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Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 1:4
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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)

וַיְהִ֞י כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔ה וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה יָמִ֑ים וָֽאֱהִ֥י צָם֙ וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

  1. וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ke.sha.me.'I“when heard I”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rim“the words”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  5. הָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.leh“<the> these”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  6. יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.ti“I sat down”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  7. וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הva.'ev.Keh“and I wept”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בָּכָה · “to weep” · Strong's H1058
  8. וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הva.'et.'a.be.Lah“and I mourned !”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from אָבַל · “to mourn” · Strong's H0056
  9. יָמִ֑יםya.Mim“days”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  10. וָֽאֱהִ֥יva.'e.Hi“and I was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  11. צָם֙tzam“fasting”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from צוּם · “to fast” · Strong's H6684
  12. וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.Lel“and praying”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from פָּלַל · “to pray” · Strong's H6419
  13. לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  14. אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  15. הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)