Nehemiah 5:1

← Nehemiah 4:23	Nehemiah 5:1 (KJV)	Nehemiah 5:2 →
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, [saving that] every one put them off for washing.	And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.	For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And there was a great^H1419 cry^H6818 of the people^H5971 and of their wives^H802 against their brethren^H251 the Jews^H3064.

Original Hebrew

וַתְּהִי צַעֲקַת הָעָם וּנְשֵׁיהֶם גְּדֹולָה אֶל־אֲחֵיהֶם הַיְּהוּדִים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/תְּהִ֨י	va./te.Hi	H1961	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ it was
צַעֲקַ֥ת	tza.'a.Kat	H6818	HNcfsc	(the) cry of distress of
הָ/עָ֛ם	ha./'Am	H5971	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ people
וּ/נְשֵׁי/הֶ֖ם	u./ne.shei./Hem	H802	HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp	and/ wives/ their
גְּדוֹלָ֑ה	ge.do.Lah	H1419	HAafsa	great
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	against
אֲחֵי/הֶ֖ם	'a.chei./Hem	H251	HNcmpc/Sp3mp	countrymen/ their
הַ/יְּהוּדִֽים	hai./ye.hu.Dim	H3064	HTd/Ngmpa	the/ Jews

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
H3064 — יְהוּדִי (Yᵉhûwdîy, yeh-hoo-dee'): patronymically from יְהוּדָה; a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah); Jew.
H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
H6818 — צַעֲקָה (tsaʻăqâh, tsah-ak-aw'): from צָעַק; a shriek; cry(-ing).

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

H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

a great cry — Exodus 3:7, Exodus 22:25-27, Job 31:38-39, Job 34:28, Isaiah 5:7, Luke 18:7, James 5:4
their brethren — Leviticus 25:35-37, Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Acts 7:26, 1 Corinthians 6:6-8

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: KINDNESS-CRUELTY, NEHEMIAH
Nave’s: BORROWING, COUNTRY, COVETOUSNESS, CREDITOR, INTEREST, LENDING, POOR, REPENTANCE, RICH, THE, USURY

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