Nehemiah 13:18

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
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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)

הֲל֨וֹא כֹ֤ה עָשׂוּ֙ אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וַיָּבֵ֨א אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ עָלֵ֗ינוּ אֵ֚ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את וְעַ֖ל הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְאַתֶּ֞ם מוֹסִיפִ֤ים חָרוֹן֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְחַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פ

  1. הֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. כֹ֤הkhoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  3. עָשׂוּ֙'a.Su“did they do”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  4. אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.Khem“ancestors your”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  5. וַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'“and he brought”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  6. אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nu“God our”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  7. עָלֵ֗ינוּ'a.Lei.nu“on us”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. אֵ֚ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. הָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'Ah“the trouble”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
  11. הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  12. וְעַ֖לve.'Al“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. הָעִ֣ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  14. הַזֹּ֑אתha.Zot“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  15. וְאַתֶּ֞םve.'a.Tem“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  16. מוֹסִיפִ֤יםmo.si.Fim“[are] increasing”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from יָסַף · “add” · Strong's H3254H
  17. חָרוֹן֙cha.rOn“anger”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָרוֹן · “burning anger” · Strong's H2740
  18. עַל־'al-“toward”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  19. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  20. לְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.Lel“by profaning”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from חָלַל · “profane” · Strong's H2490H
  21. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  22. 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)