16{
"verseID": "Nehemiah.9.16",
"source": "וְהֵ֥ם וַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ הֵזִ֑ידוּ וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־עָרְפָּ֔ם וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "*wə-hēm waʾăbōtênû hēzîdû wayyaqšû ʾet-ʿorpām wə-lōʾ šāməʿû ʾel-miṣwōteyḵā",
"grammar": {
"*wə-hēm*": "conjunction + 3mp pronoun - and they",
"*waʾăbōtênû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural + 1cp suffix - and our fathers",
"*hēzîdû*": "hiphil perfect, 3cp - they acted presumptuously/proudly",
"*wayyaqšû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3mp - and they hardened",
"*ʾet-ʿorpām*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + 3mp suffix - their neck",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*šāməʿû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they listened/obeyed",
"*ʾel-miṣwōteyḵā*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 2ms suffix - to your commandments"
},
"variants": {
"*hēzîdû*": "acted presumptuously/became proud/were insolent",
"*wayyaqšû ʾet-ʿorpām*": "hardened their necks/became stubborn/stiffened their necks",
"*šāməʿû*": "listened/obeyed/heeded"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Nehemiah.9.17",
"source": "וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ לִשְׁמֹ֗עַ וְלֹא־זָכְר֤וּ נִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֣יתָ עִמָּהֶ֔ם וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־עָרְפָּ֔ם וַיִּתְּנוּ־רֹ֛אשׁ לָשׁ֥וּב לְעַבְדֻתָ֖ם בְּמִרְיָ֑ם וְאַתָּה֩ אֱל֨וֹהַּ סְלִיח֜וֹת חַנּ֧וּן וְרַח֛וּם אֶֽרֶךְ־אַפַּ֥יִם וְרַב־חֶ֖סֶד וְלֹ֥א עֲזַבְתָּֽם׃",
"text": "*wayməʾănû lišmōaʿ wə-lōʾ-zāḵərû niplə'ōteyḵā ʾăšer ʿāśîtā ʿimmāhem wayyaqšû ʾet-ʿorpām wayyittənû-rōʾš lāšûb ləʿabdutām bəmiryām wə-ʾattāh ʾĕlôah səlîḥôt ḥannûn wə-raḥûm ʾereḵ-ʾappayim wə-rab-ḥesed wə-lōʾ ʿăzabtām",
"grammar": {
"*wayməʾănû*": "conjunction + piel imperfect, 3mp - and they refused",
"*lišmōaʿ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to hear/listen",
"*wə-lōʾ-zāḵərû*": "conjunction + negative particle + qal perfect, 3mp - and they did not remember",
"*niplə'ōteyḵā*": "noun, feminine plural + 2ms suffix - your wonders",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "qal perfect, 2ms - you did/performed",
"*ʿimmāhem*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - with them",
"*wayyaqšû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3mp - and they hardened",
"*ʾet-ʿorpām*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + 3mp suffix - their neck",
"*wayyittənû-rōʾš*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3mp + noun, masculine singular - and they appointed a head",
"*lāšûb*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to return",
"*ləʿabdutām*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3mp suffix - to their bondage/slavery",
"*bəmiryām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3mp suffix - in their rebellion",
"*wə-ʾattāh*": "conjunction + 2ms pronoun - and you",
"*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God",
"*səlîḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural - forgivenesses",
"*ḥannûn*": "adjective, masculine singular - gracious",
"*wə-raḥûm*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and merciful",
"*ʾereḵ-ʾappayim*": "adjective + noun, masculine dual - slow to anger/long of nostrils",
"*wə-rab-ḥesed*": "conjunction + adjective + noun - and abundant in lovingkindness",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*ʿăzabtām*": "qal perfect, 2ms + 3mp suffix - you forsook them"
},
"variants": {
"*wayməʾănû*": "refused/declined/were unwilling",
"*niplə'ōteyḵā*": "your wonders/your miracles/your marvelous works",
"*wayyittənû-rōʾš*": "appointed a head/set a leader/made a decision",
"*lāšûb ləʿabdutām*": "to return to their bondage/to go back to slavery/to return to servitude",
"*bəmiryām*": "in their rebellion/in their defiance/in their disobedience",
"*ʾĕlôah səlîḥôt*": "God of forgivenesses/forgiving God",
"*ḥannûn wə-raḥûm*": "gracious and merciful/compassionate and kind",
"*ʾereḵ-ʾappayim*": "slow to anger/patient/long-suffering",
"*rab-ḥesed*": "abundant in lovingkindness/great in mercy/full of steadfast love"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Nehemiah.9.18",
"source": "אַ֗ף כִּֽי־עָשׂ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ עֵ֣גֶל מַסֵּכָ֔ה וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ זֶ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶעֶלְךָ֖ מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וֽ͏ַיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ נֶאָצ֖וֹת גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*ʾap kî-ʿāśû lahem ʿēgel massēḵāh wayyōʾmərû zeh ʾĕlōheyḵā ʾăšer heʿelḵā mimmiṣrāyim wayyaʿăśû neʾāṣôt gədōlôt",
"grammar": {
"*ʾap*": "conjunction/particle - even/moreover/indeed",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/when/because",
"*ʿāśû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they made",
"*lahem*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - for themselves",
"*ʿēgel*": "noun, masculine singular - calf",
"*massēḵāh*": "noun, feminine singular - molten image/cast idol",
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3mp - and they said",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ʾĕlōheyḵā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your God (plural form, singular meaning)",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who",
"*heʿelḵā*": "hiphil perfect, 3ms + 2ms suffix - brought you up",
"*mimmiṣrāyim*": "preposition + proper noun - from Egypt",
"*wayyaʿăśû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3mp - and they committed",
"*neʾāṣôt*": "noun, feminine plural - blasphemies/provocations",
"*gədōlôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - great"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾap kî*": "even though/moreover/indeed when",
"*ʿēgel massēḵāh*": "molten calf/cast image of a calf",
"*ʾĕlōheyḵā*": "your god(s)/your deity",
"*heʿelḵā*": "brought you up/led you out/raised you",
"*neʾāṣôt*": "blasphemies/provocations/contemptuous acts"
}
}