Nehemiah 1:4
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And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
In other translations
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כְּשָׁמְעִי׀keshame'iwhen heard IH8085אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַדְּבָרִיםhadevarimthe wordsH1697הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428יָשַׁבְתִּיyashavtiI sat downH3427וָאֶבְכֶּהva'evkehand I weptH1058וָאֶתְאַבְּלָהva'et'abelahand I mourned !H56יָמִיםyamimdaysH3117וָאֱהִיva'ehiand I wasH1961צָםtzamfastingH6684וּמִתְפַּלֵּלumitpaleland prayingH6419לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430הַשָּׁמָיִם׃hashamayimthe heavensH8064
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