Nehemiah 4:10

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Nehemiah 4:10


← Nehemiah 4:9 Nehemiah 4:10 (KJV) Nehemiah 4:11 →
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And JudahH3063 saidH559, The strengthH3581 of the bearers of burdensH5449 is decayedH3782, and there is muchH7235 rubbishH6083; so that we are not ableH3201 to buildH1129 the wallH2346.


Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה כָּשַׁל כֹּחַ הַסַּבָּל וְהֶעָפָר הַרְבֵּה וַאֲנַחְנוּ לֹא נוּכַל לִבְנֹות בַּחֹומָה׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר
va/i.Yo.mer H559 HC/Vqw3ms and/ it said
יְהוּדָ֗ה
ye.hu.Dah H3063 HNp Judah
כָּשַׁל֙
ka.Shal H3782 HVqp3ms it has failed
כֹּ֣חַ
Ko.ach H3581 HNcmsc (the) strength of
הַ/סַּבָּ֔ל
ha./sa.Bal H5449 HTd/Ncmsa the/ burden-bearer(s)
וְ/הֶ/עָפָ֖ר
ve./he./'a.Far H6083 HC/Td/Ncmsa and/ the/ debris
הַרְבֵּ֑ה
har.Beh H7235 HVha (is) much
וַ/אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙
va./'a.Nach.nu H587 HC/Pp1cp and/ we
לֹ֣א
lo' H3808 HTn not
נוּכַ֔ל
nu.Khal H3201 HVqi1cp we will be able
לִ/בְנ֖וֹת
li/v.Not H1129 HR/Vqc to/ rebuild
בַּ/חוֹמָֽה
ba./cho.Mah H2346 HRd/Ncfsa (on) the/ wall
Strong's References
  • H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  • H1129 — בָּנָה (bânâh, baw-naw'): a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
  • H2346 — חוֹמָה (chôwmâh, kho-maw'): feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection; wall, walled.
  • H3063 — יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'): from יָדָה (yâdâh) H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory; Judah.
  • H3201 — יָכֹל (yâkôl, yaw-kole'): or (fuller) יָכוֹל (yâkôwl); a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might); be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
  • H3581 — כֹּחַ (kôach, ko'-akh): or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ (kôwach); from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard; ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
  • H3782 — כָּשַׁל (kâshal, kaw-shal'): a primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall; bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.
  • H5449 — סַבָּל (çabbâl, sab-bawl'): from סָבַל (çâbal) H5445; a porter; (to bear, bearer of) burden(-s).
  • H6083 — עָפָר (ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'): from עָפַר (ʻâphar) H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
  • H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב (râbab) H7232), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H587 — אֲנַחְנוּ (ʼănachnûw, an-akh'-noo): apparently from אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy) H595; we; ourselves, us, we.
  • H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Cross References

Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (5): 2 Chronicles 34:13, Nehemiah 4:2, Nehemiah 4:17, Nehemiah 6:9, Psalms 102:14

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