Nehemiah 9:29

You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
Nehemiah 9:29
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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)

וַתָּ֨עַד בָּהֶ֜ם לַהֲשִׁיבָ֣ם אֶל־תּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ וְהֵ֨מָּה הֵזִ֜ידוּ וְלֹא־שָׁמְע֤וּ לְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ וּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ חָֽטְאוּ־בָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֖ם וְחָיָ֣ה בָהֶ֑ם וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ כָתֵף֙ סוֹרֶ֔רֶת וְעָרְפָּ֥ם הִקְשׁ֖וּ וְלֹ֥א שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃

  1. וַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'ad“and you warned”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עוּד · “to testify” · Strong's H5749B
  2. בָּהֶ֜םba.Hem“<in> them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  3. לַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.Vam“to bring back them”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “repent” · Strong's H7725O
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. תּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.kha“law your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
  6. וְהֵ֨מָּהve.He.mah“and they”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  7. הֵזִ֜ידוּhe.Zi.du“they acted presumptuously”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from זִיד · “to boil” · Strong's H2102
  8. וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. שָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'U“they listened”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמַע · “obey” · Strong's H8085H
  10. לְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙le.mitz.vo.Tei.kha“to commandments your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מִצְוָה · “commandment” · Strong's H4687
  11. וּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָu.ve.mish.pa.Tei.kha“and in judgments your”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
  12. חָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-“they sinned”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
  13. בָ֔םVam“in them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  14. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  15. יַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.Seh“he will do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  16. אָדָ֖ם'a.Dam“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  17. וְחָיָ֣הve.cha.Yah“and he will live”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  18. בָהֶ֑םva.Hem“by them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  19. וַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.Nu“and they gave”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  20. כָתֵף֙kha.Tef“a shoulder”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כָּתֵף · “shoulder” · Strong's H3802
  21. סוֹרֶ֔רֶתso.Re.ret“stubborn”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from סָרַר · “to rebel” · Strong's H5637
  22. וְעָרְפָּ֥םve.'a.re.Pam“and neck their”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עֹ֫רֶף · “neck” · Strong's H6203
  23. הִקְשׁ֖וּhik.Shu“they stiffened”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from קָשָׁה · “to harden” · Strong's H7185
  24. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  25. שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'u“they listened”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמַע · “obey” · Strong's H8085H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)