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Nehemiah 13:7

to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
Nehemiah 13:7
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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)

וָאָב֖וֹא לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וָאָבִ֣ינָה בָרָעָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ לְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לוֹ֙ נִשְׁכָּ֔ה בְּחַצְרֵ֖י בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

  1. וָאָב֖וֹאva.'a.Vo'“and I came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.Lim“to Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  3. וָאָבִ֣ינָהva.'a.Vi.nah“and I perceived !”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
  4. בָרָעָ֗הva.ra.'Ah“<in> the evil thing”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “evil” · Strong's H7451I
  5. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  6. עָשָׂ֤ה'a.Sah“he had done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  7. אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.Shiv“Eliashib”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֶלְיָשִׁיב · “Eliashib” · Strong's H0475O
  8. לְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔הle.Toi.Yah“for Tobiah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ · “Tobiah” · Strong's H2900I
  9. לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sot“by making”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  10. לוֹ֙lo“for him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  11. נִשְׁכָּ֔הnish.Kah“a room”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נִשְׁכָּה · “chamber” · Strong's H5393
  12. בְּחַצְרֵ֖יbe.chatz.Rei“in [the] courtyards of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, plural, construct · from חָצֵר · “court” · Strong's H2691A
  13. בֵּ֥יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  14. הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)