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Nehemiah 13:3

As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.
Nehemiah 13:3
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Original language and places

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)

וַיְהִ֖י כְּשָׁמְעָ֣ם אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֑ה וַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּ כָל־עֵ֖רֶב מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וַיְהִ֖יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כְּשָׁמְעָ֣םke.sha.me.'Am“when heard they”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. הַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.Rah“the law”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
  5. וַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּvai.yav.Di.lu“and they separated”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּדַל · “to separate” · Strong's H0914
  6. כָל־khol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. עֵ֖רֶב'E.rev“person of mixed ancestry”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫רֶב · “racial-mix” · Strong's H6154M
  8. מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'El“from Israel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)