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Nehemiah 13:10

I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.
Nehemiah 13:10
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Original language (Hebrew)

וָאֵ֣דְעָ֔ה כִּֽי־מְנָי֥וֹת הַלְוִיִּ֖ם לֹ֣א נִתָּ֑נָה וַיִּבְרְח֧וּ אִישׁ־לְשָׂדֵ֛הוּ הַלְוִיִּ֥ם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים עֹשֵׂ֥י הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃

  1. וָאֵ֣דְעָ֔הva.'E.de.'Ah“and I perceived !”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  2. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. מְנָי֥וֹתme.na.Yot“[the] portions of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מְנָת · “portion” · Strong's H4521
  4. הַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.Yim“the Levites”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
  5. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. נִתָּ֑נָהni.Ta.nah“it had been given”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  7. וַיִּבְרְח֧וּvai.yiv.re.Chu“and they had fled”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּרַח · “to flee” · Strong's H1272
  8. אִישׁ־'ish-“each one”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  9. לְשָׂדֵ֛הוּle.sa.De.hu“to own field his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  10. הַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.Yim“the Levites”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
  11. וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.Rim“and the singers”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁיר · “to sing” · Strong's H7891
  12. עֹשֵׂ֥י'o.Sei“[who] did”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  13. הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.Khah“<of> the work”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)