Nehemiah 9:35

For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
Nehemiah 9:35
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְהֵ֣ם בְּמַלְכוּתָם֩ וּבְטוּבְךָ֨ הָרָ֜ב אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֣תָּ לָהֶ֗ם וּבְאֶ֨רֶץ הָרְחָבָ֧ה וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א עֲבָד֑וּךָ וְֽלֹא־שָׁ֔בוּ מִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖ם הָרָעִֽים׃

  1. וְהֵ֣םve.Hem“and they”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  2. בְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.Tam“in own kingdom their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מַלְכוּת · “royalty” · Strong's H4438
  3. וּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.Kha“and in goodness your”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from טוּב · “goodness” · Strong's H2898
  4. הָרָ֜בha.Rav“<the> great”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  5. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  6. נָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.ta“you had given”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  7. לָהֶ֗םla.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  8. וּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retz“and in [the] land”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  9. הָרְחָבָ֧הha.re.cha.Vah“<the> broad”
    Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָחָב · “wide” · Strong's H7342H
  10. וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛הve.ha.she.me.Nah“and <the> fertile”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמֵן · “rich” · Strong's H8082
  11. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. נָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.ta“you had set”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  13. לִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.Hem“<to> before them”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  14. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. עֲבָד֑וּךָ'a.va.Du.kha“they served you”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַד · “minister” · Strong's H5647H
  16. וְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  17. שָׁ֔בוּSha.vu“they turned back”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שׁוּב · “repent” · Strong's H7725O
  18. מִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םmi.ma.'a.lei.Hem“from deeds their”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מַעֲלָל · “deed” · Strong's H4611
  19. הָרָעִֽים׃ha.ra.'Im“<the> evil”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)