Nehemiah 5:16
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.”
נַעַר
(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)
חָזַק
I kept hold
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חָזַק
To be strong, to strengthen. Chazaq. Wait on the LORD. Be strong. Let your heart take courage. God calls the weary to renewed strength through waiting.
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קָנָה
we acquired
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קָנָה
Form, create — qanah; to create and possess; God formed your inward parts — you were individually crafted by Him, not mass-produced
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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קָבַץ
were assembled
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קָבַץ
to grasp, i.e. collect
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