15 {
"verseID": "Nehemiah.9.15",
"source": "וְ֠לֶחֶם מִשָּׁמַ֜יִם נָתַ֤תָּה לָהֶם֙ לִרְעָבָ֔ם וּמַ֗יִם מִסֶּ֛לַע הוֹצֵ֥אתָ לָהֶ֖ם לִצְמָאָ֑ם וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ם לָבוֹא֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָשָׂ֥אתָ אֶת־יָדְךָ֖ לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*wə-leḥem miššāmayim nātattā lahem lirʿābām wə-mayim misselaʿ hôṣēʾtā lahem liṣmāʾām wattōʾmer lahem lābôʾ lārešet ʾet-hāʾāreṣ ʾăšer-nāśāʾtā ʾet-yādəḵā lātēt lahem",
"grammar": {
"*wə-leḥem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and bread",
"*miššāmayim*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - from heaven",
"*nātattā*": "qal perfect, 2ms - you gave",
"*lahem*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - to them",
"*lirʿābām*": "preposition + noun + 3mp suffix - for their hunger",
"*wə-mayim*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and water",
"*misselaʿ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from rock",
"*hôṣēʾtā*": "hiphil perfect, 2ms - you brought out",
"*liṣmāʾām*": "preposition + noun + 3mp suffix - for their thirst",
"*wattōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2ms - and you said",
"*lābôʾ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to come",
"*lārešet*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to possess/inherit",
"*ʾet-hāʾāreṣ*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*nāśāʾtā*": "qal perfect, 2ms - you lifted up",
"*ʾet-yādəḵā*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular + 2ms suffix - your hand",
"*lātēt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to give",
"*lahem*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - to them"
},
"variants": {
"*leḥem miššāmayim*": "bread from heaven/heavenly bread/manna",
"*nātattā*": "gave/provided/supplied",
"*selaʿ*": "rock/stone/cliff",
"*hôṣēʾtā*": "brought out/produced/caused to come forth",
"*lābôʾ lārešet*": "to come to possess/to enter to inherit",
"*nāśāʾtā ʾet-yādəḵā*": "you lifted your hand/you swore (an oath gesture)"
}
}
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"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Nehemiah.9.19",
"source": "וְאַתָּה֙ בְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָ הָֽרַבִּ֔ים לֹ֥א עֲזַבְתָּ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר אֶת־עַמּ֣וּד הֶ֠עָנָן לֹא־סָ֨ר מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם בְּיוֹמָם֙ לְהַנְחֹתָ֣ם בְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְאֶת־עַמּ֨וּד הָאֵ֤שׁ בְּלַ֙יְלָה֙ לְהָאִ֣יר לָהֶ֔ם וְאֶת־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵֽלְכוּ־בָֽהּ׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾattāh bəraḥămeyḵā hārabbîm lōʾ ʿăzabtām bammidbar ʾet-ʿammûd heʿānān lōʾ-sār mēʿălêhem bəyômām ləhanḥōtām bəhadareḵ wə-ʾet-ʿammûd hāʾēš bəlaylāh ləhāʾîr lahem wə-ʾet-hadareḵ ʾăšer yēlḵû-bāh",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾattāh*": "conjunction + 2ms pronoun - and you",
"*bəraḥămeyḵā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 2ms suffix - in your mercies",
"*hārabbîm*": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the many/great",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʿăzabtām*": "qal perfect, 2ms + 3mp suffix - you abandoned them",
"*bammidbar*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness",
"*ʾet-ʿammûd*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - the pillar of",
"*heʿānān*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the cloud",
"*lōʾ-sār*": "negative particle + qal perfect, 3ms - did not depart",
"*mēʿălêhem*": "preposition + preposition + 3mp suffix - from over them",
"*bəyômām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3mp suffix - in their day/by day",
"*ləhanḥōtām*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3mp suffix - to guide them",
"*bəhadareḵ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the way",
"*wə-ʾet-ʿammûd*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - and the pillar of",
"*hāʾēš*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the fire",
"*bəlaylāh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in the night",
"*ləhāʾîr*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to illuminate",
"*lahem*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - for them",
"*wə-ʾet-hadareḵ*": "conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the way",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*yēlḵû-bāh*": "qal imperfect, 3mp + preposition + 3fs suffix - they would walk in it"
},
"variants": {
"*bəraḥămeyḵā hārabbîm*": "in your great mercies/in your abundant compassion",
"*ʿammûd heʿānān*": "pillar of cloud/cloud column",
"*ləhanḥōtām*": "to guide them/to lead them/to direct them",
"*ʿammûd hāʾēš*": "pillar of fire/fire column",
"*ləhāʾîr*": "to illuminate/to give light/to shine"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Nehemiah.9.20",
"source": "וְרוּחֲךָ֙ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה נָתַ֖תָּ לְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑ם וּמַנְךָ֙ לֹא־מָנַ֣עְתָּ מִפִּיהֶ֔ם וּמַ֛יִם נָתַ֥תָּה לָהֶ֖ם לִצְמָאָֽם׃",
"text": "*wə-rûḥăḵā haṭṭôbāh nātattā ləhaśkîlām wə-manḵā lōʾ-mānaʿtā mippîhem wə-mayim nātattā lahem liṣmāʾām",
"grammar": {
"*wə-rûḥăḵā*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 2ms suffix - and your spirit",
"*haṭṭôbāh*": "definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the good",
"*nātattā*": "qal perfect, 2ms - you gave",
"*ləhaśkîlām*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3mp suffix - to instruct them",
"*wə-manḵā*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 2ms suffix - and your manna",
"*lōʾ-mānaʿtā*": "negative particle + qal perfect, 2ms - you did not withhold",
"*mippîhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3mp suffix - from their mouth",
"*wə-mayim*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and water",
"*nātattā*": "qal perfect, 2ms - you gave",
"*lahem*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - to them",
"*liṣmāʾām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3mp suffix - for their thirst"
},
"variants": {
"*rûḥăḵā haṭṭôbāh*": "your good spirit/your beneficent spirit",
"*ləhaśkîlām*": "to instruct them/to make them wise/to give them understanding",
"*manḵā*": "your manna/your heavenly bread",
"*mānaʿtā mippîhem*": "withheld from their mouth/kept from them"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Nehemiah.9.21",
"source": "וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֛ה כִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר לֹ֣א חָסֵ֑רוּ שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ לֹ֣א בָל֔וּ וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א בָצֵֽקוּ׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾarbāʿîm šānāh kilkaltām bammidbar lōʾ ḥāsērû śalmōtêhem lōʾ bālû wə-raglêhem lōʾ bāṣēqû",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾarbāʿîm*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and forty",
"*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year",
"*kilkaltām*": "pilpel perfect, 2ms + 3mp suffix - you sustained them",
"*bammidbar*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ḥāsērû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they lacked",
"*śalmōtêhem*": "noun, feminine plural + 3mp suffix - their garments",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*bālû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they wore out",
"*wə-raglêhem*": "conjunction + noun, feminine dual + 3mp suffix - and their feet",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*bāṣēqû*": "qal perfect, 3cp - they swelled"
},
"variants": {
"*kilkaltām*": "sustained them/maintained them/provided for them",
"*ḥāsērû*": "lacked/were in need/wanted",
"*bālû*": "wore out/became ragged/deteriorated",
"*bāṣēqû*": "swelled/became swollen/blistered"
}
}