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Nehemiah 1:7

We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.
Nehemiah 1:7
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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)

חֲבֹ֖ל חָבַ֣לְנוּ לָ֑ךְ וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣רְנוּ אֶת־הַמִּצְוֹ֗ת וְאֶת־הַֽחֻקִּים֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֖יתָ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֥ה עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃

  1. חֲבֹ֖לcha.Vol“surely <to act corruptly>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from חָבַל · “to destroy” · Strong's H2254B
  2. חָבַ֣לְנוּcha.Val.nu“we have acted corruptly”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from חָבַל · “to destroy” · Strong's H2254B
  3. לָ֑ךְLakh“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  4. וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. שָׁמַ֣רְנוּsha.Mar.nu“we have kept”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. הַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.Vot“the commandments”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִצְוָה · “commandment” · Strong's H4687
  8. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. הַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.Kim“the statutes”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חֹק · “decree” · Strong's H2706G
  10. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.Tim“the judgments”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
  12. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  13. צִוִּ֖יתָtzi.Vi.ta“you commanded”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. מֹשֶׁ֥הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  16. עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.kha“servant your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)