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Nehemiah 1:3

And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
Nehemiah 1:3
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮ לִי֒ הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞ים אֲשֶֽׁר־נִשְׁאֲר֤וּ מִן־הַשְּׁבִי֙ שָׁ֣ם בַּמְּדִינָ֔ה בְּרָעָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה וּבְחֶרְפָּ֑ה וְחוֹמַ֤ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ מְפֹרָ֔צֶת וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ נִצְּת֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃

  1. וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. לִי֒li“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  3. הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞יםha.nish.'a.Rim“the survivors”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
  4. אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. נִשְׁאֲר֤וּnish.'a.Ru“they have survived”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
  6. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  7. הַשְּׁבִי֙ha.she.Vi“the captivity”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שְׁבִי · “captivity” · Strong's H7628A
  8. שָׁ֣םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  9. בַּמְּדִינָ֔הba.me.di.Nah“in the province”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְדִינָה · “province” · Strong's H4082
  10. בְּרָעָ֥הbe.ra.'Ah“[are] in trouble”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
  11. גְדֹלָ֖הge.do.Lah“great”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  12. וּבְחֶרְפָּ֑הu.ve.cher.Pah“and in disgrace”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶרְפָּה · “reproach” · Strong's H2781
  13. וְחוֹמַ֤תve.cho.Mat“and [the] wall of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חוֹמָה · “wall” · Strong's H2346G
  14. יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.Lim“Jerusalem”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  15. מְפֹרָ֔צֶתme.fo.Ra.tzet“[has been] broken down”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from פָּרַץ · “to break through” · Strong's H6555
  16. וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.ha“and gates its”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  17. נִצְּת֥וּni.tze.Tu“they have been burned”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָצַת · “to kindle” · Strong's H3341
  18. בָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'Esh“with <the> fire”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)