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Nehemiah 9:4

And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
Nehemiah 9:4
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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)

וַיָּ֜קָם עַֽל־מַֽעֲלֵ֣ה הַלְוִיִּ֗ם יֵשׁ֨וּעַ וּבָנִ֜י קַדְמִיאֵ֧ל שְׁבַנְיָ֛ה בֻּנִּ֥י שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖ה בָּנִ֣י כְנָ֑נִי וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙ בְּק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹל אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃

  1. וַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he stood”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  2. עַֽל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. מַֽעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.Leh“[the] platform of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַעֲלֶה · “ascent” · Strong's H4608
  4. הַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.Yim“the Levites”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
  5. יֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'“Jeshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יֵשׁוּעַ · “Jeshua” · Strong's H3442J
  6. וּבָנִ֜יu.va.Ni“and Bani”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from בָּנִי · “Bani” · Strong's H1137M
  7. קַדְמִיאֵ֧לkad.mi.'El“Kadmiel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from קַדְמִיאֵל · “Kadmiel” · Strong's H6934
  8. שְׁבַנְיָ֛הshe.van.Yah“Shebaniah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁבַנְיָהוּ · “Shebaniah” · Strong's H7645H
  9. בֻּנִּ֥יbu.Ni“Bunni”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בֻּנִּי · “Bunni” · Strong's H1138G
  10. שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.Yah“Sherebiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה · “Sherebiah” · Strong's H8274G
  11. בָּנִ֣יba.Ni“Bani”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בָּנִי · “Bani” · Strong's H1137M
  12. כְנָ֑נִיkhe.Na.ni“Kenani”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from כְּנָנִי · “Chenani” · Strong's H3662
  13. וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙vai.yiz.'a.Ku“and they cried out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from זָעַק · “to cry out” · Strong's H2199
  14. בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kol“with a voice”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
  15. גָּד֔וֹלga.Dol“great”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  16. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  17. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  18. אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.Hem“God their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)