Nehemiah 13:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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?”
מָה
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
עָשָׂה
are doing
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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חֹר
the nobles of
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חֹר
properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire; hence (figuratively) noble (in rank)
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יוֹם
the day of
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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