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Nehemiah 6:9

For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
Nehemiah 6:9
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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 כֻלָּ֗ם מְיָֽרְאִ֤ים אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יִרְפּ֧וּ יְדֵיהֶ֛ם מִן־הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תֵעָשֶׂ֑ה וְעַתָּ֖ה חַזֵּ֥ק אֶת־יָדָֽי׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. כֻלָּ֗םkhu.Lam“all of them”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. מְיָֽרְאִ֤יםme.ya.re.'Im“[were] making afraid”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  4. אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙'o.Ta.nu“<obj.> us”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. יִרְפּ֧וּyir.Pu“they will drop”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָפָה · “to slacken” · Strong's H7503
  7. יְדֵיהֶ֛םye.dei.Hem“hands their”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  8. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  9. הַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.Khah“the work”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
  10. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. תֵעָשֶׂ֑הte.'a.Seh“it will be done”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  12. וְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  13. חַזֵּ֥קcha.Zek“strengthen”
    Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. יָדָֽי׃ya.Dai“hands my”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)