Nehemiah 9:36
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Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!
In other translations
Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!
Hebrew words
הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117עֲבָדִים'avadim[are] slavesH5650וְהָאָרֶץveha'aretzand the landH776אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834נָתַתָּהnatatahyou gaveH5414לַאֲבֹתֵינוּla'avoteinuto ancestors ourH1לֶאֱכֹלle'ekholto eatH398אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פִּרְיָהּpiryahfruit itsH6529וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853טוּבָהּtuvahgood thing[s] itsH2898הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587עֲבָדִים'avadim[are] slavesH5650עָלֶיהָ׃'aleihaon itH5921
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ezra 9:9For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
- Deuteronomy 28:48Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
- 2 Chronicles 12:8Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”
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