Nehemiah 13:17
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?Nehemiah 13:17 in the real world
In what words
- חֹרchôrproperly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire; hence (figuratively)
- רִיבrîybproperly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy;
- שַׁבָּתshabbâthintermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
- חָלַלchâlalproperly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâhJehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the firs
- דָּבָרdâbâra word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Neh 13:11, Neh 13:25, Mic 3:1, Jer 5:5, Psa 82:1–2, Mic 3:9, Jer 22:2–23, Pro 28:4