Nehemiah 10:31

When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow, and will cancel every debt.
Nehemiah 10:31
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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)

וְעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֡רֶץ הַֽמְבִיאִים֩ אֶת־הַמַּקָּח֨וֹת וְכָל־שֶׁ֜בֶר בְּי֤וֹם הַשַּׁבָּת֙ לִמְכּ֔וֹר לֹא־נִקַּ֥ח מֵהֶ֛ם בַּשַּׁבָּ֖ת וּבְי֣וֹם קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְנִטֹּ֛שׁ אֶת־הַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית וּמַשָּׁ֥א כָל־יָֽד׃

  1. וְעַמֵּ֣יve.'a.Mei“and [the] peoples of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  2. הָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  3. הַֽמְבִיאִים֩ham.vi.'Im“who will bring”
    Definite article + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. הַמַּקָּח֨וֹתha.ma.ka.Chot“<the> wares”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַקָּחָה · “ware” · Strong's H4728
  6. וְכָל־ve.khol“and any”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. שֶׁ֜בֶרShe.ver“grain”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בֶר · “grain” · Strong's H7668
  8. בְּי֤וֹםbe.Yom“on [the] day of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  9. הַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.Bat“the sabbath”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁבָּת · “Sabbath” · Strong's H7676
  10. לִמְכּ֔וֹרlim.Kor“to sell”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
  11. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. נִקַּ֥חni.Kach“we will take”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from לָקַח · “buy” · Strong's H3947K
  13. מֵהֶ֛םme.Hem“from them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  14. בַּשַּׁבָּ֖תba.sha.Bat“on the sabbath”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁבָּת · “Sabbath” · Strong's H7676
  15. וּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.Yom“and on a day of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  16. קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.desh“holiness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  17. וְנִטֹּ֛שׁve.ni.Tosh“so we may leave”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, plural · from נָטַשׁ · “to leave” · Strong's H5203
  18. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. הַשָּׁנָ֥הha.sha.Nah“the year”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  20. הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יתha.she.vi.'It“<the> seventh”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁבִיעִי · “seventh” · Strong's H7637
  21. וּמַשָּׁ֥אu.ma.Sha'“and usury of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַשָּׁא · “interest” · Strong's H4855
  22. כָל־khol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  23. יָֽד׃Yad“hand”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)