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Nehemiah 13:2

because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).
Nehemiah 13:2
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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)

כִּ֣י לֹ֧א קִדְּמ֛וּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּלֶּ֣חֶם וּבַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר עָלָ֤יו אֶת־בִּלְעָם֙ לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ הַקְּלָלָ֖ה לִבְרָכָֽה׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. לֹ֧אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. קִדְּמ֛וּki.de.Mu“they had met”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from קָדַם · “to meet” · Strong's H6923
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  6. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  7. בַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chem“with <the> food”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  8. וּבַמָּ֑יִםu.va.Ma.yim“and with <the> water”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  9. וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.Kor“and he had hired”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂכַר · “to hire” · Strong's H7936B
  10. עָלָ֤יו'a.Lav“on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. בִּלְעָם֙bil.'Am“Balaam”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּלְעָם · “Balaam” · Strong's H1109A
  13. לְקַֽלְל֔וֹle.ka.Lo“to curse it”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָלַל · “to lighten” · Strong's H7043
  14. וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.Fokh“and he turned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָפַךְ · “to overturn” · Strong's H2015
  15. אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nu“God our”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  16. הַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.Lah“the curse”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קְלָלָה · “curse” · Strong's H7045
  17. לִבְרָכָֽה׃liv.ra.Khah“into blessing”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרָכָה · “blessing” · Strong's H1293
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)