Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”Nehemiah 13:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֲל֨וֹא כֹ֤ה עָשׂוּ֙ אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וַיָּבֵ֨א אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ עָלֵ֗ינוּ אֵ֚ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את וְעַ֖ל הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְאַתֶּ֞ם מוֹסִיפִ֤ים חָרוֹן֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְחַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פ
- הֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- כֹ֤הkhoh“thus”Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
- עָשׂוּ֙'a.Su“did they do”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.Khem“ancestors your”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- וַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'“and he brought”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
- אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nu“God our”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- עָלֵ֗ינוּ'a.Lei.nu“on us”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- אֵ֚ת'et“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- הָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'Ah“the trouble”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
- הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
- וְעַ֖לve.'Al“and on”Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- הָעִ֣ירha.'Ir“the city”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- הַזֹּ֑אתha.Zot“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
- וְאַתֶּ֞םve.'a.Tem“and you”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
- מוֹסִיפִ֤יםmo.si.Fim“[are] increasing”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from יָסַף · “add” · Strong's H3254H
- חָרוֹן֙cha.rOn“anger”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָרוֹן · “burning anger” · Strong's H2740
- עַל־'al-“toward”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- לְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.Lel“by profaning”Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from חָלַל · “profane” · Strong's H2490H
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פha.sha.Bat“the sabbath”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁבָּת · “Sabbath” · Strong's H7676
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)