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
Original language and places
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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׃
- וְהֵ֣םve.Hem“and they”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- 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
- 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
- הָרָ֜בha.Rav“<the> great”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- נָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.ta“you had given”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לָהֶ֗םla.Hem“to them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- וּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retz“and in [the] land”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- הָרְחָבָ֧הha.re.cha.Vah“<the> broad”Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָחָב · “wide” · Strong's H7342H
- וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛הve.ha.she.me.Nah“and <the> fertile”Conjunction + Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמֵן · “rich” · Strong's H8082
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- נָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.ta“you had set”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
- לִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.Hem“<to> before them”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- 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
- וְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- שָׁ֔בוּSha.vu“they turned back”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שׁוּב · “repent” · Strong's H7725O
- 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
- 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)