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Nehemiah 1:2

Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.

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ASV

that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

KJV

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935 →
חֲנָ֜נִיcha.Na.niHananiH2607 →
אֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
מֵאַחַ֛יme.'a.Chaiof brothers myH251 →
ה֥וּאhu'heH1931 →
וַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.na.Shimand peopleH582 →
מִֽיהוּדָ֑הmi.hu.Dahfrom JudahH3063 →
וָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞םva.'esh.'a.Lemand I asked themH7592 →
עַל־'al-aboutH5921 →
הַיְּהוּדִ֧יםhai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH3064 →
הַפְּלֵיטָ֛הha.pe.lei.Tahthe escaped remnantH6413 →
אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
נִשְׁאֲר֥וּnish.'a.Ruthey had survivedH7604 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַשֶּׁ֖בִיha.She.vithe captivityH7628 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →

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Nehemiah 7:2Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.Ezekiel 6:9Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations.Ezra 9:14shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?Ezra 9:8–9But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.Jeremiah 44:14so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.”Ezekiel 7:16The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.Ezekiel 24:26–27on that day a fugitive will come and tell you the news.Psalms 122:6–9Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.Psalms 137:5–6If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.

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