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Nehemiah 13:4

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
Nehemiah 13:4
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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)

וְלִפְנֵ֣י מִזֶּ֔ה אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן נָת֖וּן בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ קָר֖וֹב לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃

  1. וְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.Nei“and <to> before”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  2. מִזֶּ֔הmi.Zeh“from this”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  3. אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.Shiv“Eliashib”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֶלְיָשִׁיב · “Eliashib” · Strong's H0475O
  4. הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  5. נָת֖וּןna.Tun“[was] appointed”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  6. בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣תbe.lish.Kat“over [the] store-room of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from לִשְׁכָּה · “chamber” · Strong's H3957
  7. בֵּית־beit-“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  8. אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nu“God our”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  9. קָר֖וֹבka.Rov“[one] near”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָרֹב · “near” · Strong's H7138
  10. לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃le.toi.Yah“to Tobiah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ · “Tobiah” · Strong's H2900I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)