Nehemiah 9:20
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.Nehemiah 9:20 in the real world
In what words
- מָןmânliterally a whatness (so to speak), i.e. manna (so called from the question about it)
- מָנַעmânaʻto debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
- שָׂכַלsâkalto be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- רוּחַrûwachwind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, l
- פֶּהpehthe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- נָתַןnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 143:10, Num 11:17, Isa 63:11–14, Jhn 4:10, 2Pe 1:21, Isa 41:17–18, Isa 48:21, Jhn 4:14