Nehemiah 2:20
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Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
In other translations
Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
Hebrew words
וָאָשִׁיבva'ashivand I brought backH7725אוֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853דָּבָרdavarwordH1697וָאוֹמַרva'omarand I saidH559לָהֶםlahemto themאֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064הוּאhu'heH1931יַצְלִיחַyatzliachhe will grant successH6743לָנוּlanuto usוַאֲנַחְנוּva'anachnuand weH587עֲבָדָיו'avadavservants hisH5650נָקוּםnakumwe will ariseH6965וּבָנִינוּuvaninuand we will rebuildH1129וְלָכֶםvelakhemand [belongs] to youאֵין־'ein-notH369חֵלֶקcheleka shareH2506וּצְדָקָהutzedakahand a rightH6666וְזִכָּרוֹןvezikaronand a memorialH2146בִּירוּשָׁלִָם׃birushalimin JerusalemH3389
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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People and places
Places: Jerusalem