, 3rd plural - have been", "*ʿal*": "preposition - over", "*yᵉrûšᵉlem*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*wᵉšallîṭîn*": "waw-conjunction + adjective, masculine plural - and ruling", "*bᵉkōl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in all", "*ʿăbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - beyond", "*nahărāh*": "noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the river", "*ûmiddāh*": "waw-conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and tax", "*bᵉlô*": "noun, masculine singular - toll/tribute", "*wahălāk*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and custom/duty", "*mityᵉhēb*": "hitpeel participle, masculine singular - being given", "*lᵉhôn*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them" }, "variants": { "*taqqîpîn*": "mighty/powerful/strong", "*wᵉšallîṭîn*": "ruling/having authority", "*ʿăbar* *nahărāh*": "beyond the River/Trans-Euphrates", "*ûmiddāh*": "tax/tribute", "*bᵉlô*": "toll/tribute", "*wahălāk*": "custom/duty" } }
  • Ezra 7:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Ezra.7.24", "source": "וּלְכֹ֣ם מְהוֹדְעִ֗ין דִּ֣י כָל־כָּהֲנַיָּ֣א וְ֠לֵוָיֵא זַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤א תָרָֽעַיָּא֙ נְתִ֣ינַיָּ֔א וּפָ֣לְחֵ֔י בֵּ֖ית אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָ֑ה מִנְדָּ֤ה בְלוֹ֙ וַהֲלָ֔ךְ לָ֥א שַׁלִּ֖יט לְמִרְמֵ֥א עֲלֵיהֹֽם׃", "text": "And to you *məhôḏəʿîn* that all-*kāhănayyāʾ* and *Lēwāyēʾ* *zammārayyāʾ* *ṯārāʿayyāʾ* *nəṯînayyāʾ* and *pālḥê* *bêṯ* *ʾĕlāhāʾ* *ḏənāh* *mindāh* *ḇəlô* and *hălāḵ* not *šallîṭ* to *mirməʾ* upon them", "grammar": { "*û-lə-ḵōm*": "conjunction with preposition and second person masculine plural suffix (Aramaic) - and to you", "*məhôḏəʿîn*": "participle, masculine plural, haphel stem (Aramaic) - making known", "*dî*": "relative particle (Aramaic) - that", "*kāl*": "masculine singular adjective (Aramaic) - all", "*kāhănayyāʾ*": "masculine plural noun with definite article (Aramaic) - the priests", "*wə-Lēwāyēʾ*": "conjunction with proper noun (Aramaic) - and Levites", "*zammārayyāʾ*": "masculine plural noun with definite article (Aramaic) - the singers", "*ṯārāʿayyāʾ*": "masculine plural noun with definite article (Aramaic) - the gatekeepers", "*nəṯînayyāʾ*": "masculine plural noun with definite article (Aramaic) - the temple servants", "*û-pālḥê*": "conjunction with masculine plural construct participle (Aramaic) - and servants of", "*bêṯ*": "masculine singular construct noun (Aramaic) - house of", "*ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article (Aramaic) - the God", "*ḏənāh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular (Aramaic) - this", "*mindāh*": "feminine singular noun (Aramaic) - tribute", "*ḇəlô*": "masculine singular noun (Aramaic) - tax", "*wa-hălāḵ*": "conjunction with masculine singular noun (Aramaic) - and toll", "*lāʾ*": "negative particle (Aramaic) - not", "*šallîṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular (Aramaic) - permitted/authorized", "*lə-mirməʾ*": "preposition with infinitive construct, peal stem (Aramaic) - to impose", "*ʿălêhōm*": "preposition with third person masculine plural suffix (Aramaic) - upon them" }, "variants": { "*məhôḏəʿîn*": "making known/informing/notifying", "*zammārayyāʾ*": "singers/musicians", "*ṯārāʿayyāʾ*": "gatekeepers/porters", "*nəṯînayyāʾ*": "temple servants/given ones", "*pālḥê*": "servants/ministers/workers", "*mindāh*": "tribute/tax", "*ḇəlô*": "tax/custom duty", "*hălāḵ*": "toll/road tax", "*šallîṭ*": "permitted/authorized/allowed", "*mirməʾ*": "to impose/cast/throw" } }
  • Neh 9:37 : 37 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.9.37", "source": "וּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּ מַרְבָּ֗ה לַמְּלָכִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּה עָלֵ֖ינוּ בְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּ וְעַ֣ל גְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּ מֹשְׁלִ֤ים וּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙ כִּרְצוֹנָ֔ם וּבְצָרָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖ה אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ פ", "text": "And-*ṯəḇûʾāṯāh* *marbāh* to-*ham-məlāḵîm* which-*nāṯattāh* over-us in-*ḥaṭṭōʾwṯênû* and-over *gəwiyyōṯênû* they-*mōšlîm* and-in-*ḇəhemtēnû* according-to-*kirṣônām*, and-in-*ṣārāh* *ḡəḏôlāh* we-are.", "grammar": { "*û-ṯəḇûʾāṯāh*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and its produce/yield", "*marbāh*": "feminine singular Hiphil participle - multiplying/increasing", "*lam-məlāḵîm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - to the kings", "*ʾăšer-nāṯattāh*": "relative pronoun + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - whom you have set", "*ʿālênû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - over us", "*bə-ḥaṭṭōʾwṯênû*": "preposition + feminine plural noun + 1st person plural suffix - because of our sins", "*wə-ʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and over", "*gəwiyyōṯênû*": "feminine plural noun + 1st person plural suffix - our bodies", "*mōšlîm*": "Qal participle masculine plural - ruling/dominating", "*û-ḇi-ḇəhemtēnû*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine singular/plural noun + 1st person plural suffix - and over our cattle", "*ki-rṣônām*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - according to their pleasure", "*û-ḇə-ṣārāh*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine singular noun - and in distress", "*ḡəḏôlāh*": "feminine singular adjective - great", "*ʾănāḥnû*": "1st person plural pronoun - we" }, "variants": { "*ṯəḇûʾāṯāh*": "its produce/its yield/its crops", "*marbāh*": "increasing/multiplying/abundant", "*məlāḵîm*": "kings/rulers/monarchs", "*nāṯattāh*": "set/placed/appointed", "*ḥaṭṭōʾwṯênû*": "our sins/our transgressions/our offenses", "*gəwiyyōṯênû*": "our bodies/our persons/our selves", "*mōšlîm*": "ruling/having authority/controlling", "*ḇəhemtēnû*": "our cattle/our livestock/our beasts", "*rṣônām*": "their pleasure/their will/their desire", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/anguish", "*ḡəḏôlāh*": "great/severe/immense" } }
  • Deut 28:47-48 : 47 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.47", "source": "תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹא־עָבַ֙דְתָּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְט֣וּב לֵבָ֑ב מֵרֹ֖ב כֹּֽל׃", "text": "*Taḥat* which not-*ʿābadtā* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōheykā* in-*śimḥāh* *û*-in-*ṭûb* *lēbāb* from-*rōb* all.", "grammar": { "*Taḥat*": "preposition - 'under/because'", "*ʿābadtā*": "perfect Qal 2nd masculine singular - 'you served'", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ʾĕlōheykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your God'", "*śimḥāh*": "feminine singular noun - 'joy'", "*û*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ṭûb*": "masculine singular construct - 'goodness of'", "*lēbāb*": "masculine singular noun - 'heart'", "*rōb*": "masculine singular construct - 'abundance of'", "*kōl*": "masculine singular noun - 'all/everything'" }, "variants": { "*Taḥat*": "because/instead of/in place of", "*ʿābadtā*": "served/worshiped/were subject to", "*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/pleasure", "*ṭûb lēbāb*": "goodness of heart/gladness of heart/cheerfulness", "*rōb kōl*": "abundance of everything/plenty of all things" } } 48 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.48", "source": "וְעָבַדְתָּ֣ אֶת־אֹיְבֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּ יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔ךְ בְּרָעָ֧ב וּבְצָמָ֛א וּבְעֵירֹ֖ם וּבְחֹ֣סֶר כֹּ֑ל וְנָתַ֞ן עֹ֤ל בַּרְזֶל֙ עַל־צַוָּארֶ֔ךָ עַ֥ד הִשְׁמִיד֖וֹ אֹתָֽךְ׃", "text": "*Wə*-*ʿābadtā* *ʾet*-*ʾōyəbeykā* which *yəšalləḥennû* *YHWH* in-*bāk* in-*rāʿāb* *û*-in-*ṣāmāʾ* *û*-in-*ʿêrōm* *û*-in-*ḥōser* all *wə*-*nātan* *ʿōl* *barzel* on-*ṣawwārekā* until *hišmîdô* *ʾōtāk*.", "grammar": { "*Wə*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ʿābadtā*": "perfect Qal 2nd masculine singular with waw consecutive (functions as future) - 'you will serve'", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾōyəbeykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your enemies'", "*yəšalləḥennû*": "imperfect Piel 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'he will send him'", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - subject", "*bāk*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'against you'", "*rāʿāb*": "masculine singular noun - 'hunger'", "*û*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*ṣāmāʾ*": "masculine singular noun - 'thirst'", "*ʿêrōm*": "masculine singular noun - 'nakedness'", "*ḥōser*": "masculine singular construct - 'lack of'", "*kōl*": "masculine singular noun - 'all/everything'", "*nātan*": "perfect Qal 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive (functions as future) - 'he will put'", "*ʿōl*": "masculine singular construct - 'yoke of'", "*barzel*": "masculine singular noun - 'iron'", "*ṣawwārekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your neck'", "*hišmîdô*": "Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his destroying'", "*ʾōtāk*": "direct object marker with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'you'" }, "variants": { "*ʿābadtā*": "serve/be enslaved to/work for", "*ʾōyəbeykā*": "your enemies/your foes", "*yəšalləḥennû*": "he will send/dispatch/let loose", "*rāʿāb*": "hunger/famine", "*ṣāmāʾ*": "thirst", "*ʿêrōm*": "nakedness/being without clothing", "*ḥōser kōl*": "lack of everything/want of all things", "*ʿōl barzel*": "yoke of iron/iron collar", "*hišmîdô*": "his destroying/his annihilating" } }
  • Josh 16:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Joshua.16.10", "source": "וְלֹ֣א הוֹרִ֔ישׁוּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּגָ֑זֶר וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י בְּקֶ֤רֶב אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ עַד־הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיְהִ֖י לְמַס־עֹבֵֽד׃", "text": "And *lōʾ* *yāraš* *(ʾet)* the *kənaʿănî* *hayyôšēḇ* in *gāzer*, and *yāšaḇ* the *kənaʿănî* in *qereḇ* *ʾeprayim* until *hayyôm* *hazzeh*, and *hāyâ* for *mas-ʿōḇēd*.", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yāraš*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - drove out/dispossessed", "*(ʾet)*": "direct object marker", "*kənaʿănî*": "gentilic noun with definite article - the Canaanite", "*hayyôšēḇ*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular with definite article - the one dwelling", "*gāzer*": "proper noun - Gezer", "*yāšaḇ*": "verb, qal wayyiqtol, 3rd masculine singular - dwelt/remained", "*qereḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of", "*ʾeprayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*hayyôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day", "*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this", "*hāyâ*": "verb, qal wayyiqtol, 3rd masculine singular - became", "*mas-ʿōḇēd*": "noun construct chain - forced labor/tributary service" }, "variants": { "*yāraš*": "drove out/dispossessed/expelled", "*hayyôšēḇ*": "dwelling/living/residing", "*yāšaḇ*": "dwelt/remained/lived", "*qereḇ*": "midst/among/within", "*mas-ʿōḇēd*": "forced labor/tributary service/slave labor" } }
  • 1 Kgs 9:21 : 21 { "verseID": "1 Kings.9.21", "source": "בְּנֵיהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נֹתְר֤וּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יָכְל֛וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהֽ͏ַחֲרִימָ֑ם וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לְמַס־עֹבֵ֔ד עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃", "text": "Their-*bənêhem* who *nôtərû* after-them in-the-*ʾāreṣ*, whom not-*yākəlû* sons of-*yiśrāʾēl* to-*ləhaḥărîmām*; and *wayyaʿălēm* *šəlōmōh* for-*mas*-*ʿōbēd* until the-*yôm* the-*zeh*.", "grammar": { "*bənêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3mp suffix - their sons", "*nôtərû*": "niphal perfect 3cp - they remained", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the land", "*yākəlû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they were able", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ləhaḥărîmām*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3mp suffix - to destroy them", "*wayyaʿălēm*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms + 3mp suffix - and he conscripted them", "*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon", "*mas*": "noun, masculine singular construct - forced labor of", "*ʿōbēd*": "qal participle, masculine singular - serving", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the day", "*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective - this" }, "variants": { "*nôtərû*": "remained/were left/survived", "*yākəlû*": "were able/could manage/succeeded", "*ləhaḥărîmām*": "to destroy them utterly/devote them to destruction", "*wayyaʿălēm*": "and he conscripted them/imposed upon them/put them to", "*mas-ʿōbēd*": "slave labor/forced labor/corvée labor" } }