Nehemiah 9:25
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And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
In other translations
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
Hebrew words
וַיִּלְכְּדוּvaiyilkeduand they capturedH3920עָרִים'arimcitiesH5892בְּצֻרוֹתbetzurotfortifiedH1219וַאֲדָמָהva'adamahand groundH127שְׁמֵנָהshemenahfertileH8082וַיִּירְשׁוּvaiyireshuand they took possession ofH3423בָּתִּיםbatimhousesH1004מְלֵאִים־mele'im-fullH4392כָּל־kol-everyH3605טוּבtuvgood thingH2898בֹּרוֹתborotwellsH953חֲצוּבִיםchatzuvimdug outH2672כְּרָמִיםkeramimvineyardsH3754וְזֵיתִיםvezeitimand olive treesH2132וְעֵץve'etzand tree[s] ofH6086מַאֲכָלma'akhalfoodH3978לָרֹבlaroto abundanceH7230וַיֹּאכְלוּvaiyokheluand they ateH398וַיִּשְׂבְּעוּvaiyisbe'uand they were satisfiedH7646וַיַּשְׁמִינוּvaiyashminuand they grew fatH8080וַיִּתְעַדְּנוּvaiyit'adenuand they luxuriatedH5727בְּטוּבְךָbetuvekhain goodness yourH2898הַגָּדוֹל׃hagadol<the> greatH1419
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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