Nehemiah 7:72

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֡ם וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים֩ וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֨ים וּמִן־הָעָ֧ם וְהַנְּתִינִ֛ים וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּגַּע֙ הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י וּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

wayyēšəḇû hakkōhănîm wəhalwiyyîm wəhaššôʿărîm wəhamšōrərîm ûmin-hāʿām wəhannəṯînîm wəḵol-yiśrāʾēl bəʿārêhem wayyiggaʿ haḥōḏeš haššəḇîʿî ûḇənê yiśrāʾēl bəʿārêhem

Grammar Details

*wayyēšəḇû*: conjunction *wə* + verb, 3rd person masculine plural, imperfect, Qal with waw consecutive - and they dwelt/settled
*hakkōhănîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the priests
*wəhalwiyyîm*: conjunction *wə* + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and the Levites
*wəhaššôʿărîm*: conjunction *wə* + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and the gatekeepers
*wəhamšōrərîm*: conjunction *wə* + definite article + participle, masculine plural, Polel - and the singers
*ûmin*: conjunction *wə* + preposition *min* - and from
*hāʿām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
*wəhannəṯînîm*: conjunction *wə* + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and the temple servants
*wəḵol*: conjunction *wə* + noun, masculine singular, construct - and all of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*bəʿārêhem*: preposition *bə* + noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their cities
*wayyiggaʿ*: conjunction *wə* + verb, 3rd person masculine singular, imperfect, Qal with waw consecutive - and arrived/reached
*haḥōḏeš*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the month
*haššəḇîʿî*: definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular - the seventh
*ûḇənê*: conjunction *wə* + noun, masculine plural, construct - and sons of

Word Meanings

*wayyēšəḇû*: they dwelt/settled/lived
*kōhănîm*: priests/officiants
*lwiyyîm*: Levites
*šôʿărîm*: gatekeepers/doorkeepers
*məšōrərîm*: singers/musicians
*nəṯînîm*: temple servants/given ones/dedicated ones
*wayyiggaʿ*: arrived/reached/came
*bənê* *yiśrāʾēl*: sons of Israel/Israelites/people of Israel

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